Missouri
Legal recruiters in Missouri
By metro area
Missouri metro areas compared
Each metro area in Missouri with its own page, largest legal market first. The Firms column counts listed firms with an office in that metro.
| Metro | Jobs | Employers | Avg. wage | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 9,253 | 1,265 | $171,132 | 4 |
| Kansas City | 6,428 | 846 | $210,288 | 6 |
Jobs, employers and wage: BLS QCEW county files, private ownership, Q4 2024 vs Q4 2025. NAICS 5411, all legal-services employment, not attorneys alone. Wage is the average weekly wage times 52.
All firms with an office in Missouri
Multi-state(3 states)Generalist
Kansas City, MO · +2 more
- Litigation
- Corporate & M&A
- Tax, Trusts & Estates
- Labor & Employment
- +1 more
Places associates, partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
National(17 states)Specialist
Louis, MO · St. Louis, MO · +19 more
- Litigation
- Labor & Employment
Places in-house counsel
Single officeSpecialist
Kansas City, MO
- Litigation
- Corporate & M&A
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
National(10 states)Specialist
Cape Girardeau, MO · Columbia, MO · +23 more
- Litigation
Places paralegals & legal staff
Single office
Clayton, MO
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Single office
Clayton, MO
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
Single office
Kansas City, MO
Places partners & groups, in-house counsel, paralegals & legal staff
The Missouri legal market in numbers
This directory tracks 2 metros in Missouri: St. Louis and Kansas City. Together they had 15,681 legal-sector jobs in Q4 2025. By that total, Missouri is the 14th largest of the 40 states with a tracked metro. The same metros had 2,111 legal employers (establishments). Their average annual wage, weighted by jobs (the average weekly wage times 52), was $187,183. St. Louis is the largest, with 59% of the jobs.
10 firms in this directory list an office in Missouri, the 11th most of the 29 states with a page here. 2 metro areas in the state have their own page.
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 Missouri states on its own website, and name the firms in each group in the same order as the list on this page.
By footprint
5 of the 10 have only one listed office, in Missouri, and 3 are national firms (offices in five or more states) with an office here. The other 2 are regional (1) and multi-state (1).
- Single office, 5 firms: The Lion Group LLC, Joshua Hill Recruiting, JurisTemps, Inc., JurisTalent, Branch Recruiting
- Regional (two or more offices, all in one state), 1 firm: ACC Recruiters
- Multi-state (offices in two to four states), 1 firm: MB Attorney Search
- National (offices in five or more states), 3 firms: Latitude, Yorkson Legal, Reaction Search International Inc.
Their offices in Missouri are in 6 cities. By the number of firms with an office there: Kansas City, MO (5), Clayton, MO (2), Louis, MO (2), St. Louis, MO (2), Cape Girardeau, MO (1) and Columbia, MO (1).
By search model
5 of the 10 firms say on their own site what kind of search they run. 1 names retained 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, 1 firm: ACC Recruiters
- Contract and temp, 4 firms: Latitude, Yorkson Legal, JurisTemps, Inc., JurisTalent
By level placed
By the levels they say they place: associates (1), partners and groups (6), in-house counsel (8) and paralegals and legal staff (7). A firm can name several. 1 names none.
Practice areas covered
The firms state 5 practice areas between them. The most stated are Litigation (4 of 10, 40%), Corporate & M&A (2 of 10, 20%) and Labor & Employment (2 of 10, 20%). 6 name no practice area.
| Practice area | Firms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Litigation | 4 | 40% |
| Corporate & M&A | 2 | 20% |
| Labor & Employment | 2 | 20% |
| Health Care & Life Sciences | 1 | 10% |
| Tax, Trusts & Estates | 1 | 10% |
2 of the 10 firms state a founding year, from 2007 to 2011. No listing here has been claimed by its firm yet.
Largest listed firms by footprint
The 5 listed firms in Missouri 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.Yorkson Legal25 offices, 10 states
- 2.Latitude21 offices, 17 states
- 3.Reaction Search International Inc.10 offices, 9 states
- 4.MB Attorney Search3 offices, 3 states
- 5.ACC Recruiters2 offices, 1 state
Practicing law in Missouri
- Admitting authority
- Missouri Board of Law Examiners source
- Uniform Bar Exam
- Yes source
- Admission on motion
- Yes source
Checked against the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Questions about legal recruiters in Missouri
- How many legal recruiters have an office in Missouri?
- 10 firms in this directory list an office in Missouri, as of their last check.
- How many Missouri legal recruiters have only one office?
- Of the 10 listed firms, 3 are national, 1 is multi-state, 1 is regional and 5 have only one listed office, in Missouri. 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 Missouri legal recruiters run retained searches?
- 1 of the 10 listed firms says on its own site that it runs retained searches. 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 Missouri?
- By the number of listed firms that state them: Litigation (4 firms), Corporate & M&A (2 firms), Labor & Employment (2 firms) and Health Care & Life Sciences (1 firm). The other 1 practice area stated here is Tax, Trusts & Estates (1).
- Do Missouri legal recruiters place in-house counsel?
- 8 of the 10 listed firms say they place in-house counsel. By the other levels they name: associates (1), partners and groups (6) and paralegals and legal staff (7). 1 names no level.
- Which metro areas in Missouri have their own page?
- St. Louis, MO (4 firms) and Kansas City, MO (6 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.