A Few Remarks on the Correct Interpretation of Article 66(1)(5b) of the Law on the Bar

The aim of this paper is to solve the research problem of whether obtaining the scientific degree of doctor of social sciences in the discipline of legal science and completing the application of an advocate confirmed by a relevant certificate constitutes fulfillment of the statutory requirement described in Article 66(1)(5b) of the Act of 26 May 1982 - the Law on the Bar Act. The thesis will be proved according to which the three-year period of advocate training a priori fulfils the condition of acquiring three years of professional experience related to the performance of legal knowledge requiring activities directly related to the provision of legal assistance by the advocate and makes this in a much wider dimension, enriched with many skills, which is deprived of the person applying for enrolment without a completed application. De lege ferenda pointed out that the advocates' bodies should take legislative action aimed at normatively supplementing the structural gap of Article 66(1)(5b) of the Act and, in the meantime, adopt a trainee-friendly interpretation of this provision.