5. Spain
1 lawyer for every 307 people
The 5th position on our list of 10 easiest countries to become a lawyer belongs to Spain. There are currently about 122 000 practicing and 39 000 non-practicing lawyers in this country. Under Royal decree RD 936/2001, they implemented the Establishment Directive under which EU, EEA and Swiss lawyers are permitted to become an abogado (lawyer in Spanish) in Spain after three years of practice.
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