Coat of Arms of the Spanish Legal Representatives of the State

The State Lawyers Corps (

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: ''Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado'') is a body of top civil servants in

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, dependent on the Solicitor General of the State, itself organically integrated (currently) within the

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. It was created in 1881. It is formed by licentiate graduates (later graduates) in

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

, who join the body after passing a competitive public examination, considered among the hardest to pass in Spain. Experts in the ins and outs of the

Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit est ...

, and with a valued social network, the State Lawyers are also highly sought in the private sector.

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