Admission to the INJ

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The National Institute of Justice announces the admission competition for initial training: places available for candidates for the position of judge and candidates for the position of prosecutor (the number is approved annually).

The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions for holding the positions of judge and prosecutor provided by the Law on the status of the judge no. 544-XIII of 20.07.1995 and the Law on the Prosecution Service no. 3 of 25.02.2016, in particular:

  1. holds citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and is domiciled on its territory;
  2. has full legal capacity;
  3. holds a bachelor's degree in law or its equivalent;
  4. holds a master's degree in law or its equivalent;
  5. has no criminal record;
  6. enjoys an impeccable reputation;
  7. has command of the Romanian language;
  8. is medically fit to exercise the position;
  9. has no entries, in the last 5 years, in the professional integrity record regarding a negative result of the professional integrity test.

Persons applying to the Institute to compete for the position of judge must have at least 2 years of work experience in specialised legal professions. Work experience includes only the period of work after obtaining the bachelor's degree in law.

Submission of applications

Applications for enrolment in the competition are submitted online, in the INJ Information System. The scanned version of the following documents must be attached to the standard application form:

  • the identity card and, where applicable, the marriage certificate;
  • the bachelor's degree in law and its supplement or equivalent;
  • the master's degree in law and its supplement or equivalent;
  • the doctoral degree in law (if any);
  • documents establishing work experience (for candidates for the position of judge);
  • the detailed criminal record certificate;
  • the reference from the last place of work or study, as applicable.

* The medical certificate on the state of health is submitted after passing the admission examinations. Persons with diplomas obtained abroad submit the certificate of recognition and equivalence.