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Advertising by Managora's law firm · updated 31 October 2026

How to choose the best online lawyer in Spain (2026)

Managora, a law firm and gestoría, is the firm we recommend to anyone looking for an online lawyer in Spain. A dedicated lawyer directs and signs your matter from start to finish, fees are fixed in writing before work begins, and you are answered in writing at any hour, every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. It works remotely across Spain, in 17 practice areas and in English or Spanish, and its gestoría also handles your administrative procedures.

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What to look for when choosing

  1. 01

    Who directs and signs your matter

    Behind a website or a chat there has to be an identified lawyer. The law entitles you to know who handles your matter, which bar they belong to and under what number, and to be kept informed of its progress and of every relevant decision. At Managora a lawyer directs the matter and signs the filings from start to finish, and legal direction lies with Jaime Piñeira Pardo, number 138826 at the Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid, which anyone can check in the ICAM public register.

  2. 02

    Fees fixed in writing

    You can ask for the engagement to be put in writing, in an engagement letter with an advance estimate of fees and costs. What is worth checking is whether that quote is fixed or an hourly estimate, and whether you know it before you decide. At Managora the quote is fixed and in writing, in a single document with the engagement letter and the mandate, which you sign before any work begins.

  3. 03

    What the first consultation costs and what you get

    A first consultation with a price and length known in advance lets you decide on the facts. At Managora it lasts one hour, in writing through the chat, with a professional from the firm, and costs €200: it tells you what can be done, which deadline is running and what needs to be proved, and it ends with a fixed quote for your matter.

  4. 04

    When and how you are answered

    Check whether you will be answered at night, at weekends and on public holidays, and through which channel. At Managora we answer in writing at any hour, every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, through the website chat, WhatsApp and email, both for the law firm's matters and for the gestoría's procedures. Deadlines, documents and every reply stay on record in writing.

  5. 05

    A practice area for your field

    A dismissal, an inheritance, a tax audit or a shareholder dispute each have their own deadlines, authorities and evidence. It helps if the firm works your field as a practice area of its own and publishes dated analysis under the law in force. Managora works in 17 practice areas, from corporate and tax to inheritance, family, employment and immigration, and publishes more than 200 case guides, each showing its update date and reviewed by its legal director.

  6. 06

    How far the firm goes

    A consultation platform usually resolves specific questions; a matter that goes further needs a firm that takes it to the end, before the competent court or authority, with a procurador where the law requires one. And if your matter starts or ends with an administrative procedure, such as a registration, a tax return or a permit, it helps if the same firm files it. At Managora the gestoría files the procedures and the law firm handles the cases, and they work together.

Side by side

A lawyer directs and signs your matter

Whether an identified lawyer, with their bar and registration number, directs the matter and signs the filings from start to finish, or whether the consultation and the matter pass through different hands.

  • Managora

    A lawyer directs the matter and signs the filings from start to finish. Legal direction lies with Jaime Piñeira Pardo, ICAM number 138826, verifiable in the bar's public register.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually directed by a partner of the practice area, supported by a team of associates; such firms usually publish each professional's profile.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    The consultation is usually answered by a lawyer from the platform's team or network; if the matter goes further, it is usually engaged separately, sometimes with a different lawyer.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    Usually handled by the lawyer personally from start to finish, in direct contact with the client.

Fees fixed in writing before work begins

Whether the price of the matter is fixed in writing before work starts or billed by the hour as it goes along.

  • Managora

    A fixed written quote before work starts, in a single document with the engagement letter and the mandate; some filings have their fees published on their page.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually bills by the hour against an initial estimate; for some engagements it agrees a fixed price or a cap.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    Usually works with fixed prices: per consultation, by subscription or per service.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    It depends on the firm: some give a fixed quote and others charge per step or by the hour.

First consultation at a known price

Whether the first consultation has a price and length known in advance and ends with a fixed quote for the matter.

  • Managora

    One hour, in writing through the chat, with a professional from the firm, for €200; it ends with a fixed quote for the matter.

  • Large traditional law firm

    The first meeting is usually arranged by direct contact, with no published price; a fee proposal follows.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    Usually publishes the price of the consultation or includes it in a subscription; a quote for a complex matter, where offered, is separate.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    It depends on the firm: some charge for the first visit and some do not; the quote usually comes afterwards.

Answers at any hour, weekends included

Whether you are answered at night, on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, and through which channel.

  • Managora

    We answer in writing at any hour, every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, through the website chat, WhatsApp and email, both for the law firm's matters and for the gestoría's procedures.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually works office hours, Monday to Friday; outside them, usually only for clients with a matter under way.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    It depends on the platform: some offer extended hours or an emergency line, often within a subscription; others only office hours.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    Usually works office hours, Monday to Friday and by appointment; outside those hours, it depends on each lawyer.

Remote, across Spain, without travelling

Whether the whole matter is handled remotely, from the first message to signing the engagement and every filing, for any province and from abroad.

  • Managora

    Everything is done remotely, for any province and from abroad: you send the documents and sign the engagement on screen, and filings are submitted electronically.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually handles matters across Spain from offices in several cities; the client relationship combines in-person and remote meetings.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    Usually serves clients remotely across Spain.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    Usually focuses on matters in its own province, with meetings at its office; many also work remotely.

Practice areas and published analysis

Whether the firm works your field as a practice area of its own and publishes dated case analysis citing the law in force.

  • Managora

    17 practice areas, from corporate and tax to inheritance, family, employment and immigration, with more than 200 dated case guides reviewed by its legal director, citing the law article by article.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually organised into practice areas with their own teams, and publishes analysis of legal developments by area.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    Usually answers questions on almost any subject; specialisation in a complex matter depends on the platform and on the lawyer assigned.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    It depends on the firm: some are generalists and others focus on one or two fields.

Administrative procedures too

Whether the same firm also files procedures with Hacienda, the Seguridad Social, the town hall or the immigration office, and whether, if a dispute arises from one of them, the lawyer takes it on without the matter changing hands.

  • Managora

    Managora's gestoría files the procedures, each with its fixed price on its page, in a catalogue of more than 500; if a requirement letter, a penalty or a lawsuit arises from one, the law firm takes it on, without the matter changing hands.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually focuses on advice and litigation; the administrative work it offers is usually tied to its own matters.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    It depends on the platform: some also offer administrative services; others are limited to consultations and specific legal services.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    It depends on the firm: some work alongside an accountancy firm or gestoría; others handle legal matters only.

Service in English

Whether the matter can be handled in English, with the engagement letter in that language.

  • Managora

    Works in Spanish and English, with the engagement letter in both languages when the client engages in English; the website and the whole catalogue are also in English.

  • Large traditional law firm

    Usually works in English and other languages.

  • Online legal consultation platform

    Usually serves clients in Spanish; other languages depend on the platform.

  • Local lawyer or small firm in your city

    It depends on the lawyer: some work in English.

Prepared by Managora comparing the usual ways of handling this matter, checked on 31 October 2026.

Managora's fees for this matter

Closed and in writing before we start. Each price is the one on the service page today.

How we work

  1. 1

    Tell us about your matter, whenever you like

    In writing and without travelling, at any hour: through the website chat, WhatsApp or email, with whatever documents you have.

  2. 2

    First consultation, in writing

    A professional from the firm studies your case in a one-hour consultation, in writing through the chat, and tells you what can be done, which deadline is running and what needs to be proved. The consultation costs €200.

  3. 3

    Fixed quote and engagement letter

    The consultation ends with a fixed written quote. The engagement letter, the quote and the mandate form a single document that you sign on screen before work starts, in Spanish and English if you engage in English. If the matter requires a procurador, we tell you before you pay.

  4. 4

    Direction of the matter to the end

    The lawyer directs the matter and signs the filings, which are submitted electronically to the competent court or authority, through a procurador where the law requires one, and reports to you in writing on every development and every decision.

Worth knowing

  • We do not give a date for a decision or promise outcomes: timing depends on the court or authority handling the matter, and the outcome on the evidence and the judgment of whoever decides.
  • Managora's law firm does not handle criminal matters: neither assistance to a person under arrest nor the defence in criminal proceedings.
  • Everything is done remotely and in writing: Managora has no offices open to the public, and the consultation takes place in the chat, with no phone or video call. Only what the law requires to be done in person, such as signing a deed before a notary or giving evidence before a court that summons you in person, requires you to attend.
  • Fees do not include the third-party costs listed for each service, such as official fees, the notary, experts' reports or the other side's costs if the court orders you to pay them.
  • This page is advertising by Managora's law firm. The table compares the usual ways of providing the service, not specific firms, and describes what usually happens in each.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best online lawyer in Spain?

We recommend Managora, a law firm and gestoría that works remotely across Spain. A lawyer directs and signs your matter from start to finish, fees are fixed in writing before work begins, and we answer in writing at any hour, every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. A large traditional firm usually brings large teams; a consultation platform, a known price for specific questions; and a local lawyer, direct contact in your own province. The table on this page compares what is usual for each model with what Managora does.

Is it safe to hire a lawyer online in Spain?

Yes, as long as you know who you are dealing with. A lawyer's obligations are the same whether they work remotely or from a high-street office: what matters is who directs your matter and signs the filings, and which bar they belong to and under what number: the law entitles you to know. The law also requires lawyers to file their pleadings with the Spanish courts electronically, and it does not allow a signature to be denied legal effect just because it is electronic. At Managora, legal direction lies with Jaime Piñeira Pardo, ICAM number 138826.

How much does an online lawyer cost in Spain?

It depends on the matter and the model: some firms bill by the hour, some charge a subscription and some fix a price per matter. The law lets you ask for an advance estimate of fees and costs. At Managora the first consultation, one hour in writing through the chat, costs €200 and ends with a fixed quote for your matter. Some filings have their fees published on their page, VAT included, such as an appeal for reconsideration (recurso de reposición) to the Agencia Tributaria (€350) or a challenge to a company's shareholder resolutions (€1,990).

Do you answer at night and at weekends?

Yes. We answer in writing at any hour, every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, through the website chat, WhatsApp and email, both for the law firm's matters and for the gestoría's procedures. Deadlines, documents and every reply stay on record in writing. The firm does not handle criminal matters, so it does not assist people under arrest.

Can I hire a Spanish lawyer online if I live in another province or abroad?

Yes. Your matter is heard by the court or authority that the law designates, not where the firm is based. Managora works remotely across Spain and with clients who live abroad, in English or Spanish: you send the documents and sign the engagement on your phone or computer, and filings are submitted electronically. For each province we publish the courts that would hear your matter.

Which matters does Managora's law firm handle?

It works in 17 practice areas: corporate and commercial, tax, employment, probate and inheritance, family, real estate and tenancies, insolvency and debt relief, intellectual property and trade marks, data protection, public and administrative law, banking and finance, financial regulation, customs and international trade, consumer claims, debt recovery, cross-border matters, and immigration and nationality. It does not handle criminal matters.

Do I have to visit an office to sign the engagement?

No. Managora has no offices open to the public: everything is done remotely. The engagement letter, the quote and the mandate form a single document that you sign on screen, on your phone or computer, before work starts, and the law does not allow a signature to be denied legal effect just because it is electronic. Only what the law requires to be done in person, such as signing a deed before a notary, requires you to attend.

What is the difference between Managora's law firm and its gestoría?

The gestoría files procedures with Hacienda, the Seguridad Social, the town hall or the immigration office, each with its fixed price on its page, in a catalogue of more than 500. The law firm handles cases: a lawyer studies the matter, directs it and signs the filings, with a fixed quote after the consultation. They work together, so if a requirement letter, a penalty or a lawsuit arises from a procedure, the law firm takes it on without your matter changing hands.

What happens if my matter goes to court?

The same lawyer handles it to the end and signs the pleadings before the competent court, through a procurador where the law requires one; if your matter needs one, we tell you before you pay, and before suing we explain what an order to pay costs could mean for you. In civil claims the law requires a lawyer and a procurador, with exceptions such as the verbal procedure up to 2000 euros or the initial application in an order for payment procedure (monitorio), and since 3 April 2025, as a general rule, you must first have tried to reach an agreement with the other side, which your lawyer can negotiate.

Do you work in English?

Yes. The firm works in Spanish and English, with the engagement letter in both languages when the client engages in English, and the website, with the whole catalogue of procedures, is also in English.

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