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 legal practitioner 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 counselors-at-law assorted by German cities: Anwalt Frankfurt.

Your advocate 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 lawyers can be found here: Anwaelte Duisburg. This is a human edited directory of attorneys, which is growing constantly. Besides using directories you can find the right lawyer by studying the local press or by asking friends for recommendations.

The German counselor-at-law 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 advocates for family law (divorces etc.), employment law, tax law, insurance law, inheritance law, road traffic law, medical law and several others.

Self-employed counselors-at-law face the same problems as any other owner. They are looking for possibilities to advertise their businesses effectively and at low rates. The Internet offers numerous opportunities 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. Counselors-at-law can present their businesses in the following directory: Rechtsanwalt Augsburg. It is free of charge at the time of this writing.