The duration of the traineeship is at least three years and at most six years.
The traineeship consists of the practice of activities enabling the acquisition of sufficient experience in the field of collective proceedings, as an employee of a mandataire judiciaire and under his direct supervision.
The traineeship may be completed for a period not exceeding one third of its duration with a person practising a regulated legal profession or with a chartered accountant or statutory auditor or in the legal and financial departments of a credit institution or finance company.