General Council of Spanish Lawyers
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The General Council of Spanish Lawyers (Spanish: Consejo General de la Abogacía Española) is the supreme representative and executive body of all the bar associations and lawyers of Spain.[1][2]
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Consejo General de la Abogacía Española | |
Abbreviation | CGAE |
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Formation | 1943; 81 years ago (1943) |
Type | Public law corporation (statutory corporation) |
Headquarters | Palacio del Marqués de Alcañices Paseo de Recoletos, 13 Madrid (Spain) |
Membership (2020) | 250,000 lawyers and 83 bar associations |
Chair | Victoria Ortega (since 2016) |
Vice-Chair | Carlos Fuentenebro (since 2016) |
10 members, a general secretary, a treasurer, a vice president and the president | |
Budget | € 13 million (2023) |
Employees | 100 (2022) |
Website | www |
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It is a Spanish public law corporation (statutory corporation) that brings together the 83 bar associations of Spain and all lawyers in Spain (in Spain, it is mandatory for lawyers to be joined to a bar association).[3][4]
The General Council of Spanish Lawyers represents the 83 Spanish bar associations and all the Spanish lawyers. The corporation is also member of the Spanish Council of State, represented by its chairperson.[5]