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Is any of the free law programs in Germany arranged or attendable online?
<p>This question arose out of the answer given by Volker Siegel to <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67544/what-is-the-average-cost-of-attending-law-school">this question</a>.</p>
<p>Is it possible to establish admission online to without personal attendance or attend online after regular admission?</p>
<p>What, if any, program is closest to a fully online law program out of the free ones for EU and non-EU citizens?</p>
<p>This question is interesting because, for example in many states of the U.S., one who holds an LL or M. degree is permitted to attempt to absolve the admission prerequisite (for the U.S. typically the bar exam), and, if successful, may practice as a lawyer.</p>

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<li>You can search for study programs via <a href="https://www.hochschulkompass.de/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hochschulkompass</a>. There’s essentially just the <a href="https://www.fernuni-hagen.de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor-of-laws.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bachelor of Laws</a> attainable at the <em>Fernuniversität in Hagen</em>. You can also do the <a href="https://www.fernuni-hagen.de/studium/studienangebot/erstes-juristisches-staatsexamen.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">First Legal Examination</a> there, but</li>
<li>if you really wanna become a <em>Volljurist</em>, i.e. a judge or an attorney, you will inevitably have to come to Germany, because the <em>Referendariat</em> can only be done here.</li>
<li>Note, AFAIK it is not necessary to be an EU citizen to <em>study</em>, but you have to be a German to do any of the typical legal professions <em>here</em>, e.g. being appointed as a judge → <a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_drig/englisch_drig.html#p0068" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§ 9 no. 1 DRiG</a>. Naturalization is an entirely different issue, but I’ll rather mention that right away.</li>
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