Legal manager IHK

The Legal Manager (IHK) ( English Manager of Law (CCI) , short M.LL. (CCI) ) is a nationwide state-approved distance learning course according to § 12 FernUSG of the Saar Academy for Higher Education in cooperation with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Saarland is carried out. The course lasts four semesters with a total of 1200 hours.

Course objective

The aim of the distance learning course is to enable further training in legal theory, which in terms of technical breadth, scope of content and legal complexity includes all areas of law that are also compulsory for the legal theory exam (1st state examination) according to the legal training regulations.

The technical scope is close to the legal depth required for the first state legal examination.

The legal manager (IHK) qualification enables real legal work within the scope of the activities permitted by the Legal Services Act.

It enables independent representation in court:

• in civil proceedings according to Section 79 (2) sentence 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) or as counsel according to Section 90 ZPO
• in administrative court proceedings according to § 67 Paragraph 2 Clause 2 § 67 II 2 VwGO
• in labor court proceedings according to § 11 ArbGG
• in criminal proceedings according to § 138 Abs. 2 § 138 II StPO

Classification in the German Qualifications Framework (DQR)

A binding assignment of the "Law for Managers (IHK)" certificate to the German Qualifications Framework (DQR) is currently not foreseeable, as this is definitely not a public-law educational qualification.

graduation

The final exam consists of four four-hour exams under specialist supervision. Two of the exams come from civil law, one from public law and one from criminal law. Corrections and grading are carried out in accordance with the standardized scaling for legal examinations by professors in the respective department.

Until the end of November 2018, the final designation of the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce certificate was "Legal Manager (IHK)". By the end of this transition period, the chamber took a change in the final term that the title "Law for Managers (IHK) ( English Law for Managers (CCI) )" is. With this decision, the Chamber took into account the criticism of the original qualification from the cultural authorities of various federal states, which saw a risk of confusion between the qualification and public educational qualifications under state law.

Web links

• Legal manager (IHK) on the website of the Saar College for University Further Education (FSH)
• Legal manager (IHK) on the website of the IHK Saarland