Frequently Asked Questions by Our Legal Candidates

Yes, Lawyer’s Staffing supports and sponsors the following legal associations:

Yes. Lawyer’s Staffing has been an active member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) since 2000 and adheres the NALSC Code of Ethics.

Lawyer’s Staffing offers its team of temporary employees an array of benefits, including holiday pay, regular performance bonuses, career counseling, 401(k), and direct deposit, and access to healthcare benefits that can include visual and dental.

Lawyer’s Staffing is Virginia’s preeminent provider of legal staffing solutions for law firms and corporations in Virginia. We offer access to the entire legal market and can identify the best opportunity available to you above and beyond classified ads. Lawyer’s Staffing can also provide you with the opportunity to create a flexible schedule as well as the ability to experience several different legal environments.

An experienced legal recruiter will conduct your interview and assist you throughout the employment process. All Lawyer’s Staffing recruiters are either attorneys or paralegals and have significant experience in both recruiting and the law. Therefore, they are extremely familiar with the needs and requirements of today’s legal profession.

Lawyer’s Staffing issues paychecks biweekly on Fridays.  You have the option of receiving your check through the mail or have funds directly deposited into your bank account at no additional charge.  A pay calendar can be found under Forms and Brochures on our web site at www.lawyerstaffing.com.

No, you are an employee of Lawyer’s Staffing and therefore subject to the usual taxation. You will receive a W-2 from Lawyer’s Staffing for every year you are employed by us.

Placement hinges on several factors, including experience, availability, and the needs of our clients. We cannot guarantee placement within a specific time frame, however, we will inform you of positions meeting your qualifications as they become available.

Lawyer’s Staffing works with the majority of Virginia’s law firms ranging from solo practitioners to international law firms as well as corporate legal departments, government agencies and title companies in and around Richmond, Hampton Roads, and Northern VA as well as in the Raleigh-Durham NC area.

No. Lawyer’s Staffing is paid by our clients to locate the best candidates available for their open positions. No fee is charged to our candidates.

We have offices in Richmond, Hampton Roads, McLean and and Raleigh, NC therefore have clients in Tidewater, the Peninsula, Richmond and surrounding areas and Northern Virginia and the Raleigh-Durham NC areas.

Lawyer’s Staffing does not submit your resume to any of its clients without first discussing the position with you to determine your level of interest.

First, our legal recruiters will review your resume. If we determine that your experience level is such that we can place you, you will be contacted for a phone interview. An in depth, face-to-face interview is scheduled following the successful completion of a phone interview. At this time, the recruiter will discuss with you your employment history, education, salary expectations, geographic preferences, and intangibles. Extensive software testing will be administered, references will be checked, and background checks will be conducted under certain circumstances. Once we are satisfied that you will be a good match for our clients, you be invited to join our pool of candidates.

Depending on the position for which you are applying, you may be tested on your legal knowledge, software skills or basic secretarial skills. Our testing can be emailed to you or administered in our office.

Should you feel that you need to brush up on your skills, our state of the art testing software offers tutorials on several subjects. Tutorials can be emailed or you can schedule a time to use our computers.