Freelance legal work is taking off in Spain, here’s why

What if your country made it nearly impossible to be a freelance lawyer?

That was the legal landscape in Spain just a few years ago, as Gabriel Oriol, founder of Lawyers for Projects, recalls in our recent conversation. With most competition law roles in Madrid and no real access to big clients, freelancing was a dead end.

But times are changing. Post-COVID, remote work unlocked new possibilities, and flexible legal talent is gaining ground. Gabriel shares how Lawyers for Projects started from a personal need and grew into a solution that works for both lawyers and companies—a clear win-win.

As Spain now accelerates into the freelance legal economy, the lessons are familiar: clients still crave legal certainty, human judgment still matters, and freelance doesn’t mean second-rate—it means built for what’s next.

Curious how Spain's evolving legal market compares to the Netherlands? Listen to the full episode with Gabriel Oriol on our spotify.