Media Coverage: Rhineland-Palatinate Holds Its First Fully Digital Second State Examination
The ministry, specialist media and news agencies report on the nationwide first in Rhineland-Palatinate. LTO, Recht & Politik and C.H.BECK name IQUL as the provider of the technical exam environment.
From 5 to 16 October 2026, around 200 trainee lawyers in Rhineland-Palatinate wrote the Second State Examination in Law fully digitally for the first time, with statutes and commentaries on a second screen. IQUL supplied the hardware, the Q-Exam® exam software and the secure integration of the digital aids, while C.H.BECK provided the beck-eExamensbibliothek. All details can be found in the IQUL press release.
What the reports highlight
- The end of the wheeled suitcase: printed statutes and commentaries no longer have to be brought along to the eight exam days.
- Equal opportunities: current editions no longer have to be bought or rented; everyone works with the same version.
- No AI: the exam environment deliberately contains no AI functions. The aim is a more realistic exam, not an easier one.
Official announcement
- Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Justice (16.10.2026): Rheinland-Pfalz: bundesweit erstmals Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen volldigital (in German). The ministry names IQUL as responsible for the technical exam infrastructure. IQUL's summary: Rhineland-Palatinate: First Fully Digital Second State Examination in Law in Germany.
Specialist media
- Legal Tribune Online (16.10.2026): Das Ende des Rollkoffers (in German). LTO writes: "The technical exam environment comes from IQUL GmbH." LTO also draws a comparison with Hesse, where more than 96 percent of candidates most recently opted for the electronic exam.
- Recht & Politik (16.10.2026): Rheinland-Pfalz führt bundesweit erstes volldigitales Zweites Staatsexamen durch (in German). The technical implementation was carried out jointly with the C.H. Beck Group and IQUL GmbH.
dpa news agency report
The German Press Agency (dpa) reported on the first on 16.10.2026. The report appeared in, among others (in German):
- WELT: Zweites Jura-Examen erstmals vollständig digital
- Rhein-Zeitung: Digitaler Vorreiter – Zweites Jura-Examen erstmals vollständig digital
- Allgemeine Zeitung: Zweites Jura-Examen erstmals vollständig digital
- Wochenblatt Reporter: Juristische Prüfung ohne Bücherkoffer
Regional
- Antenne Mainz 106.6 (19.10.2026): RLP führt digitales Jura-Examen ein (in German)
Project partner C.H.BECK
- C.H.BECK press release (16.10.2026): C.H.BECK liefert zentralen Baustein für bundesweit erstes volldigitales Staatsexamen (in German). It states that the technical implementation was carried out jointly with IQUL GmbH.
- beck-aktuell (16.10.2026): Zweites Examen in Rheinland-Pfalz: Erstmals digitale Kommentare beim Juraexamen (in German)
IQUL supports state law examinations in several federal states as a full-service partner. Learn more: Digital exams for ministries of justice and state examination offices.