Counselors-at-law in Germany
July 29, 2009 by John38 · 7 Comments
There are about 140,000 counselors-at-law working in Germany (in the year 2008). A German advocate either works as a self-employed professional or as an employee of a law company. The advocate is a so-called independent organ of the legal system. As a client you have the right to choose your preferred lawyer absolutely on your own. The following site offers a directory of counselors-at-law assorted by German cities: Anwalt Stuttgart.
Your legal practitioner is independent of any instructions of third parties and should only chase your specific interests. He or she may not reveal details of your case to unauthorized third parties. Additionally your legal practitioner has the right to make binding statements on your behalf. So it is very important to find a legal practitioner whom you really trust. German counselors-at-law can be found here: Anwaelte Nuernberg. This is a human edited directory of legal practitioners, which is growing constantly. Besides using Internet directories you can find the right advocate by studying the local press or by asking friends for recommendations.
The German advocate can work as a generalist or as a specialist. As our world is becoming more and more complex, it might be a good idea to look for a advocate who is specialized in a specific area of law. There are for example specialized advocates for family law (divorces etc.), employment law, tax law, insurance law, inheritance law, road traffic law, medical law and several others.
Self-employed legal practitioners face the same problems as any other entrepreneur. They are looking for opportunities to advertise their businesses effectively and at low costs. The Internet offers a lot of possibilities to achieve that. There are already several directories of German counselors-at-law online. Some of them charge a one time rate, and some of them do recurring billing. Legal practitioners can advertise their businesses in the following directory: Rechtsanwalt Chemnitz. It is free of charge at the time of this writing.