K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

What K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH does

K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a German commercial law firm headquartered in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 2017 by Dr. Alexander Deicke. The firm operates as a private GmbH with approximately 12 staff, including eight lawyers and three paralegals, and is managed by Dr. Alexander Deicke, Sebastian Heller, and Philipp Walter. Its service portfolio spans traditional legal advice across IT law, data protection, labor law, corporate law, and banking/capital markets law, alongside three differentiated staffing offerings: legal employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), external legal department outsourcing on a day-rate basis, and legal interim management.

The firm's core differentiator is its holding of the first and only Arbeitnehmerüberlassung permit issued to a German law firm by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, which permits it to legally deploy qualified lawyers to third parties. This addresses a structural barrier in the German legal market where pseudo-self-employment has historically limited flexible legal staffing. The firm operates a Germany-wide network of legal professionals and delivers services primarily through direct B2B sales to corporate legal departments and other law firms needing project-based capacity.

Commercially, K11 generates revenue through professional services fees structured as day rates (Tagessatzbasis) for embedded engagements and project-based fees for advice and leasing arrangements. The firm is part of a broader K11 Group that includes K11 Consulting GmbH, CertNex GmbH (data protection certifications), Panthera Digital GmbH (information security/data protection), and directra. GmbH (an AI-driven job matching startup), giving the law firm an ecosystem position across legal, compliance, and HR-technology services. Customer segments are primarily German companies (including SMEs) needing flexible legal staffing and law firms managing mass proceedings or capacity gaps.

Name

K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Legal name

K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://k11-rechtsanwaelte.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a German commercial law firm in Ludwigsburg offering legal advice, project lawyer leasing, external legal department outsourcing, and legal interim management, holding Germany's only Arbeitnehmerüberlassung permit for law firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Employee leasing lawyers
• External legal department
• Legal interim management
• Commercial law consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludwigsburg, BW

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Consulting Services: Traditional legal advice services providing praxisnah (practical), wirtschaftlich ausgerichtete (economically oriented) legal consulting for businesses and individuals. Services include contract drafting, review and negotiation, legal representation, and strategic legal advice.
2. Project Lawyer Leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): Employee leasing of qualified lawyers to companies and law firms. The K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft is the first and only German law firm to receive official permission for employee leasing from the Federal Employment Agency, enabling legal deployment of lawyers to third parties.
3. External Legal Department (Externe Rechtsabteilung): Ongoing external legal department services on day-rate basis (Tagessatzbasis). Provides dedicated legal staff integrated into client companies for continuous legal support, offered at significantly lower cost than traditional law firm hourly billing.
4. Legal Interim Management: Temporary placement of legal professionals in internal positions based on service contracts. Legal Interim Managers support teams on-site or remotely, seamlessly integrating into client company structures for defined periods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft is a German law firm providing practice-oriented, economically focused legal advice (corporate, IT/data protection, labor, banking/capital markets, real estate, contract law) alongside innovative legal staffing offerings. These include legally compliant employee leasing of qualified lawyers (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) — for which the firm holds Germany's only Bundesagentur für Arbeit permit — as well as project lawyer deployment, outsourced external legal departments on a day-rate basis, and legal interim management.

Product overview

K11 Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a law firm providing a portfolio of legal services rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings comprise Rechtsberatung (legal advice) across multiple practice areas, combined with innovative staffing solutions including Arbeitnehmerüberlassung, Projektjuristen, Legal Interim Management, and Externe Rechtsabteilung. The Arbeitnehmerüberlassung service is unique in Germany as the only law firm with official permission to lease lawyers to companies. The subsidiary directra. GmbH operates a separate AI-driven job matching platform, distinct from K11's legal services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rechtsberatung (Legal Advice) Practice-oriented, economically focused legal advice for companies, self-employed individuals and private clients covering corporate law, IT and data protection law, labor law, banking and capital markets law, real estate law, and contract law.
• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Employee Leasing of Lawyers) Legally compliant employee leasing of qualified lawyers to companies and law firms — the first and only German law firm with Bundesagentur für Arbeit permission, removing Scheinselbständigkeit risk for client engagements.
• Projektjuristen (Project Lawyers) Deployment of qualified project lawyers to companies for project work, capacity bridging or support with mass proceedings, enabled by K11's Bundesagentur für Arbeit permit.
• Externe Rechtsabteilung (External Legal Department) Outsourced legal department solution providing ongoing legal support integrated into the client's company structure, available on a day-rate (Tagessatzbasis) basis with an experienced lawyer as interim Head of Legal.
• Legal Interim Management Temporary placement of experienced Legal Interim Managers in client legal departments on a service-contract basis, providing on-site or remote support to bridge vacancies due to parental leave, illness or recruitment gaps.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost savings through legal interim management compared to permanent legal staff hiring
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dr. Lehmann & KollegenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partnership with law firm Dr. Lehmann & Kollegen at the Salamanderareal in Kornwestheim. Since 2025, K11 advises clients at this location in cooperation with this partner firm to provide interdisciplinary client services, particularly for businesses.
• Atikon Marketing & Werbung GmbHminorOthersAustrian company (Leonding) responsible for website design and implementation according to the impressum. Website address: www.atikon.de
• CertNex GmbHminorOthersRelated company within the K11 group focused on data protection certifications, mentioned by Dr. Alexander Deicke as an initiative to advance data protection certification topics.
• Panthera Digital GmbHminorOthersRelated company within the K11 group combining information security and data protection topics, mentioned by Dr. Alexander Deicke.
• directra. GmbHminorOthersStartup within the K11 group operating an AI-driven matching platform to make the job market fairer, mentioned by Dr. Alexander Deicke as their newest startup.
• K11 Consulting GmbHminorOthersRelated company within the K11 group providing contracting and employee leasing services in the areas of Legal, Data Protection and Compliance, mentioned in Dr. Deicke's profile and on the careers page.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hengeler Mueller: Premier German full-service law firm with substantial corporate, banking, and capital markets practices — areas where K11's founder and several team members also focus. Represents the high end of competition for sophisticated German mandates.
• Osborne Clarke: International law firm with a strong focus on technology, digital business, and data protection across Europe, including Germany. Comparable to K11's tech-and-data-led practice mix and target Mittelstand/enterprise client base.
• Taylor Wessing: International full-service law firm with strong German presence and significant expertise in IT, data protection, and corporate law — the same practice areas K11 highlights. Competes for similar Mittelstand and enterprise mandates but at much greater scale.
• Fieldfisher Germany: European law firm with deep IT, data, and regulatory practices and a Germany office. Comparable to K11 on the IT law, data protection, and corporate side, but as a much larger pan-European platform.
• Robert Half Legal: Large legal staffing and consulting firm operating in Germany, providing temporary and project-based legal professionals. Closely comparable to K11's employee-leasing and project lawyer thesis at significantly greater scale, though typically deploying paralegals and non-lawyer staff.
• Hays Legal Germany: Major legal recruitment and staffing firm in Germany providing interim and project legal professionals. Comparable to K11's interim management and flexible legal staffing value proposition, though typically without the lawyer-as-Berufsträger leasing model.

Direct peers

• Elevate Services: ALSP offering flexible legal talent, managed services, and consulting to corporate legal departments. Comparable to K11 across the legal interim management and external legal department thesis, with a broader technology-enabled services stack.
• Axiom Law: Pioneer in the alternative legal services provider (ALSP) space, deploying flexible legal talent to corporate legal departments. Most directly comparable to K11's project-lawyer leasing and external legal department model, although operating at global rather than Germany-only scale.
• UnitedLex: Global legal services and technology company providing flexible lawyer staffing, managed legal services, and legal tech. Closely overlaps with K11's employee-leasing-style deployment of lawyers into corporate legal teams, including cross-border engagements.

Emerging players

• YPOG: Germany-based boutique law firm focused on venture capital, technology, and data protection, serving growth-stage companies. Comparable to K11's tech/data orientation and Mittelstand/startup client mix, but more specialized in VC transactions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/k11rechtsanwaelte

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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