Section 1 – The Association

§1 Name, registered office, registration, financial year
(1) The association is called “Legal Leverage Platform (LLP)”.
(2) It is based in Regensburg.
(3) It should be entered in the register of associations and, after registration, has the suffix “registered association” in its name, in the abbreviated form “e.V.”
(4) The association's financial year is the calendar year.

§2 Non-profit status, purpose and tasks of the association
(1) The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the “Tax-privileged purposes” section of the tax code.
(2) The purpose of the association is:

• the free promotion of legal enforcement for socially disadvantaged groups as well as science and research on this subject. The groups named in Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 10 AO as well as those whose support is charitable within the meaning of Section 53 AO are considered socially disadvantaged.

• the promotion of science and research, especially law and

• Social sciences i. S. d Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 1 AO

• the promotion of student aid i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 7 AO

• the promotion of nature conservation i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 8 AO

• the promotion of occupational safety i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 12 AO

• the promotion of animal protection i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 14 AO

• the promotion of consumer advice and consumer protection i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 16 AO

• the promotion of care for prisoners and former prisoners i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 17 AO

• the general promotion of the democratic state within the scope of the AO i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 24 AO and

• the promotion of civic engagement for charitable, charitable and church purposes i. S.d. Section 52 Paragraph 2 No. 25 AO
  
  (3) Within the framework of the legal requirements, including those on non-profit status and the Legal Services Act, the purpose of the association can be achieved in particular through the following activities:
  
  a) individual advice and support for needy legal seekers;
  b) researching and providing information to potential legal seekers or the wider public;
  c) raising awareness and training young lawyers for the goals and fields of activity of the association;
  d) researching and reflecting on topics within the context of the association's activities, in particular through lectures and publications. The association can take action itself, alone or in cooperation with other people or institutions, as well as promote the activities of others.
  
  (4) The association's activities include the operation of the “Refugee Law Clinic Regensburg (RLCR)” as part of a cooperation with the University of Regensburg (UR) and, if necessary, other people and institutions. The details are regulated in §3.
  (5) The association works selflessly. It does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes. The association's funds may only be used for statutory purposes. Further details are provided in Section 5.
  (6) Business of the RLCR and any other projects of the association are those of the association.
  
  §3 Refugee Law Clinic Regensburg
  (1) In the RLCR, students at the University of Regensburg and other suitable persons advise and support asylum seekers and other refugees free of charge in exercising their rights. You will receive professional support from staff from the UR Faculty of Law and from cooperating lawyers. The RLCR can take on further activities within the scope of the association's purpose in agreement with the association's board.
  (2) Students, former students, employees and former employees of the UR and Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) as well as legal trainees can actively participate in the activities of the RLCR. Groups other than those mentioned can take part, provided that appropriate advisory skills are guaranteed. This participation is linked to a fee-free, simple membership in the association. It requires a written application to the association's board and the willingness to actively participate in the RLCR's area of activity. In order to ensure the legal requirements and the quality of the operation of the RLCR, it can be made dependent on further requirements. The application can be rejected for capacity reasons and if the conditions for exclusion in accordance with Section 9 of these statutes are met.
  (3) The RLCR forms a meeting of its employees, which meets at least once a semester and – subject to paragraph 4 – is responsible for all essential decisions. To conduct the business of the RLCR, the assembly elects a management council, which in turn elects a speaker and his deputy from among its members. The board can do this until the employee meeting has appointed a management council and this one or more speakers. The RLCR bilThere is also a specialist council that supports the RLCR's advisory activities. It includes at least one fully qualified lawyer and other qualified people; The majority of the specialist council members must have successfully passed at least one state law examination. Participation in the specialist council is linked to a simple, fee-free membership. The RLCR can also form an advisory board.
  (4) The spokesman for the RLCR regularly reports to the association's board about the activities of the RLCR and takes part in its meetings in an advisory capacity. The association board can issue instructions to the RLCR for important reasons. In particular, he ensures that the RLCR's advisory activities are within the scope of the association's purpose and the legal regulations, including those on non-profit status.
  (5) Otherwise, unless otherwise stipulated in these statutes, the RLCR is free to form its will and act. It organizes its decision-making and working methods in accordance with the principles laid down here in its own rules, which it reports to the Board of Directors - even in the event of any changes.