Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of lawyers in Europe holds companies in 47 of its countries.
List of Lawyers in Europe
Lawyers give legal advice, draft contracts and act for clients in court and in negotiations. We list 621,710 lawyers in Europe, most of them in France (25%) and Germany (13%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
621,710 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies621,710
Countries47
Largest countryFrance
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email30%
Phone46%
Website38%
CEO name83%
Live sample of lawyers in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 621,710 lawyers, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Development Agency (ireland) | Ireland | Dublin 20 | Three Park Place | Dublin | D02 YE35 | *****.com | 1969 | $2,473,381 | 50,000 | 1017 | N/A | |
| 2 | Pricewaterhousecoopers Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Holborn-strand-covent Garden | 1 Embankment Place | London | WC2N 6RH | *****.uk | 1962 | $3,571,299,628 | 21,241 | Corporation | 115 | 00728502 |
| 3 | Mfts Goroda Moskvy, Gbu | Russia | Moskva | 18 Ul. Bolshaya Yakimanka | Moskva | 119180 | N/A | 2011 | $290,986 | 7,660 | Corporation | 135 | 37308721 |
| 4 | Mills & Reeve Solicitors | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Fountain House | London | EC3M 5DJ | *****.com | 1789 | $231,407,763 | 6,000 | Partnership of unknown type | 2 | N/A |
| 5 | Dla Piper International Llp | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 160 Alders Gate Street | London | EC1A 4DD | *****.com | 2003 | $1,969,191,632 | 6,111 | Partnership of unknown type | 6 | OC305357 |
| 6 | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Global Llp | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Exchange House | London | EC2A 2EG | *****.com | 2012 | $1,715,448,704 | 4,566 | Partnership of unknown type | 2 | OC375784 |
| 7 | Pinsent Masons International Llp | Unitedkingdom | Shoreditch | 30 Crown Place | London | EC2A 4ES | *****.com | 2016 | $858,914,127 | 3,559 | Partnership of unknown type | N/A | OC412076 |
| 8 | Instituto De Fomento Asociativo Agrario | Spain | Madrid | Calle Jose Abascal 56 | Madrid | 28003 | N/A | 1977 | $52,000 | 3,500 | Government body | N/A | Q2821001A |
| 9 | Dla Piper UK Llp | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 160 Aldersgate Street | London | EC1A 4HT | *****.com | 2004 | $972,533,870 | 3,062 | Partnership of unknown type | 71 | OC307847 |
| 10 | Irwin Mitchell Llp | Unitedkingdom | Manchester | One St Peter'S Square | Manchester, Greater Manchester | M2 3AF | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 3,000 | 28 | N/A | |
| 11 | D L A | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 3 Noble St | London | EC2V 7EE | *****.com | 2009 | $115,703,881 | 3,005 | Partnership of unknown type | 6 | N/A |
| 12 | Irwin Mitchell Llp | Unitedkingdom | Broomhall | Riverside East | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | S3 8DT | *****.com | 1912 | $378,738,791 | 2,795 | Partnership of unknown type | 28 | OC343897 |
| 13 | Pinsent Masons Llp | Unitedkingdom | Shoreditch | 30 Crown Place | London | EC2A 4ES | *****.com | 2007 | $677,302,900 | 2,598 | Partnership of unknown type | 50 | OC333653 |
| 14 | Dwf Law Llp | Unitedkingdom | Manchester | 1 Scott Place | Manchester, Greater Manchester | M3 3AA | *****.com | 1977 | $327,559,512 | 2,605 | Partnership of unknown type | 14 | OC423384 |
| 15 | Dac Beachcroft Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | The Woolgate | London | EC2V 5HA | N/A | 2005 | $35,328,240 | 2,509 | Corporation | 16 | 05560211 |
| 16 | Companies House | Unitedkingdom | Maindy | Crown Way | Cardiff | CF14 3UZ | *****.uk | 1844 | $345,135,443 | 2,211 | Government body | 5752 | 986176 |
| 17 | Weleda Trademark AG | Switzerland | Arlesheim | Dychweg 14 | Basel-landschaft | 4144 | *****.ch | 1998 | $2,163,829 | 2,022 | Corporation | 43 | CHE-100.953.024 |
| 18 | Akin Gump | Unitedkingdom | Canary Wharf | 8th Floor | London | E1 6EG | *****.com | 2003 | $77,135,921 | 2,000 | Proprietorship | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | Keoghs Llp | Unitedkingdom | City of London | 5th Floor | London | EC3V 0BG | *****.com | 2006 | $197,017,224 | 1,839 | Partnership of unknown type | 4 | OC321124 |
| 20 | Titanic Trademark LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Sydenham Intake | Thomas Andrews House | Belfast | BT3 9DT | *****.com | 1861 | $65,604,100 | 1,701 | Corporation | 7 | NI022853 |
| 21 | Axa Group Services LIMITED | Ireland | Dublin | Legal Department | Dublin | D01 HP90 | N/A | 1993 | $416,224 | 1,638 | Corporation | 2026 | 205430 |
| 22 | Registru Centras, Valstybes Imone | Lithuania | Vilnius | Studentu G. 39 | Vilniaus Apskritis | 08106 | *****.lt | 1997 | $65,629,301 | 1,636 | Corporation | N/A | 124110246 |
| 23 | Shoosmiths Llp | Unitedkingdom | Birmingham | 38 Colmore Circus | Birmingham, West Midlands | B4 6SH | *****.uk | 2011 | $57,851,940 | 1,500 | Proprietorship | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | J & A Garrigues Slp | Spain | Madrid | Plaza Colon 2 | Madrid | 28046 | *****.com | 1997 | $429,838,932 | 1,466 | Corporation | 48 | B81709081 |
| 25 | Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Mbb Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprufer | Germany | München | Brienner Str. 28 | München | 80333 | *****.com | 1950 | $353,749,535 | 1,376 | Partnership of unknown type | 7 | 80333P512 |
Showing 25 of 621,710 companies
Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most lawyers?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Lawyers per country, 47 countries
- 1France157,345 (25%)
- 2Germany82,407 (13%)
- 3Poland74,084 (12%)
- 4The UK41,434 (7%)
- 5Russia36,003 (6%)
- 6Spain35,396 (6%)
- 7Belgium30,969 (5%)
- 8Ukraine25,327 (4%)
- 9The Netherlands24,625 (4%)
- 10The Czech Republic18,536 (3%)
- 11Switzerland15,892 (3%)
- 12Serbia9,828 (2%)
- 13Slovakia8,624 (1%)
- 14Italy8,514 (1%)
- 15Sweden7,677 (1%)
France and Germany together hold 39% of the lawyers in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 32 countries hold 45,049 more.
Largest lawyers in Europe
The biggest lawyers in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in France, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Pricewaterhousecoopers Services Limited is the largest lawyer in Europe by headcount. 3,034 lawyers employ 50 people or more; 1,314 employ 100 or more.
2,906 lawyers in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,467 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
France has the most lawyers in Europe: 157,345, or 25% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
13,998 lawyers were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
1,832 lawyers in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most lawyers in Europe are very small: 90% have 1 to 4 employees, and 89% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 531,653 | 90% | |
| 5-9 | 28,604 | 5% | |
| 10-19 | 20,639 | 3% | |
| 20-49 | 8,959 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 1,720 | 0% | |
| 100-199 | 799 | 0% | |
| 200-499 | 375 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 140 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 266,533 | 46% | |
| $100K-$500K | 246,297 | 43% | |
| $500K-$1M | 37,453 | 6% | |
| $1M-$5M | 24,141 | 4% | |
| $5M-$10M | 1,439 | 0% | |
| $10M-$50M | 1,101 | 0% | |
| $50M+ | 366 | 0% |
How many lawyers started this year?
This year 13,998 new lawyers registered in Europe, after 25,094 last year.
Founded per year
- 22,8752022
- 28,0432023
- 22,7392024
- 25,0942025
- 13,9982026 so far
Legal forms of lawyers in Europe
47% of the lawyers in Europe are sole traders.
- Sole traders293,183
- Corporations215,814
- Partnerships45,111
- Non-profit7,614
- Cooperatives2,989
- Foreign companies857
- Other or unknown56,142
Which lawyers are part of a group?
62,840 of the 621,710 lawyers in Europe (10%) are part of a chain or group: 32,908 head offices or parent companies and 29,932 branches. The other 558,870 (90%) trade from a single location. 47 of the 50 largest lawyers in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 558,870 | 90% | |
| Head office | 32,908 | 5% | |
| Branch | 29,932 | 5% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Companies House5,752 in group
- 3Pricewaterhousecoopers Services Limited115 in group
- 4Addleshaw Goddard Llp109 in group
- 5Fidal101 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 621,710; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do lawyers do?
Lawyers advise on legal questions, draft and review agreements and argue cases before courts and authorities, usually within a specialism such as company, employment, family or property law. They work alone or in partnerships for private individuals, small businesses, public bodies and international groups, and each country admits them to practice through its own bar.
Our data comes from the business registers of 47 European countries, where lawyers are classified under SIC code 8111 (legal services). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 621,710 of them (100%) sit in class 69.10 (legal activities), part of division 69 (legal and accounting activities).
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Our data holds 621,710 lawyers in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
France, with 157,345 lawyers or 25% of the total, followed by Germany (82,407) and Poland (74,084).
Most lawyers in Europe are very small: 90% have 1 to 4 employees, and 89% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Pricewaterhousecoopers Services Limited in Holborn with 21,241 employees.
This year 13,998 new lawyers registered in Europe, after 25,094 last year.
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