English-speaking lawyers in Mexico City

Mexico City has become home to a large crowd of remote workers, North American retirees and corporate transferees, especially in Roma, Condesa and Polanco. English-speaking lawyers in Mexico City help them deal with a system built on civil law and run in Spanish.

Typical requests cover temporary and permanent residency with the National Migration Institute, apartment leases, employment terminations, and setting up an S.A. de C.V. or a branch office. Property deals pass through a notario público, a powerful official who is not the same as a notary at home. An abogado should hold a cédula profesional, which you can look up in the national register of professionals.

Hearings run in Spanish. Foreign documents generally need an apostille and a translation by an authorised perito traductor. Ask English-speaking lawyers in Mexico City whether fees are fixed, hourly or tied to stages, and get it in writing. Several English-speaking lawyers in Mexico City also cover matters in other states. Compare the firms below and contact them directly.