FAQs for Employers
Does Z Legal specialize in specific law firm staffing areas?
We fulfill all legal job placements -- both permanent and temporary. Placements include all specialized legal positions needed in a law firm, legal department or government agency. We recruit and place attorneys, legal assistants, paralegals, administrators, financial, marketing, records, legal tech, legal operations and more. Our team places legal employees ranging from partner to entry-level candidate.
Why use Marc Z Legal Staffing?
We are experts in our field with over 35 years of experience in permanent and contract/temporary placement. We are a lawyer recruiting firm and so much more. In addition to placing sourcing legal professionals for your firm, you receive the benefit of our legal and business experience.
Using our firm will save you a considerable amount of time and money. Z Legal will recruit for you and market your position to the appropriate candidates. All potential placements are thoroughly screened by conducting in-depth interviews, checking references and testing skills.
We spend time so you can save time. After we have selected candidates with the legal skills and educational background you require, we present them to you, efficiently completing the job-filling process. We can also conduct more extensive background checks, such as education, criminal, credit and license checks.
Does Marc Z Legal Staffing provide temporary legal staffing services or contract position placements?
Our firm provides temporary legal staffing to address staff vacancies, special projects and increasing workloads. We can assist you in getting through crunch periods, leaves of absence and employee vacations. We provide professionals for any need, including contract/temporary attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries and other legal support staff. Also, temporary employees may be more cost-effective if your workload fluctuates.
When using our staffing firm, we pay all employee payroll taxes, worker's compensation coverage and costs, and specifically for attorneys, we provide malpractice insurance. We are the employer while they are a temporary employee for you.
Z Legal is both time- and cost-efficient. If you choose to hire a temporary assignment candidate permanently, some financial credit may be given, depending on the circumstances of that assignment. In addition, we facilitate the necessary paperwork for these onboardings.
We also offer payrolling services. For example, suppose you locate someone on your own to "temp" for your organization, but you do not want to handle the tedious regulatory paperwork requirements that come with employee hiring. We can "payroll" these individuals on your behalf at a very low bill rate.
May I hire a Z Legal Staffing temporary employee directly?
We are pleased to see many of our temporary legal placements lead to permanent job positions. It is quite common, and we are happy to help negotiate the terms and facilitate the necessary paperwork when the time comes.
In addition, this is a highly efficient and effective way to assess a candidate in your work environment for both skill set and work culture fit before making a hiring commitment. Unsurprisingly, we experience high retention rates for temporary employees who are subsequently hired as permanent employees.
FAQs for Candidates
Why should I use Z Legal Staffing for my job search?
Z Legal has been part of the New England legal community for many years. We have an extensive history with law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies that hire legal specialists. These firms know us and trust our judgment when it comes to an understanding of the needs and work environment. Since we have a relationship with the client, we can highlight the essential parts of your resume. Your background, skills, experience and intangible qualities make you much more than what appears on paper. Additionally, once we achieve the interview request, our team helps prepare you for the interview, positioning you for success.
Is the candidate charged a fee for placement services?
There is no fee charged to the candidate. The company conducting the search through us pays our fees.
Why should I consider being a contract/temporary employee?
Here are just some of the benefits of temporary legal work placements:
- Working as a contract/temporary employee allows you to test-drive a new, potentially permanent position. You will better understand the work environment (office culture) and typical workday requirements.
- Working as a contract/temporary employee will help you gain valuable experience to add to your resume.
- While searching for permanent work, you can continue to hone your skills and learn new ones.
What if I need help with my resume or my resume is incomplete?
We can assist you with your resume. Whether you have a developing or existing resume, we can provide feedback and make suggestions based on our experience, giving you the professional presentation needed for your job search.
Legal Staffing Case Studies
Here are some recent placement success stories highlighting our varied and innovative staffing solutions.
Biopharma General Counsel
Case Study: A biopharma startup was growing financially but was challenged by its outside client legal bills. They utilized a prestigious regional firm and were pleased with the services. However, we observed that our client was having the law firm perform work that an in-house attorney should do while continuing to use outside counsel for specific or high-level tasks. The work was piling up and they were not attracting permanent, talented in-house help, except in the form of contract attorneys. In addition, because our client was a startup, they were unable to pay what more established companies could.
The Challenge: We needed to locate a talented attorney with a solid biopharma background who could hit the ground running. The candidate required an extensive biopharma knowledge and to be counted on and trusted by the organization's principals as they built the business.
Our Solution: Our experienced Z Legal attorney recruiters sourced, recruited and networked to find attorney candidates with this experience. We produced several strong candidates resulting in a very successful hire by the firm.
Follow Up: Their selection is now General Counsel and has collaborated with C-level management as they have successfully expanded the company. We have since added additional attorneys to their in-house corporate legal department.
Litigation Partner
Case Study: A well-established mid-sized general practice law firm needed a frontline Litigation Partner who had a successful courtroom and case resolution track record and had also previously built a financially successful practice.
The Challenge: Our team needed to recruit a high-level attorney who could represent sophisticated, leading businesses and find someone with a substantial book of business. This candidate would need the type of personality which would allow them to work with existing senior partners.
Our Solution: Our experienced attorney recruiters extensively sought potential candidates among our established legal network and industry relationships. We conducted extensive vetting and interviews, leading to the successful hiring of a candidate with the right balance of experience.
Follow Up: The hired Litigation Partner has built a successful practice at the firm, increasing his department size and revenue. For new hires, he has become a key "go-to" person, mentoring and helping ensure the firm's future success. In addition, we provide many of the firm's litigation job candidates in Boston, New England, and nationally.
Estate Planning/Trusts & Estates Paralegal
Case Study: A national law firm with practices in several large cities saw declining supplementary legal business that came in through their Private Client group. The group consisted of a small number of attorneys because the amount of business for that team was inconsistent.
The Challenge: The firm faced a dilemma: They wanted to avoid hiring attorneys at higher salaries, as this could not be supported financially with the income generated by the practice group, but at the same time not limiting the scale of a team that had historically generated valuable leads and business development opportunities.
Our Solution: We collaborated with the management of the client firm and arrived at the solution of hiring an Estate Planning/Trusts and Estates Paralegal. This candidate would be seasoned, experienced and able to bill many hours for the firm. However, hiring a paralegal would cost substantially less than hiring an attorney. Our team found a highly qualified candidate through extensive networking, sourcing, and recruiting.
Follow Up: Our paralegal placement has been very productive within the client firm. This paralegal has helped retain business, facilitated Private Client group expansion, and enabled the firm to hire two additional attorneys within the practice group.
Whether you are actively seeking employment or considering a change, submit your resume and contact Z Legal Staffing to discuss your next legal placement.