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 legal practitioner is a so-called independent organ of the legal system. As a client you have the right to choose your preferred advocate absolutely on your own. The following site offers a directory of legal practitioners assorted by German cities: Anwalt Hamburg.
Your attorney 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 attorney has the right to make binding statements on your behalf. So it is very important to find a lawyer whom you really trust. German legal practitioners can be found here: Anwaelte Duisburg. This is a human edited directory of lawyers, which is growing constantly. Besides using Internet directories you can find the right legal practitioner by studying the local press or by asking friends for recommendations.
The German lawyer 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 legal practitioner who is specialized in a specific area of law. There are for example specialized legal practitioners for family law (divorces etc.), employment law, tax law, insurance law, inheritance law, road traffic law, medical law and several others.
Self-employed attorneys face the same problems as any other entrepreneur. They are looking for ways to advertise their businesses effectively and at low costs. The Internet offers many ways to achieve that. There are already several directories of German counselors-at-law online. Some of them charge a one time fee, and some of them do recurring billing. Attorneys can advertise their businesses in the following directory: Rechtsanwalt Chemnitz. It is free of charge at the time of this writing.
