Editing Advocate (section)

===Netherlands===
In the Netherlands, the professional conduct and the professional education of the advocates is regulated by the Dutch bar association (Nederlandse orde van advocaten) pursuant to the Advocates Act (''Advocatenwet'').

Dutch advocates are admitted to the bar conditionally, and have full rights of audience with the district courts and court of appeal. In order to obtain unconditional qualification, the advocate has to complete the Dutch bar education (''Beroepsopleiding Advocaten'') and fulfil certain requirements (which may vary among the various judicial regions within the Netherlands) under the supervision of a senior advocate (the ''patroon'') for a period of at least three years, called the ''stage''. During this time, the advocate is referred to as an ''advocaat-stagiair(e)''.

In court, advocates must wear a long black robe (a ''toga'') and a white pleated band (a ''bef'').