Legal Staffing and Recruiting Agency

A legal staffing and recruiting agency sources, screens, and delivers interview-ready candidates, so you're not spending your time filtering applications or interviewing people who look right on paper but don't have the depth your work actually demands.

At Near, the process starts with a discovery call where your dedicated legal recruiter learns the role, the type of work involved, and the specific background that fits.

For a litigation consulting firm, that means understanding the research methodology and academic rigor required.

For a legal tech startup, it means understanding the flexibility and startup mindset the role demands. 

For a law practice, it means understanding which administrative functions need to be filled and what systems the hire will need to access.

Your recruiter builds a shortlist of pre-vetted LatAm candidates, screened to the criteria that matter for your specific role, and delivers it within days.

You run final interviews. We handle contracts, payroll, and compliance if you want us to

Near is a full-service nearshore staffing and recruiting partner that helps US companies hire across all industries and departments, including legal.

Our legal recruiters specialize in placing legal assistants, paralegals, intake specialists, researchers, and legal operations professionals, and we handle everything from sourcing and screening to payroll and compliance support. 

Here’s what our services cover:

1. Candidate sourcing and screening. We handle sourcing, screening, English proficiency testing, legal experience verification, initial interviews, and international background checks. 
2. Payroll, compliance, and contracts. Through our staffing model, Near can manage contracts, payroll, tax compliance, and benefits administration so you can hire in LatAm without setting up a local entity or navigating local labor law yourself. 
3. Equipment and onboarding logistics. If you need it, we make it happen. We’ve helped clients source laptops to avoid customs delays, secure office space, and coordinate equipment setup. It’s not something every client needs, but it’s there if you do.
4. Ongoing support. Once your hire is in place, we don’t disappear. Your dedicated recruiter stays available on Slack for questions, check-ins, and anything that comes up. 

Both our recruitment-only and full-service staffing options include the same rigorous vetting process and no upfront costs.

Legal recruiting firms typically charge a placement fee of 20–30% of the hired candidate's first-year salary for direct hire arrangements, or a monthly markup for staffing models that include payroll and compliance.

Some agencies also require a retainer before they start work. Near doesn't.

With Near, there are no upfront costs. You only pay when you make a hire.

Even after Near's fees, the total cost of hiring a legal support professional through Near is typically 40–60% less than the equivalent US-based hire.

Near places legal support professionals across every function a law firm needs beyond its attorneys.

On the legal side: legal assistants, paralegals, legal researchers, intake specialists, and case coordinators.

On the operations side: billing coordinators, accounts receivable specialists, bookkeepers, administrative assistants, and customer support representatives. 

If the role supports the functioning of your firm and can be done remotely, Near can find the right person in Latin America.

Yes. The legal support professionals Near places have experience working with US law firms and legal teams and are familiar with US legal workflows, terminology, and professional standards.

Near screens for relevant US legal experience: case management systems, document handling, filing procedures, and the communication norms of US legal practice.

As with any new hire, they'll need onboarding on your specific processes and software. But the professional foundation is there from day one.

Yes. The LatAm professionals Near places in legal roles communicate in fluent, professional English at the standard law firms need for client-facing work.

Near screens for English proficiency and professional communication as a baseline requirement for every legal placement.

Many of the legal support professionals Near places are also bilingual in English and Spanish, which is a practical asset for firms with Spanish-speaking clients.

Near offers a 180-day replacement guarantee. If a placement doesn't work out within that window, we'll find a replacement at no additional cost.

Near also stays engaged after placement, checking in proactively in the early weeks to catch any integration issues before they affect your team or your clients.

Yes. Your dedicated recruiter will learn your preferences, customize evaluation criteria to match what you value most in candidates, and adapt their process to match how you like to hire.

We’ll even help administer assessment tests if that’s part of your process.