The secretariat of state for justice is the top of the ministry of the presidency, justice and relations with parliament at the appropriate higher under the authority of the individual holder of the Department, coordination and collaboration with the administration of the autonomous communities in the service of justice; the management, planning, support and cooperation with the administration of justice and with the prosecutor; international legal cooperation and relations with international agencies and the european union in the area of competence of the ministry of the presidency, justice and relations with the courts; the competences related to the identification, recovery, management and conduct of effects, property, instrumentalities and proceeds from crime and the leadership, momentum and management of ministerial powers relating to civil status and nationality, the Civil status, the notary public faith, registration, the General acts of last will, the foundations register of state matter, the registration of mediators and institutions of mediation and the Central register of Real Titularidades.

Without prejudice to the competence of the individual holder of the department, it is up to the individual holder of the secretariat of state for justice participation in the relations of the ministry with the government of the General council of the judiciary, of public prosecutions, the competent authorities in the area of justice of the autonomous communities and general councils of the legal profession of public prosecutors and courts of the colleges of Graduates of spain, Social relations of the ministry with the ombudsman in the field of justice, as well as relations with the General council of the Notary and the college of registrars of property, commercial and Personal Property in spain.

Furthermore, it is up to the secretariat of state for justice on the momentum and the initiative for the development policy on matters within its competence, and others responsible for the incumbent of the department, without prejudice to the competence for the office and the secretariat-General Técnica-secretariado of government.

1. The leadership, coordination and other competences with regard to the secretaries and other members of the body of counsel for the administration of justice.
2. The management of the account of deposits and appropriations, in relation to the functions of lawyers of administration of justice.
3. The centralization and consolidation of statistical information that must be given the ministry of the presidency, justice and relations with the courts through the secretaries and members of the administration of justice, participation in the development of the National Statistical Plan in judicial matters, as well as the treatment and follow-up of the statistics relating to the administration of justice and support to the national commission of Judicial Statistics.
4. The development of programmes, guidelines and tools for the digital processing of justice and for the implementation of the Judicial Office of administrative units and Office of the prosecutor, as well as the evaluation of its implementation process.
5. The design of the basic structure of the Judicial Office and the revenue bureau and the adoption of final form of jobs in the judicial and procuratorial offices throughout the state.
6. The implementation and evaluation of quality of services in the judicial and prosecutorial offices.
7. The organization and operation of judicial and procuratorial offices in fields within the competence of the department and the momentum and technical support to the commission on Implementation of the Judicial Office.

The Legal Profession, with the rank of Under-Secretariat, is the managing body of the role of legal assistance, consisting of advice and representation and defence at trial, the General state administration, their self-government authorities, to the constitutional bodies and, where appropriate, and through the relevant un conventions, to the autonomous communities, local corporations and other constituent entities of the public sector institutions, in accordance with the law 52/1997, of 27 november, for providing legal assistance to State and public institutions, in the rules of procedure of the legal profession and supplementary legislation.

Shall perform the functions established by royal decree 1012/2022, of 5 december, establishing the organizational structure of the legal profession, regulates the inspection services in its scope and contains regulations on its staff.