Recruiting for Law Firms
Solo practices, boutique firms, and growing practices don't have time to sift through 200 resumes for a paralegal — and they can't afford the wrong associate. Bosun handles the search end-to-end so you can stay billable.
Built for legal practices
The reality of hiring in a law firm
You didn't go to law school to write job descriptions, screen résumés, or chase candidates who ghost you after the second interview. But that's where most firms find themselves.
An empty paralegal seat means partners are doing $90/hr work at $500/hr rates — and clients feel the slowdown.
A 25% contingency fee on a six-figure associate adds up fast — for a candidate who may not even be the right culture fit.
A bad hire in a small firm isn't a line item. It's malpractice risk, billing errors, and team disruption that takes months to undo.
Built around your practice
Tell us your practice area, the role, and what makes your firm different. We'll find people with the right experience to match — not generic candidates with a JD and a pulse.
Any level, any practice area — matched to your firm's specialty
Partner-track, of counsel, book-of-business hires
Experienced support staff matched to your caseload
Client intake, case coordinators, pre-lit specialists
The people who keep the firm running every day
Growth roles for firms ready to build their book
The Bosun process
You stay focused on your clients. We run the search.
We meet with the partners or hiring committee to understand the role, the practice culture, and what success looks like 90 days in.
Job description, posting, headhunting, résumé screening, skills assessment, and reference and background checks — all handled.
You only see candidates who are vetted, interested, and aligned. No résumé dumps. No tire-kickers.
Your Recruiting Manager coordinates interviews, gathers feedback, manages negotiations, and supports onboarding through day one.
The Bosun approach
"Recruiting is just the beginning. The right person in the right seat changes what your firm is capable of — and frees you to do the work only you can do."
Flat-fee recruiting
No percentages. No surprises. No retainers that vanish without a hire. Just real recruiting work, priced like a service — not a commission.
Common questions
Both. From legal assistants and paralegals through associate attorneys, partner-track laterals, and Of Counsel hires. Executive and partner searches are scoped individually based on complexity.
Most legal recruiters charge a percentage of first-year base salary, which scales with the hire's comp. Our flat-fee model means you know exactly what you're paying before we start the search. For complex partner or executive searches, we scope based on the work — never a percentage of comp.
Yes. Bosun sources candidates in all 50 states for remote, hybrid, and onsite roles. Whether you're a solo practice or a regional firm with three offices, we work where you need talent.
If a candidate we place leaves or is terminated within the first 90 days, we source the replacement at no additional charge. It keeps our incentives aligned with yours — we win when you keep the hire.
Most firm administrators and HR generalists are excellent at their job — and recruiting isn't usually it. By bringing in a Dedicated Recruiting Manager, your in-house team only engages with vetted, qualified candidates, and gets their bandwidth back for the work that actually moves the firm.
Most searches present a curated shortlist within 2–3 weeks of intake. Time-to-hire depends on your interview process and offer cadence — but our job is to keep momentum on the search side so you're not the bottleneck.
You went to law school to practice law — not to read résumés. Tell us about the role; we'll bring you someone who fits the firm you've built. One call, no pitch deck.
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