OAB/RN

What OAB/RN does

OAB/RN (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Seção Rio Grande do Norte) is a regional section of the Brazilian Bar Association, a statutory non-profit professional regulatory body founded in 1932 and headquartered in Natal, RN, Brazil. It serves the lawyers of Rio Grande do Norte state, operating under the supervision of the Conselho Federal da OAB. Its core function is licensing, registration, ethics oversight, and discipline of practicing lawyers, supported by 11 regional sub-sections across the state.

The organization's portfolio spans mandatory membership administration (anuidades) via the national Portal Advocacia platform, administration of the national Exame de Ordem (bar examination), continuing legal education through ESA - Escola Superior de Advocacia, digital certification services, electronic petition filing (Peticionamento Eletrônico / DataGED) with PJE court-system integration, and disciplinary proceedings via its Tribunal de Ética e Disciplina. Member welfare is supported through CAARN (Caixa de Assistência dos Advogados do RN) and the Clube de Serviços benefits program, and the organization publishes a public transparency portal and resolution/legislation archive. LGPD compliance guidance and recent anti-fraud public awareness campaigns extend its remit into citizen protection.

The business model is funded primarily by recurring annual membership fees (anuidades) paid by registered lawyers, supplemented by exam fees, ESA course/event revenue, and financial income on reserves. Per the December 2021 balancete, total revenue was approximately R$ 13.5 million with total assets of R$ 28.5 million. OAB/RN is not a commercial enterprise and does not pursue traditional product/GTM motions; its 175-person operation is sustained by statutory levies rather than market-priced services.

Name

OAB/RN

Legal name

ORDEM DOS ADVOGADOS DO BRASIL - SECAO RN

Website

https://oabrn.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

OAB/RN is a regional section of Brazil's Bar Association that licenses, disciplines, and serves the lawyers of Rio Grande do Norte through mandatory membership fees, continuing education, and 11 statewide sub-sections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Natal

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Anuidades (Annual Membership Fees): Annual fees charged to registered lawyers (advogados) for maintaining their OAB membership. This is the primary revenue stream, representing contributions from current year and previous years.
2. Receita de Serviços (Service Revenue): Revenue from services including exam fees (Exame de Ordem), court fees (custas e emolumentos), and other professional services.
3. Receita com Eventos (Event Revenue): Revenue from ESA courses, events, and sponsorships related to continuing legal education.
4. Receita Financeira (Financial Revenue): Income from financial investments and applications.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OAB/RN is the regional section of the Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil) for the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It regulates the legal profession through mandatory lawyer licensing (Inscrição), bar examinations (Exame de Ordem), ethics and discipline oversight via the Tribunal de Ética, continuing legal education through ESA, and a portfolio of member services including digital certification, electronic petition filing, negative certificates, and case tracking. The organization is funded primarily by annual membership fees (anuidades) and serves approximately 175 staff across 11 regional sub-sections.

Product overview

OAB/RN (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Seção Rio Grande do Norte) operates as the regional professional association for lawyers in Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state. The organization provides a portfolio of member services including the Portal da Transparência for public accountability, annual membership fee management (Anuidade), professional certification services (Certificação Digital, Certidão Negativa), electronic court filing (Peticionamento Eletrônico, PJE integration), bar examination administration (Exame de Ordem), and continuing legal education through ESA - Escola Superior de Advocacia. Additional services include case tracking, fee schedules, benefit programs (Clube de Serviços), welfare assistance (CAARN), and regional subsection offices across 11 municipalities. The organization maintains transparency requirements and compliance with Brazilian data protection regulations (LGPD).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exame de Ordem Bar examination service for law graduates to obtain professional licensure to practice law in Brazil, including registration, statistics, and certificate issuance.
• Inscrição (Professional Registration)
• Certidão Negativa
• Certificação Digital
• Peticionamento Eletrônico
• ESA - Escola Superior de Advocacia
• Anuidade (Annual Membership Fee)
• Clube de Serviços
• CAARN - Caixa de Assistência dos Advogados do RN
• Acompanhamento Processual
• Plantão de Prerrogativas
• Sala dos Advogados
• Tabela de Honorários
• Subseccionais (Regional Sub-sections)
• LGPD Compliance Services
• Portal da Transparência

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OAB/SP (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - São Paulo): Largest state section of the OAB system, operating the same regulatory, examination, and member-service model as OAB/RN but at far greater scale in São Paulo state. Directly comparable in mandate and service portfolio.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Seccional Paraná (OAB/PR): Paraná state section of the OAB, offering the same member-facing services, ESA programs, and transparency portals as OAB/RN, with comparable sub-section structure across municipalities.
• OAB/MG (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Minas Gerais): Minas Gerais state section of the OAB, providing anuidade, ESA, ethics tribunal, and regional sub-section services comparable to OAB/RN, with broader geographic reach but identical regulatory framework.
• OAB/RJ (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Rio de Janeiro): Another major state section of the OAB, with the same statutory functions, ESA-equivalent continuing education programs, and member benefit structure as OAB/RN.
• The Florida Bar: US state-level integrated bar with mandatory membership, bar examination administration, ethics discipline, and continuing legal education requirements — a close functional analogue to OAB/RN despite jurisdictional differences.

Others

• FENALAW: Major Brazilian legal-sector trade event with which OAB/RN has a discount-partnership for member registrations. An ecosystem participant connected to OAB/RN's continuing education and member benefit mission rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Federal da OAB: National coordinating body of the OAB system and parent organization of OAB/RN. Comparable in function (regulation, examination, ethics) but operates at federal level across all 27 state sections.
• Law Society of England and Wales: UK professional body for solicitors that combines representative, regulatory, and member-service functions. Functionally comparable to OAB/RN at the international level, particularly on CPD, member benefits, and ethics oversight.
• American Bar Association: US national voluntary bar association offering member services, continuing education, and policy advocacy, comparable in mission to OAB/RN's broader non-regulatory activities (public campaigns, publications, member benefits).
• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): Brazilian federal regulatory body for physicians, structurally analogous to the OAB system with state-level sections, mandatory registration, ethics tribunals, and anuidade-based funding — a cross-profession regulatory peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OABRN
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCydOS0Sj5f4JAXJgK8yGcmg
• Facebookfacebook.com/OABRN
• Instagraminstagram.com/oabrnoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oabrn

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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