El Consejo General It has a structure made up of three governing bodies.
1.- El Full (made up of the presidency, the 83 deans and deans of the Bar Associations, 12 elective Members and elective Members among "lawyers of recognized prestige", the presidents and presidents of the Autonomous Councils of the Bar Associations, who holds the presidency of the General Bar Association and, with voice and without vote, the presidency of the Spanish Confederation of Young Lawyers)
2. - The Standing Commission
MEMBERS OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE
3.- El president of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española, Salvador González Martín, whose functions are defined in article 104 of the General Statute of the Abogacía Española (EGAE), which are the following:
- hold the representation of Consejo General and, consequently, hold the representation of the Abogacía Española and to be a spokesperson for all the Bar Associations of Spain.
- Ensure the prestige of the professional legal profession.
- Defend the rights of the Bar Associations and their members when required by the respective Association and protect the lawful freedom of action of the legal professionals and professional societies.
- Summon and preside, setting the agenda, the sessions of the Plenary and the Permanent Commission, as well as the other ordinary or extraordinary Commissions, deciding the ties with a casting vote.
- Propose the appointment of papers to prepare the resolution or dispatch of a matter.
- Authorize with their signature the agreements of the Plenary and the Permanent Commission and ensure their correct execution.
- Exercise the superior direction of the activity of the organs of the Consejo General.
- Those that have been delegated by the Plenary.
- How many others correspond to it as provided by the provisions in force and especially this Statute.
In the Latest News There are 13 Commissions determined by the Plenary, with the following subcommittees and working groups:
1. Presidential Commission
2. Training Commission
3. Commission for the Promotion of Reconciliation, Digital Disconnection and Well-being of the Legal Profession
4. Professional Ethics Commission
5. Professional Management Commission
- Subcommittee on Competition Law and Consumer Defense
- Subcommission of the Organ for the Prevention of Money Laundering in the Legal Profession
- Working Group on the protection of legal professionals from digital platforms
6. Commission for Free Legal Aid and Social Function of the Legal Profession
- Subcommittee on Penitentiary Law
- Subcommittee on Aliens and International Protection
- Subcommission on Childhood and Adolescence
- Working Group of the Official Shift in Common Territory
- People with Disabilities Working Group
7. Equality Commission
- Subcommission on Violence against Women
8. Commission for Studies, Reports and Projects
- Subcommittee on Civil Law
- Subcommittee on Criminal Law
- Subcommittee on Administrative Litigation
- Subcommittee on Labor Law
- Subcommission on Commercial and Bankruptcy Law
- Subcommittee on Tax Law
9. Commission on Relations with the Administration of Justice
- Subcommittee on Judicial Organization and the Public Prosecutor's Office
10. Commission for Innovation and Technological Development of the Legal Profession
- Digital Justice Subcommittee
- SIGA Working Group
11. Social Security Commission
12. Commission on Appropriate Means of Dispute Resolution
SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
13. Special Commission for the Free Legal Aid Act
In addition, there are other working groups:
- Coordination of Councils and Colleges
- Institutional Representative Office (ORI)
- Foreign Action Office (OAE)
Functions of the Consejo General
Among the many functions of the Council are:
- Represent the Abogacía Española and to be a spokesperson for all the Bar Associations of Spain.
- Safeguard the prestige of the legal profession and demand that the Bar Associations and their members fulfill their duties.
- Prepare the General Statute of the Abogacía Española and approve the particular statutes drawn up by each College.
- Form and keep updated the census of Spanish lawyers and keep the file and record of sanctions that affect them.
- Establish the necessary coordination between the Colleges and the Autonomous Councils and resolve appeals against the agreements of the bodies of the Bar Associations and / or the Autonomous Councils.
- Mandatory report on any project to amend the legislation on Professional Bar Associations.
- Issue the reports that are requested by the Administration, Associations of Lawyers and official Corporations regarding matters related to its purposes or that it agrees to formulate on its own initiative; propose the legislative reforms it deems appropriate and intervene in all matters that affect the Abogacía Española.
- Defend the rights of the Bar Associations, as well as those of their members, and protect the lawful freedom of action of lawyers.
- Prevent intrusion and secrecy in professional practice by all legal means, prevent and prosecute illegal or unfair competition and ensure the full effectiveness of the provisions that regulate incompatibilities in the practice of Law.
- Authorize the creation of Bars of Legal Practice of the Bar Associations, homologate them and coordinate and supervise their operation, following a report from the respective College.
In short, the Consejo General actively defends the rights of Associations and lawyers, ensures the correct exercise of the legal profession and compliance with their deontological obligations and defends the fundamental rights of citizens.
Last update: 20 / 04 / 2026