ASSIGNED COUNSEL®identifies and introduces attorney candidates to legal departments and law firms who need short-term or part-time legal help. We also place attorneys on a temporary-to-permanent or immediately permanent basis.

      Why be a contract attorney?
Regular Income while working on an engagement. Your compensation, paid on a self-employed, independent contractor basis, ranges upward from an hourly rate of $30 for lower level assignments to over $100 for very sophisticated work. We administer the billing and collection process, freeing you to focus solely on your work and your career.
Flexibility to work around your schedule and to balance workloads with your needs--both professional and personal.
Freedom to enhance skills and keep your resume current.
Exposure to leading legal practitioners in top corporate legal departments and major law firms in your region.

      Why sign up with us?
We treat you like the professional that you are. Need proof? Take a look at what some of our contract attorneys have said about us!

      ASSIGNED COUNSEL® is a very successful Philadelphia-based company with regional offices in the northeast and midwest. Founded in 1992 by two experienced business lawyers and a nationally recognized staffing industry CEO, each with decades of field experience, and staffed by seasoned attorneys, ASSIGNED COUNSEL® is distinctive.

      We conduct our business in compliance with all laws and ethical rules regulating the practice of law, and we published the first code of ethics in our industry.

      What do I do?
Send us a current resume, preferably through our site, mail or email. We use state-of-the-art database management software to match your qualifications with available positions. Our system codes you by your practice specialties and allows us to search for any word in your resume. When a client needs someone with your skills, we will find your resume, call you, meet with you and introduce you to the client.

      What if I have questions?
We can answer them. Send us an email or contact our regional office near you and ask for the Recruiting Attorney.