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.