The Hidden Cost of Non-Billable Work in Law Firms
Non-billable work is an unavoidable part of running a law firm. According to Clio’s 2024 Legal Trends Report, lawyers spend 2.9 hours on billable work each day, or
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The recruiting partner built for scaling law firms.
Your law firm can’t afford hiring mistakes—but without a dedicated recruiting team, every role feels high stakes. Squadron Legal helps you hire attorneys, paralegals, and support staff with precision and speed, so you can focus on growing your practice.
About Squadron
Our Story
We support law firms across practice areas to scale with confidence—placing paralegals, intake teams, support staff, and attorneys. Our team knows the nuances of legal hiring because we’ve lived it: the billable hour, trial prep, and the cost of getting it wrong. Squadron Legal is built exclusively to solve the toughest hiring challenges for small and midsize law firms.
The Challenge
Your firm runs on people. Missed intake calls, disorganized case files, or inexperienced associates don’t just cause headaches—they cost you clients and cases.
Hiring legal talent is different. High stakes. Zero margin for error.
And most recruiters don’t get it. We do.
Our Main Focus
Attorneys (Associates & of Counsel)
Legal Administrators & Office Managers
Paralegals & Legal Assistants
Intake & Client Services Specialists
Law Clerks & More
Our Solutions
Scale With Confidence
Exclusively Legal
We don’t dabble. Every search is law firm–specific.
Vetted Candidates
Every candidate is evaluated with our proprietary Legal Talent Scorecard, ensuring legal-readiness, cultural fit, and proven performance.
White-Glove Process
High-touch, transparent, and efficient—for both clients and candidates.
Partnership Approach
More than filling seats, we align talent strategy with your firm’s growth goals.
Law Firm Experts
We understand utilization rates, billable hours, and the true cost of hiring mistakes—because we’ve worked inside law firms.
How It Works
Working with Squadron means all-inclusive and personalized service, perfect for taking your business to the next level.
Strategy Call
We learn your practice areas, culture, and hiring goals.
Search & Vet
Candidates are sourced, scorecarded, and rigorously tested for legal readiness.
Curated Shortlist
You see only top-fit candidates, ready for interviews.
Hire & Retain
We guide onboarding and support long-term retention to protect your investment.
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Sourcing the right talent has its benefits.
Our clients can tell you for themselves.
Squadron Legal feels like an extension of our team. They communicate clearly, move fast, and always bring us strong talent.
Squadron’s team is accessible and organized, and having worked with other recruiters, I can confidently say that the return on investment we see with Squadron is incomparably higher than any other firm we’ve worked with.
The team at Squadron Legal not only does a great job with recruiting, but they care about what they do. We highly recommend them for a small law firm looking to scale.
