Temporary Attorney

Seven of the best sites for finding temporary attorneys or for attorneys seeking temporary contract work. Know of another site that should be on this list? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. HireCounsel - Legal staffing agency with offices throughout the United States offers temporary placement for lawyers and paralegals. Office locations include New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and more. (www.hirecounsel.com)

2. Temporary Attorney: The Sweatshop Edition - Blog offers daily rants on everything bad about temporary legal work, naming the worst agencies and law firms to work for in New York City and other places, plus the latest horror stories from around the lawyer world. (temporaryattorney.blogspot.com)

3. Ad Hoc - Temporary placement agency for attorneys and other legal professionals, offering positions throughout the country. Offices in Houston, Dallas and Detroit. (www.ahlr.com)

4. HireTrade - Marketplace for attorneys seeking temporary job assignments to find employers needing contract attorneys, and vice versa. Post your qualifications if you are an attorney, or post your projects if you have temporary legal jobs to offer. (www.hiretrade.com)

5. Temporary Attorney Salary Chart - Take this for what it’s worth, but here’s an anonymous listing of the pay temporary attorneys might expect when working through legal staffing agencies in New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Philadelphia and other major cities. (temporaryattorney.googlepages.com)

6. Elaine P. Dine Legal Staffing Firm - Agency offers temporary attorney positions in the New York City area, with employment opportunities in both law firms and corporations. (www.elainepdine.com)

7. Contract Attorney - Cartoon Network Studios - December 4, 2007 job post looking for a contract attorney in Burbank, California while the current attorney goes on maternity leave. (www.entertainmentcareers.net)