Deutscher AnwaltVerein

About Deutscher AnwaltVerein

The German Bar Association (DAV) brings together approximately 60,000 lawyers and notary publics, organized in over 250 local bar associations in Germany and abroad. Lawyers voluntarily engage in our 16 state associations, 30 working groups, and 40 legislative and expert committees. The mission statement outlines the tasks, goals, and perspectives of the German Bar Association and its member associations. We fight for the interests of the legal profession. We are the free voice of the legal profession. We advocate for the interests of all lawyers. We constructively, but also critically, support the chambers. We stand for law, freedom, and democracy. We strive for the rule of law, democracy, and human rights in Europe. We defend the freedom and independence of the legal profession, which we achieved in the 19th century. We fight for access to justice for all. We are the largest legal network. We offer lawyers platforms for networking, further education, and engagement. We bring together the legal profession in all its diversity. We support lawyers. We have a solution for (almost) all professional, organizational, and personal questions of the legal profession. We want to inspire everyone for the legal profession. We promote young talent. Legal practice is not a matter of gender, sexual identity, origin, or disability. Where there are disadvantages, we want to eliminate them. We are committed to this!