Legal Aid
In 2024, 19,393 lawyers were appointed under the system of legal aid as free lawyers in Austria. Of these:
- 14,752 in criminal cases
- 4,262 in civil cases
- 108 before the Constitutional Court of Austria
- 238 before the Supreme Administrative Court
- 14 before the Provincial Administrative Courts
- 11 before the Federal Administrative Court and
- 0 before the Federal Finance Court.
In 2024, the value of services rendered in legal aid was over € 38 million.
Legal Aid 2024 Criminal / Civil / Constitutional Court / Administrative Court
| Bar | Appointments | Fees charged |
|---|---|---|
| Burgenland | 492 | € 1.284.203,57 |
| Carinthia | 980 | € 2.094.146,07 |
| Lower Austria | 3.040 | € 6.012.741,67 |
| Upper Austria | 2.835 | € 4.483.852,24 |
| Salzburg | 1.324 | € 1.987.341,27 |
| Styria | 2.387 | € 5.008.969,21 |
| Tyrol | 1.393 | € 2.781.077,13 |
| Vorarlberg | 892 | € 2.135.337,21 |
| Vienna | 6.017 | € 12.419.981,73 |
| Total | 19.360 | € 38.207.650,10 |
Legal Aid 2024 Provincial Administrative Courts / Federal Administrative Court / Federal Finance Court
| Bar | Appointments | Fees charged |
|---|---|---|
| Burgenland | 0 | € 0,00 |
| Carinthia | 1 | € 7.580,10 |
| Lower Austria | 2 | € 5.498,15 |
| Upper Austria | 4 | € 0,00 |
| Salzburg | 1 | € 0,00 |
| Styria | 4 | € 11.876,57 |
| Tyrol | 3 | € 5.101,05 |
| Vorarlberg | 0 | € 0,00 |
| Vienna | 10 | € 19.043,85 |
| Total | 33 | € 49.099,72 |