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What is a focus area, and how does it differ from a practice area?

We explain how the practice-area, focus-area, and sector structure are used together.

Updated · July 20261 min readCategory · Sector & Focus
Short answer

Practice areas denote legal disciplines, while focus areas denote solution headings that bring together several disciplines around the client's strategic need.

Practice Area

This refers to classic legal disciplines such as commercial law, employment law, personal data protection, supply chain, tax, or dispute resolution.

Focus Area

These are strategic themes that bring together multiple legal disciplines according to the client's needs, such as expansion into Germany, ESG, legal tech, cybersecurity, or crisis management.

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