Legal Support Staffing Solutions
Legal assistants, clerks, billing specialists, and administrative staff placed so your attorneys and paralegals can focus on legal work.
How Legal Support Staffing Works in Practice
Every legal team runs on support staff. When that layer is understaffed, attorneys and paralegals absorb administrative work that slows active matters down and pulls focus from the work they were hired to do.
On Call Counsel places legal support professionals screened for the specific role, environment, and workload they’re stepping into. Whether the need is a single legal assistant or a team of administrative staff across multiple functions, placements are matched to your operation and ready to contribute quickly.
Support staff can be placed on a contract, interim, or permanent basis depending on what the engagement calls for.
Every candidate is evaluated for the specific responsibilities of the role, not just general office experience.
Active network of legal support professionals available for short-notice and urgent coverage requests.
Contract, interim, and permanent placements based on the timeline of the need.
Start with one and add more as matter volume or project demands increase.
Our team includes attorneys who understand the demands behind legal hiring. They bring that perspective to every search, advising on what a role truly requires, moving with the urgency your team needs, and keeping compliance safeguards in place. Backed by a deep bench of experienced professionals, they can scale from one critical hire to an entire legal team.
Our recruiters understand the law, the matters, and the business pressures behind each hire, not just the bullets on a resume.
We move at the pace and urgency your search requires, while maintaining the compliance standards that protect your team and support a successful hire.
Our recruitment team includes attorneys who can advise on what a role needs, because they understand the pressures driving the search.
Whether you need a single Managing Partner or 300 legal professionals, we can scale up or down as your needs change.
Where Legal Support Staffing Makes Sense
Legal support staffing works across environments that need experienced support placed quickly and reliably.
Keep attorneys focused on legal strategy and active matters by placing support staff to handle administrative, clerical, and operational functions.
Place experienced legal support professionals to manage records, correspondence, scheduling, and case administration within defined reporting structures.
Access reliable legal support staff for administrative functions aligned to budget and mission, without the overhead of permanent hires.
Staff reception, billing, records, and legal assistant roles with professionals who understand the pace and confidentiality requirements of a legal environment.
Bring in legal support staff for time-bound initiatives that require reliable administrative coverage across a defined scope of work.
Build the Support Layer Your Legal Team Needs
Connect with legal support professionals screened for your environment, roles, and timeline. From first call through placement, get the coverage your operation requires.
Building Your Team
We review the roles, responsibilities, timeline, and team structure to understand exactly what your operation requires.
We identify candidates from our network based on role-specific experience, legal environment familiarity, and fit for your team.
We handle setup, onboarding logistics, and compliance so your new staff can contribute without administrative friction on your end.
Dedicated account managers stay available throughout the engagement to handle adjustments, extensions, or additional needs.
Legal Professionals We Place
- Chief Legal Counsel
- General Counsel
- Supervising Attorney
- Senior Attorney
- Staff Attorney
- Junior Attorney
- Public Defender
- Hearing Officer
- Law Clerk
- Paralegal
- Legal Assistant
- Legal Secretary
- Legal Analyst
- Legal Project Manager
- Contract Manager
- Litigation Support Specialist
- Compliance Director
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist
- E-Discovery Specialist
- Records Clerk
- Legal Billing Specialist
- Risk Analyst
- Law Librarian
- Foreign Language Specialist
Frequently Asked Questions
What roles fall under legal support staffing?
Legal support covers the administrative and operational layer of a legal team. Common roles include legal assistants, legal secretaries, records clerks, billing specialists, legal project managers, and litigation support specialists. If the role supports legal work without requiring bar admission or paralegal credentials, it likely fits here.
How quickly can legal support staff be placed?
Timelines depend on the role, location, and specific requirements, but many placements can begin within days. OCC maintains an active network of legal support professionals available for short-notice and urgent requests.
What practice areas do you cover?
OCC places legal support staff across a wide range of practice areas including litigation, corporate, labor and employment, government, immigration, data privacy, real estate, and more. If you have a specific practice area need, we’ll tell you directly what we can support.
Can placements convert to permanent hires?
Yes. Contract and interim placements can convert to permanent depending on how the engagement is structured. That option can be discussed upfront during the consultation.
Who manages the professional once placed?
Day-to-day direction comes from your team. OCC handles employment administration, compliance, payroll, and time reporting through our proprietary system, which clients receive access to upon onboarding.
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