Spieker & Jaeger

What Spieker & Jaeger does

Spieker & Jaeger is a Dortmund-based German full-service law firm founded in 1903, operating as a Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB (partnership with limited professional liability) under the legal name "Spieker & Jaeger Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater | Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB | Notare." The firm combines lawyers, auditors, tax advisors, and notaries under one roof, with 17 partners and approximately 25 total advisors across 10 practice areas: corporate law, construction and real estate law, employment law, intellectual property, insurance and liability law, inheritance and estate planning, energy law, banking law, competition law and compliance, and notarial services. Five notaries provide notarisations for real estate transactions, inheritance, family law, and corporate matters, with services available in English for international clients.

The firm's underlying technology stack is conventional: a professional website with online document preparation questionnaires for intake (property purchase contracts, testament preparation), Google Maps integration for location, and Google Fonts for typography. There is no proprietary technology, no API surface, no mobile application, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Operations are delivered primarily through direct in-person consultation at the Phoenixseestraße 24 headquarters in Dortmund.

Spieker & Jaeger generates revenue through professional fees governed by the German statutory fee schedules — the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG) for lawyers and the Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz (GNotKG) for notaries — supplemented by individual fee arrangements for complex matters. Its go-to-market is sales-led, relying on long-standing regional reputation since 1903, word-of-mouth referrals, thought leadership via the firm magazine and stories sections, and a content marketing approach covering recent legal developments. Customer segments are split between corporate/business clients (the primary segment, requiring transactional, compliance, and dispute work) and private individuals (notarial and inheritance work). Geographic scope is Germany only, with no international offices.

Name

Spieker & Jaeger

Legal name

Spieker & Jaeger Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater | Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB | Notare

Website

https://spieker-jaeger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Spieker & Jaeger is a Dortmund-based German full-service law firm founded in 1903, combining lawyers, auditors, tax advisors, and notaries across 10 practice areas to serve corporate and private clients in Germany's regional market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal fees charged for corporate law, real estate law, employment law, intellectual property, insurance law, inheritance law, energy law, banking law, competition law and compliance services. Revenue generated through hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, and retainer arrangements with corporate clients.
2. Notarial Services: Notary services for real estate transactions, inheritance law, family law and corporate law including acquisition/sale of real estate, setting up and changing corporate forms, prenuptial agreements, wills and testamentary contracts. Notarisations also available in English.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spieker & Jaeger is a Dortmund-based German professional services firm providing legal advisory and representation across ten practice areas: corporate law, construction and real estate law, employment law, intellectual property, insurance and liability law, inheritance law, energy law, banking law, competition law and compliance, and notarial services. The firm combines legal, notarial, audit, and tax advisory services delivered by 25 advisors and 5 notaries to corporate clients and private individuals.

Product overview

Spieker & Jaeger is a full-service German law firm offering comprehensive legal services across ten practice areas including corporate law, construction and real estate law, employment law, intellectual property rights, insurance and liability law, inheritance law and estate planning, energy law, banking law, competition law and compliance, and notary services. The firm, operating since 1903, provides both advisory and representational legal services complemented by an online document preparation service with questionnaires for property purchase contracts and testament planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Law (Gesellschaftsrecht)
• Construction and Real Estate Law (Bau- und Immobilienrecht)
• Employment Law (Arbeitsrecht)
• Intellectual Property Rights (geistiges Eigentum)
• Insurance and Liability Law (Versicherungs- und Haftungsrecht)
• Inheritance Law (Erbrecht)
• Energy Law (Energierecht)
• Banking Law (Bankrecht)
• Competition Law and Compliance (Wettbewerbsrecht und Compliance)
• Notarial Services (Notariat)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German legal arm of KPMG, providing full-service legal advice integrated with audit and tax services. Comparable in combining legal with adjacent professional services but anchored within a global Big Four network serving larger mid-market and enterprise clients.
• CMS Germany: Largest German-headquartered international law firm with extensive practice area coverage including corporate, employment, IP, energy, banking, and competition law. Larger, broader-based competitor with international footprint serving many of the same German corporate client segments.
• Taylor Wessing: International law firm with German origins and strong DACH presence, covering corporate, employment, real estate, IP, and banking law. Overlaps significantly with Spieker & Jaeger's practice areas but serves clients internationally and at larger scale.
• PwC Legal Germany: German legal practice of PwC, offering integrated legal, tax, and audit advisory. Directly comparable multi-disciplinary structure but operating as part of a global Big Four firm with materially greater scale and cross-border reach.

Direct peers

• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German full-service commercial law firm with comprehensive practice coverage including corporate, employment, IP, real estate, energy, and competition law. Highly comparable in practice breadth and German mid-market client focus.
• Ebner Stolz: German multi-disciplinary firm offering audit, tax, legal, and advisory services through a single integrated practice. Comparable business model combining lawyers with auditors and tax advisors, serving mid-market German corporates.
• Flick Gocke Schaumburg: Bonn-headquartered German firm combining tax advisory, auditing, and legal services. Directly comparable in its multi-disciplinary Partnerschaftsgesellschaft structure and corporate client focus, with similar practice depth in tax and corporate law.
• Rödl & Partner: German multi-disciplinary professional services firm combining lawyers, auditors (Wirtschaftsprüfer), tax advisors (Steuerberater), and notaries under one roof — the closest business-model analog to Spieker & Jaeger's integrated offering, though at substantially larger scale and with international offices.
• GÖRG: Independent German law firm with broad practice coverage in corporate, employment, real estate, banking, and restructuring law. Comparable mid-size German full-service firm with similar practice mix to Spieker & Jaeger.
• Heuking: Major German full-service law firm with broad practice area coverage including corporate, employment, real estate, IP, banking, and energy law — overlapping directly with Spieker & Jaeger's ten practice areas, though at significantly larger scale and with multiple German offices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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