Legal Clerk (Justizfachangestellte/r):
- The job of a legal clerk is to perform office and administrative duties in courts, law offices and public prosecutor’s offices.
- For this training program you need a secondary school diploma.
- The duration of training is 3 years.
- There is a midterm exam in the middle of the second year to determine the students’ level.
- After graduation students can work in courts, for prosecutors and at law offices.
Real Estate Agent (Immobilienkaufmann/frau):
- The real estate industry includes producing, selling and buying real estate.
- The real estate agents work in all the areas of the real estate economy including apartment companies, housing associations, building contractors and project developers.
- The training usually takes 3 years but can be shortened under certain conditions.
- For this training program you need a secondary school diploma.
- There is a midterm exam in the middle of the second year to determine the students’ level.
Patent Assistant/ Patent Law Clerk (Patentanwaltsfachangestellte/r):
- Patent law clerks assist a patent attorney. Their daily work consists of administrative tasks, creating cost notes, writing letters and file management. The client support is part of their daily
work, too.
- This kind of job requires communication skills, independent and team work and organizational talent.
- The training usually lasts 3 years.
- Expected entry qualifications:
- Applicants should have at least a good secondary school diploma.
- Good knowledge of German (written and oral).
- Knowledge of mathematics.
Legal Secretary (Rechtsanwaltsfachangestellte/r):
- A legal secretary’s job is the organization of daily office work in a law firm. E.g. file management, writing letters, creating cost notes and client support.
- Working in a law firm requires communications skills, independent and team work and organization skills.
- The applicants should at least have a secondary school diploma and a good knowledge of German (written and oral).
- The training usually lasts 3 years.
- In the middle of the second year there is a midterm exam to determine the students’ level.
Assistant Tax Consultant / Tax Clerk (Steuerfachangestellte/r):
- An assistant tax consultant works for the tax accountant.
- They mostly do financial accounting for self-employed people, small companies or private persons.
- They also process tax declarations.
- For this training program a good secondary school diploma is required.
- Good math skills are very important.
- The training period is 3 years.
- After 1 ½ years students must take a midterm exam.
- After graduation a student can take further courses to become an accountant.
Clerk in Public Administration (Verwaltungsfachangestellte/r):
- A clerk in public administration works in public establishments.
- They are the contact partner for citizen matters.
- For this training program one needs a high school degree.
- Graduates of this program often work for city government.