Social Law Attorney – Berlin or Remote

Hopkins Rechtsanwälte

Legal Counsel specializing in Social Law working at a law firm focused on technology. Responsible for client representation and legal advice while collaborating closely with diverse teams.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanyJunior💰 €60,000 - €70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You are helping to establish a new era of legal enforcement and are part of the mission to digitize and automate legal processes.
You are responsible for managing client relationships and providing legal advice and representation in social law cases.
You conduct negotiations with opposing parties and opposing counsel.
You draft complaints, briefs, contracts, and other legal documents.
You handle cases independently and represent our clients both out of court and in court.
You work closely with various internal teams.
You contribute your experience and feedback to our product development process and work directly with product managers and executive management to improve the automation of workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You are a fully qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Germany with at least 1 year of professional experience (ideally in social law).
You have a pragmatic, solution-oriented working style and the motivation and energy to help shape the future of the legal market in a dynamic environment.
You are inspired by the vision of working in a technology-scalable law firm and enjoy exploring how legal processes can be improved through the use of data and software.
You are meticulous and conscientious in your work, while also strong at prioritizing tasks and demonstrating an entrepreneurial, pragmatic mindset.
You are eager to learn and take responsibility for your work.
You are distinguished by strong communication skills and proven negotiation abilities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

You will have the opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the law firm of the future and fundamentally transform legal services for private clients.
You will quickly take on significant responsibility and accumulate many relevant cases in a short time toward earning your specialist attorney qualification (Fachanwalt).
Work from where you are most productive: our team is distributed across Germany and works mostly remotely. We also maintain an office in Berlin, which you are welcome to use at any time.
You will be part of an inspiring team of experts from a wide range of disciplines.
You will work directly with product managers and executive management and have significant influence over the technology we build.
We offer an attractive, performance-based compensation package.
We cover all costs related to your work as a lawyer and to obtaining and maintaining your admission (insurances, bar association fees, etc.).
You are motivated and energetic to work in an environment with flat hierarchies and many opportunities to shape initiatives, build processes, and drive change. You are inspired by helping people enforce their rights and by enabling access to first-class legal advice.

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal advicenegotiationdrafting legal documentscase managementrepresentation in courtsocial lawclient relationship management

Soft Skills

solution-orientedmeticulousconscientiousstrong communicationprioritizationentrepreneurial mindseteager to learnresponsibility

Certifications

qualified lawyeradmitted to practice in Germany