An order issued by the German Ministry of Justice, as reported here from Berlin, lays down the condition under which Jewish legal “consultants” may be employed after Nov. 1.
The order states that 172 such consultants will be permitted to practice, 46 of them being located in Berlin with the remainder scattered in 72 towns throughout the Reich. The in clientele must be exclusively Jewish.
The consultants will be compelled to help Jewish lawyers losing their livelihood as a result of the general ban on Jews in the legal profession, by contributing to a central fund to be administered 3y the authorities. The contributions are fixed at 10 per cent of fees amounting to 300 Marks, 30 per cent between 500 and 1,000 marks and 70 per cent of fees exceeding 1,000 marks.
From this fund, Jewish lawyers deprived of their livelihood (about 2,700 are affected by the ban) may apply for relief to a maximum of 200 marks monthly for bachelors and 250 for married persons.
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