Welcome to ERA – Academy of European Law

This intensive training is intended for young European lawyers who would like to learn about cross-cutting areas of EU law and to be able to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU law. The training will be a unique opportunity to develop the spirit of a common European legal culture. It will include visits to the Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Key topics

• EU litigation
• The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
• Rule of law
• Data protection
• Use of online legal databases
• Professional secrecy
• Regulation of lawyers and their mobility in Europe

Participation conditions

• This event is open only to participants selected by the supporting Bar associations.
• Applications should be submitted before 23 October 2023.
• Fee: see the terms offered by the national Bars
• The travel costs will be reimbursed as unit costs. For more information see the European Commission website here.
• Maximum 9 hotel nights will be covered and booked directly by ERA (only these accommodation costs will be covered).
• For more details, please see the terms and conditions of participation in the programme.  

Who should attend?

Young lawyers in private practice, including trainee lawyers and – in jurisdictions in which initial training does not include a period of legal practice – newly qualified lawyers with less than three years of experience. A person is considered a “trainee lawyer” if s/he is regarded as such under national law, including in the form of an induction or apprenticeship period, and if s/he has not attended initial training activities for more than three years. Law students are not eligible.