Tampa, FL
Legal recruiters in Tampa
The Tampa legal market
- Legal-sector jobs
- 18,161
- 12th largest legal market of 73 tracked
- 2.8x the median metro
- Legal employers
- 3,022
- 11th most legal employers of 73 metros tracked
- 2.9x the median metro
- Average annual wage (weekly x 52)
- $151,320
- 45th highest of 73 metros tracked
- 7% below 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 Tampa area
National(18 states)
Tampa, FL · +25 more
- Litigation
- Corporate & M&A
- Tax, Trusts & Estates
Places paralegals & legal staff
Multi-state(2 states)
Tampa, FL · +1 more
- Litigation
- Tax, Trusts & Estates
- Labor & Employment
Places associates, paralegals & legal staff
National(17 states)Specialist
Tampa, FL · +20 more
- Litigation
- Labor & Employment
Places in-house counsel
Multi-state(2 states)Specialist
Ruskin, FL · Sun City Center, FL · +1 more
- Litigation
- Labor & Employment
Places paralegals & legal staff
Single officeSpecialist
Tampa, FL
- Litigation
Places in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Multi-state(2 states)Specialist
Safety Harbor, FL · Tampa, FL · +2 more
- Litigation
Places in-house counsel
- MI
Multi-state(2 states)
Tampa, FL · +1 more
Places associates, partners & groups, in-house counsel
- PR
Multi-state(4 states)
Florida, FL · +3 more
Places paralegals & legal staff
Regional
Petersburg, FL · Tampa, FL
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Multi-state(2 states)
Petersburg, FL · +1 more
Places paralegals & legal staff
Search types are what each firm says on its own site: retained search, contingency search, contract & temporary.
The Tampa legal market in numbers
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area had 18,161 legal-sector jobs in Q4 2025. That is the 12th largest legal market of the 73 metros this directory tracks, and 2.8x the median metro, which had 6,428. It had 3,022 legal employers (establishments), the 11th most of 73 and 2.9x the median metro. That is 166.4 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 $151,320, the 45th highest of 73 metros and 7% below the median metro, which paid $162,708. Compared with Q4 2024, legal-sector jobs rose 0.6% and the average weekly wage rose 3.5%.
This directory tracks 5 metros in Florida: Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville and North Port. Together they had 93,981 legal-sector jobs, and 19% of them were in the Tampa metro. 10 firms in this directory list an office in the Tampa area, the 14th 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 10 legal recruiting firms with an office in the Tampa 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
1 of the 10 has only one listed office, in the Tampa area, and 2 are national firms (offices in five or more states) with an office here. The other 7 are regional (1) and multi-state (6).
- Single office, 1 firm: All Legal Staff, Inc.
- Regional (two or more offices, all in one state), 1 firm: Infinity Talent Solutions
- Multi-state (offices in two to four states), 6 firms: Just Legal, Rainmaker Recruiting LLC, The Legal Registry, MillerBlowers, Inc., Professional Recruiters Group, Oklahoma County Bar Association
- National (offices in five or more states), 2 firms: Scion Staffing, Latitude
Their offices in the Tampa area are in 7 cities. By the number of firms with an office there: Tampa, FL (7), Petersburg, FL (2), Florida, FL (1), Ruskin, FL (1), Safety Harbor, FL (1), Saint Petersburg, FL (1) and Sun City Center, FL (1).
By search model
5 of the 10 firms say on their own site what kind of search they run. 1 names both retained and contingency search and 4 name contract and temporary work only. 1 of the firms with a permanent search model also names contract or temporary work. 5 do not say.
- Retained and contingency, 1 firm: Scion Staffing
- Contract and temp, 4 firms: Just Legal, Latitude, All Legal Staff, Inc., The Legal Registry
By level placed
By the levels they say they place: associates (2), partners and groups (2), in-house counsel (5) and paralegals and legal staff (7). A firm can name several. Every firm names at least one.
Practice areas covered
The firms state 4 practice areas between them. The most stated are Litigation (6 of 10, 60%), Labor & Employment (3 of 10, 30%) and Tax, Trusts & Estates (2 of 10, 20%). 4 name no practice area.
| Practice area | Firms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Litigation | 6 | 60% |
| Labor & Employment | 3 | 30% |
| Tax, Trusts & Estates | 2 | 20% |
| Corporate & M&A | 1 | 10% |
No listing here has been claimed by its firm yet.
Largest listed firms by footprint
The 5 listed firms in the Tampa 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.Scion Staffing26 offices, 18 states
- 2.Latitude21 offices, 17 states
- 3.Professional Recruiters Group4 offices, 4 states
- 4.The Legal Registry4 offices, 2 states
- 5.Rainmaker Recruiting LLC3 offices, 2 states
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 Tampa legal recruiters
- How many legal recruiters have an office in Tampa?
- 10 firms in this directory list an office in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, as of their last check.
- How many Tampa legal recruiters have only one office?
- Of the 10 listed firms, 2 are national, 6 are multi-state, 1 is regional and 1 has only one listed office, in Tampa. 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 Tampa legal recruiters run retained searches?
- 1 of the 10 listed firms says on its own site that it runs retained searches, alongside contingency search. 4 name contract and temporary work only. 5 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 Tampa?
- By the number of listed firms that state them: Litigation (6 firms), Labor & Employment (3 firms), Tax, Trusts & Estates (2 firms) and Corporate & M&A (1 firm).
- Do Tampa legal recruiters place in-house counsel?
- 5 of the 10 listed firms say they place in-house counsel. By the other levels they name: associates (2), partners and groups (2) and paralegals and legal staff (7).
- Which markets near Tampa have their own page?
- Orlando, FL (4 firms), Jacksonville, FL (3 firms) and Miami, FL (20 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.