Multilateral Exchange of Lawyers 2

2026-07-22

Objectives - To provide continuity to the first European training exchange scheme for lawyers, which was set up by the MULTILAW project (on the basis of the scheme used by EJTN for the exchange of judges and prosecutors). - To enhance European lawyers’ practical knowledge of other legal systems in Europe through direct contacts, increase in knowledge and sharing of experiences with their counterparts in 9 different EU Member States. - To contribute to the development of a European judicial culture based on mutual trust between lawyers. - To help the EU to obtain its proposed objective of enabling half of the legal practitioners in the EU to participate in European judicial training activities by 2020. Activities - Exchange of 107 lawyers from the partner institutions for a period of 2 weeks. - Direct coordination between the main body responsible for the exchanges (European Lawyers Foundation) and the partner institutions. - Direct contact between the national contact point, the lawyer participating in the exchange and the supervisor of the host institution. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project - This project is targeted at lawyers as the largest category of EU legal practitioners by number. - The 107 participants in the exchange will be qualified lawyers with up to 7 years of professional experience. - Host institutions will benefit from the work and networking opportunities offered by the incoming lawyers. Expected results - To have 107 lawyers from 9 countries trained in host institutions abroad. - To make sure that participants will have a fruitful exchange where they can learn about other Member States’ legal systems. - To favour the creation of a network of lawyers and law firms from 9 different countries. Type and number of deliverables to be produced - Exchange of 107 lawyers between partner countries. - Reports linked to the project (lawyers’ and supervisors’ exchange reports and reports addressed to DG Justice).

Italy, Czechia, France, Cyprus, Poland, Spain, Romania, Greece, Slovakia

2026-02-01