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As of 4 November 2026, 38,700 law firms companies are based in Germany; 874 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 38,700
- Hiring now
- 874 · 77 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Generalist law firms · 20,205
- Top city
- Berlin · 2,623
- Parent market
- Business & finance services · 263,748
Law firms in Germany, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Generalist law firms | 20,205 | 52% |
| Employment law firms | 4,257 | 11% |
| Criminal defence law | 3,932 | 10% |
| Commercial corporate law firms | 3,772 | 10% |
| Family law practices | 3,486 | 9% |
| Other law firms | 3,356 | 9% |
| Notary offices | 2,268 | 6% |
| Wills estates probate law | 2,113 | 5% |
| Ip trademark patent firms | 1,281 | 3% |
| Real estate property law | 1,280 | 3% |
| Tech ip data protection law | 996 | 3% |
| Insolvency restructuring law | 937 | 2% |
| Consumer debt relief claims | 806 | 2% |
| Personal injury law | 803 | 2% |
| Social security benefits law | 718 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 18,979 · 12 |
| 2-10 employees | 17,703 · 435 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,679 · 284 |
| 51-200 employees | 288 · 108 |
| 201-500 employees | 30 · 21 |
| 501-1000 employees | 15 · 8 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 5 · 5 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 2,623 | 7% |
| München | 1,987 | 5% |
| Hamburg | 1,700 | 4% |
| Köln | 1,031 | 3% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 972 | 3% |
| Düsseldorf | 875 | 2% |
| Hannover | 604 | 2% |
| Stuttgart | 390 | 1% |
| Leipzig | 387 | 1% |
| Dresden | 369 | 1% |
| Nürnberg | 369 | 1% |
| Bremen | 345 | 1% |
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The stack of law firms in Germany
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Other segments of business & finance services in Germany
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38,700 law firms companies are based in Germany; 874 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/business_finance_services/germany/law_firms)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Law firms in Germany: questions
How many law firms companies are there in Germany?
38,700 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Business & finance services → Law firms → leaf niches such as generalist law firms, employment law firms, criminal defence law. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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