The purpose of this Article is to describe a special type of holidays, i. e. holiday to prepare for the professional examination for advocate, bailiffs, notaries, solicitor and leave for the professional examination for advocate, bailiffs, notaries and solicitor. In addition, the relationship between the special laws and the provisions of the Civil Code and the Labour Code, as well as the regulations adopted on the Labour Code are described. In the author’s view, the provisions on leave do not differ according to the laws governing the profession of advocate, bailiff, notary or solicitor. The derogation concerns only the provisions applicable to officers or soldiers. In the author’s view, all procedures should be standardised.