Lawyers in German cities
There are about 140,000 advocates working in Germany (in the year 2008). A German legal practitioner either works as a self-employed professional or as an employee of a law company. The lawyer is a so-called independent organ of the legal system. As a customer you have the right to choose your preferred legal practitioner absolutely on your own. The following site offers a directory of attorneys assorted by German cities: Anwalt Dortmund.
Your counselor-at-law 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 counselor-at-law 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 attorneys can be found here: Anwaelte Mannheim. This is a human edited directory of counselors-at-law, which is growing constantly. Besides using Internet directories you can find the right lawyer by studying the local press or by asking friends for recommendations.
The German legal practitioner 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 attorney 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 legal practitioners face the same problems as any other business owner. They are looking for opportunities to advertise their businesses effectively and at low rates. The Internet offers a lot of opportunities to achieve that. There are already several directories of German advocates online. Some of them charge a one time rate, and some of them do recurring charging. Legal practitioners can advertise their businesses in the following directory: Rechtsanwalt Kiel. It is free of charge at the time of this writing.