Miami, FL
Legal recruiters in Miami
The Miami legal market
- Legal-sector jobs
- 51,469
- 3rd largest legal market of 73 tracked
- 8.0x the median metro
- Legal employers
- 10,271
- 2nd most legal employers of 73 metros tracked
- 10.0x the median metro
- Average annual wage (weekly x 52)
- $207,584
- 15th highest of 73 metros tracked
- 28% above the median metro
Source: BLS QCEW county files, private ownership, Q4 2024 vs Q4 2025. NAICS 5411, all legal-services employment, not attorneys alone.
Practice areas covered here
Firms with an office in the Miami area
Single officeGeneralist
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate
- Finance & Restructuring
- +2 more
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
National(17 states)Specialist
Miami, FL · +20 more
- Litigation
- Labor & Employment
Places in-house counsel
National(14 states)Specialist
Miami, FL · +18 more
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel
- FG
Multi-state(2 states)
Miami, FL · +1 more
- Litigation
- Corporate & M&A
- Labor & Employment
- Regulatory
Places associates, partners & groups, in-house counsel
National(5 states)Specialist
Coral Gables, FL · +4 more
- Labor & Employment
Places associates, partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
RegionalSpecialist
Miami, FL · +2 more
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Places paralegals & legal staff
RegionalSpecialist
Aventura, FL · Hollywood, FL
- Corporate & M&A
Places associates, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Single office
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Places associates, partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Single officeSpecialist
Miami, FL
- Corporate & M&A
- Labor & Employment
Places paralegals & legal staff
- AC
Single office
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Places in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Single officeSpecialist
Miami, FL
- Intellectual Property
Places paralegals & legal staff
- SF
Search types are what each firm says on its own site: retained search, contingency search, contract & temporary.
The Miami legal market in numbers
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL metro area had 51,469 legal-sector jobs in Q4 2025. That is the 3rd largest legal market of the 73 metros this directory tracks, and 8.0x the median metro, which had 6,428. It had 10,271 legal employers (establishments), the 2nd most of 73 and 10.0x the median metro. That is 199.6 legal employers for every 1,000 legal-sector jobs, against 156.0 in the median metro. The average annual wage in the legal sector (the average weekly wage times 52) was $207,584, the 15th highest of 73 metros and 28% above the median metro, which paid $162,708. Compared with Q4 2024, legal-sector jobs rose 0.6% and the average weekly wage rose 8.0%.
This directory tracks 5 metros in Florida: Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville and North Port. Together they had 93,981 legal-sector jobs, and 55% of them were in the Miami metro. 20 firms in this directory list an office in the Miami area, the 5th most of the 37 metros with a page here.
Source: BLS QCEW county files, private ownership, Q4 2024 vs Q4 2025, taken September 15, 2026. NAICS 5411, all legal-services employment, not attorneys alone.
Who is listed here
The groups below count what each of the 20 legal recruiting firms with an office in the Miami area states on its own website, and name the firms in each group in the same order as the list on this page.
By footprint
11 of the 20 have only one listed office, in the Miami area, and 3 are national firms (offices in five or more states) with an office here. The other 6 are regional (2) and multi-state (4).
- Single office, 11 firms: DeAgostino Legal Group, LLC, Holtz & Bernard, Solomon Search Group, Stafi, Ankus Consulting, Inc., Masterson Recruiting, LLC, P.M Recruits, Legacy Staffing Associates, Partnered Search, Search for Excellence, Inc., Palmer Kent Associates
- Regional (two or more offices, all in one state), 2 firms: Thrivas Staffing Agency, Bunt Legal Search
- Multi-state (offices in two to four states), 4 firms: The Foster Group Legal Search, Mestel & Company, Interlink Talent Solutions, Lawson Legal Recruiters
- National (offices in five or more states), 3 firms: Latitude, Major Lindsey & Africa, The PeterSan Group
Their offices in the Miami area are in 9 cities. By the number of firms with an office there: Miami, FL (9), Boca Raton, FL (3), Fort Lauderdale, FL (3), Aventura, FL (1), Coral Gables, FL (1), Davie, FL (1), Hollywood, FL (1) and Pompano Beach, FL (1), and 1 other.
By search model
8 of the 20 firms say on their own site what kind of search they run. 1 names both retained and contingency search, 1 names retained search, 2 name contingency search and 4 name contract and temporary work only. 2 of the firms with a permanent search model also name contract or temporary work. 12 do not say.
- Retained and contingency, 1 firm: Ankus Consulting, Inc.
- Retained, 1 firm: Bunt Legal Search
- Contingency, 2 firms: The PeterSan Group, Masterson Recruiting, LLC
- Contract and temp, 4 firms: Latitude, Thrivas Staffing Agency, Solomon Search Group, Stafi
By level placed
By the levels they say they place: associates (6), partners and groups (9), in-house counsel (10) and paralegals and legal staff (9). A firm can name several. 2 name none.
Practice areas covered
The firms state 8 practice areas between them. The most stated are Litigation (7 of 20, 35%), Corporate & M&A (4 of 20, 20%) and Labor & Employment (4 of 20, 20%). 9 name no practice area.
| Practice area | Firms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Litigation | 7 | 35% |
| Corporate & M&A | 4 | 20% |
| Labor & Employment | 4 | 20% |
| Intellectual Property | 3 | 15% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 10% |
| Regulatory | 2 | 10% |
| Finance & Restructuring | 1 | 5% |
| Insurance Defense | 1 | 5% |
No listing here has been claimed by its firm yet.
Largest listed firms by footprint
The 5 listed firms in the Miami area with the most offices nationally, counting each city once and only firms with more than one office. Ties are broken A to Z by name.
- 1.Latitude21 offices, 17 states
- 2.Major Lindsey & Africa19 offices, 14 states
- 3.The PeterSan Group5 offices, 5 states
- 4.Thrivas Staffing Agency3 offices, 1 state
- 5.Bunt Legal Search2 offices, 1 state
Practicing law in Florida
- Admitting authority
- Florida Board of Bar Examiners source
- Uniform Bar Exam
- No source
- Admission on motion
- No source
Checked against the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Nearby markets
Every firm with an office anywhere in Florida is on the Florida page.
Questions about Miami legal recruiters
- How many legal recruiters have an office in Miami?
- 20 firms in this directory list an office in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL metro area, as of their last check.
- How many Miami legal recruiters have only one office?
- Of the 20 listed firms, 3 are national, 4 are multi-state, 2 are regional and 11 have only one listed office, in Miami. Offices are counted nationally: a regional firm has two or more offices in one state, a multi-state firm has offices in two to four states, and a national firm has offices in five or more.
- How many Miami legal recruiters run retained searches?
- 2 of the 20 listed firms say on their own site that they run retained searches, 1 of them alongside contingency search. 2 name contingency search only. 4 name contract and temporary work only. 12 do not say. Most legal recruiting is done on contingency, where the hiring firm pays only when it hires.
- Which practice areas have the most coverage in Miami?
- By the number of listed firms that state them: Litigation (7 firms), Corporate & M&A (4 firms), Labor & Employment (4 firms) and Intellectual Property (3 firms). The other 4 practice areas stated here are Real Estate (2), Regulatory (2), Finance & Restructuring (1) and Insurance Defense (1).
- Do Miami legal recruiters place in-house counsel?
- 10 of the 20 listed firms say they place in-house counsel. By the other levels they name: associates (6), partners and groups (9) and paralegals and legal staff (9). 2 name no level.
- Which markets near Miami have their own page?
- Orlando, FL (4 firms), Tampa, FL (10 firms) and Jacksonville, FL (3 firms).
- How is this list ordered?
- By a published rule: listings claimed by their firm come first, then listings with more complete profiles, then A to Z by name. No firm is placed by hand, including Voll Recruiting, which operates this site.
- When was this list last checked?
- Every listing here was last checked against the firm's own website on October 1, 2026. The market figures are from BLS QCEW county files, private ownership, Q4 2024 vs Q4 2025, taken on September 15, 2026. The bar admission facts were checked against the National Conference of Bar Examiners on October 4, 2026.