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Costa Rica Lawyers

Law firms in Costa Rica are everywhere. And how could it be otherwise? In Costa Rica you basically need a lawyer to buy a car, to sell the car, to purchase a house, to get your residency to draft contracts, to start a business, to lease or rent a property to apply for loans. It seems that the best thing you can do in Costa Rica is find a bilingual lawyer who listens to your concerns, befriend him or her and have them do all the legal paperwork you ever encounter. But if you are new in Costa Rica, where can you find this ideal legal advisor? At VacationCity we have the solution for you Costa Rica attorney at law blues: we provide a bilingual and experienced in-house lawyer and attorney who can take care of the legal transactions necessary for your relocation, your real estate purchases, residency requirements, paperwork for conforming corporations or associations, write up any other kind of legal documents you may need and our Costa Rica attorneys will assist you in understanding and comprehending the way the Costa Rica legal system works, and how to make it work for you.

Our in house attorneys are like a personal legal guide to Costa Rica. They will let you know all the legal information and warn you about possible pitfalls or inconveniences you may face in your transactions. Their professional services will become indispensable to you: our Costa Rica lawyers be there with you when you need to make title searches for a real estate purchase, or to do all the paperwork to inscribe a property in the Registro Nacional, to write up legal instruments, consult legal actions, contracts and much more.

Services our bilingual Costa Rica attorneys at law offer:

• Real estate attorney services
• Drawing up public notary documents (known as escrituras)
• Certification of company powers (known as Personerias)
• Write or advise on lease and rent contracts
• Assist with Loans and Mortgages
• Power of attorney, general and specific
• Formation of companies both public and private
• Study and correct contracts
• Advise on workman benefits and labor rights
• Import and export law advice
• Immigration and residency services
• Legal representation and services
• Motor vehicles license plates

There are about 15 private law schools in Costa Rica and 1 public one: The University of Costa Rica’s “Facultad de Derecho” in San Pedro. Because the Bar Association of Costa Rica does not supervise the law school’s curriculum, and there is no Bar examination to comply with, finding a lawyer that will work for you is not as easy as looking at their associate’s status. To be able to do much of the paperwork, a Costa Rica lawyer has to be a Public Notary as well. An attorney has to be authorized by the National Notary Direction, an institution created in 1998 to oversee practicing notaries. But for a lawyer to be right for you, they should also be bilingual, and that’s where we come in. Our service of contacting you with a Costa Rica attorney at law is a great option for you: we do the selection process for you, and connect you with a bilingual professional who will be prepared, ready and willing to assist you with legal advice. From the residency procedures, to confirming associations, getting a pensioner’s or rentista status, getting married in Costa Rica, selling or purchasing property our in-house Costa Rica bilingual attorney at law will become a vital part of the process and assist you to the best of their ability. Contact them online and take the first step to your new life in Costa Rica.