Aspiring Solo's Second Annual List of Legal Temp Agencies Serving the Washington DC area

Second Annual List of Legal Temp Agencies, June 2009



It's that time of year again. I have compiled a list of legal temp agencies serving the Washington D.C. metro area. I came up with a total of 42.



If I left any out or if any of the information is incorrect is any way, then please let me know. You can reach me through the Email Me! link that is located in the left-hand margin of this page.



I eliminated a couple of agencies because they no longer exist and I added a couple of new ones. A new temporary placement agency pops up from time to time on the Posse List or Craig's List. I've tried to keep up. When I go to investigate, I sometimes discover the agency is not exactly a legal temporary placement agency. They just happened to have a client with a project of interest to the legal temp community.



I focused mostly on those agencies that offer temporary placements. I put the best contact information for each agency, which I felt was probably email or fax. If the agency did not provide that information, you will find a phone number or instructions to go to that agency's website to fill out an on-line form. Everyone does business different.



This list is the property of the Aspiring Solo blog. Please do not reproduce it without the permission of the owner and without properly crediting the source.



This List of Temp Agencies will also be converted into a Google Doc and a link can be found on the left-hand margin of this page.



Here is the list:


Ajilon Legal, also known as StaffWise, 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 707, Washington, D.C. 20036, contact: washingtondc@ajilonlegal.com


Aldan Troy Group, 1634 I Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20006, Submit resume using online form.


Assigned Counsel, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300, Bethesda, MD, 20817, submit resume through online form or send to info@assignedcounsel.com

BCG Search, 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, jobs@bcgsearch.com, permanent placements only.

Beacon Hills Group, 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 461, Washington, DC, 20036., contact: washingtondc@beaconhillsg.com

Blackletter Discovery (BLD), 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20036, contact: dc@blackletterdiscovery.com

Cambridge Professional Group, 7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1150, Bethesda, MD, 20814, Contact: sstone@cambridgepg.com

Clutch Legal, 910 17th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20006, contact: clutchinfo@clutchgroup.com

Compliance Inc., 1660 L Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20036, apply online or call 703-276-9357.
Continuum Legal, 1651 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA, 22102, contact: info@continuumlegal.com or fax (703) 734-8839.

Delta Group, 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 1006, Washington, DC, 20036, Contact: Fax: 202-659-5250 or fill out online form.

De Novo Legal, 1420 K Street, 11th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005, contact: dcresumes@denovolegal.com or fill out online form.

Elaine P. Dine, 115 East 57th Street, New York, New York 10022. Now doing DC temporary attorney placements. Contact: info@thedinegroup.com.

Firm Advice, 1746 N Street, NW, Washington DC 20036. Contact: mlegg@firmadvice.com or recruiter@firmadvice.com.

Global Diversity Consulting Group, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 841, Washington, DC, 20001. Contact: resumes@gdiversity.com.

Hands-On Legal, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, 10th Floor, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20036, contact: dwlawler@handsonlegal.com

Hire Counsel, 1725 I Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006, DC@hirecounsel.com

Hudson Legal, 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC, 20036, contact: DClegalrecruiters@hudson.com


JuriStaff 1875 I Street, NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006, submit resume online or fax: 877-751-9388.


Kelly Law 1825 K Street, NW, NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC, 20006, contact: 19W1@kellyservices.com


Law Firm Staff, 1875 I Street, NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20006, contact: apply online or jobs@lawfirmstaff.com

Law Resources, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 675 Washington, DC, 20036, apply@lawresources.com

Legal eStaffing, 370 Maple Avenue West, Vienna, VA, 22180. Contact: Fax: (703) 319-1400.

Legal Placements, 1300 I Street, NW, Suite 750 West, Washington, DC, 20005, contact: apply online or dcoffice@legalplacements.com

Legal Source, 1625 Eye Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20006, contact: info@legalsource.com

Leverage Legal , 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, Mclean, VA 22102, Apply Online

Lexolution, 1776 I Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC, 20006, contact: infodc@lexolution.net

Lumen Legal, Contact: jobs@lumenlegal.com

Mergis Group (formerly Spherion), 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC, 20036. Contact: KatherineHatcher-Standley@mergisgroup.com.

National Associates, Inc., 1130 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 530, Washington, D.C., contact: fax: (202) 296-7558

Oxford Legal, 1875 Eye Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20006. Contact: rks@oxfordlegal.com.

Palmer Legal, 1211 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 302, Washington, DC, Fax: 202-464-1001, individual contact info on website

Pat Taylor & Associates, 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 707, Washington, DC, 20036, contact: susan@pattaylor.com.

Phase Legal, 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006, contact: info@phaselegal.com

Providus Group, 1130 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC, 20036. Contact: dcresumes@providusgroup.com.

Proxy Personnel, 1100 H Street, NW, Suite 260, Washington, DC, 20005, Contact: apply online or Fax: 202-639-9630.

Rhodes & Weinstock, LLC, 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006. Contact: info@r-wgroup.com.

Solon Legal Group, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 760, Washington, DC, 20006. Contact: russ@solonlegal.com or Fax: 202-280-1485.

Solomon Page, 1200 G Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20005, Contact: site@solomonpage.com

Special Counsel, 1920 L Street, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20036, contact: dc@specialcounsel.com

Tower Legal Staffing, 700 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005, contact TowerDC@Towerls.com

Update Legal, 1150 17th Street, NW, Suite 302, Washington, DC, 20036, washdc@updatelegal.com

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New Resource for Advice and Tips on Interviewing for a Legal Job

I added a link to the left-hand margin of this blog, under Links of Interest: "The Ultimate Guide for Law Job Interviews: 100 Essential Tools and Resources." I thought Aspiring Solo blog readers would find this to be a useful resource. It seems quite comprehensive.

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Guest Blog: Another Aspiring Solo Paves His Way

On April 1 of this year, I hung out my own shingle here in Chicago. It's been a month and a half and I'm doing okay: I have clients, I'm paying all my bills, and things are essentially under control. Most solos I know have not had this experience. I would say that the reason my start has been so smooth is that I planned for it for over a year.

When I realized I wanted to go solo, I immediately created a googledoc (an online document where I can jot down anything at anytime). A year later when I was gearing up for going solo I reviewed that document and it was pages and pages long. Lots of the ideas weresilly and naive but some of them were really great and I had totally forgotten about them. I immediately implemented a lot of those ideas and found almost immediate success. I was so glad that I had writtendown everything that might help me.

So, I would say the second step after dreaming of going solo is to write those dreams down...to the last detail. It doesn't matter if they're silly or impractical, you'll sort all that stuff out later.

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Russell Knight is a solo practitioner in Chicago. His two websites are www.rdklegal.com and http://www.abogadodechicago.com/.

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My Thought on Document Review, Precisely

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Special Gift for Aspiring Solo blog readers from Jay Foonberg, author of How to Start and Build a Solo Practice

I was delighted to receive an email recently from Jay Foonberg, whom some of you may know as the author of How to Start and Build A Law Practice (now in its Fifth edition). His book is considered the solo practioner's manual - a must-have for new solos. Mr. Foonberg is offering a special through the Aspiring Solo blog for those of you interested in purchasing individual chapters from his book.

First, you must send an email to his manager, Yolanda, at yolanda@foonberg.com and let her know that you wish to purchase chapters through the special offer at the Aspiring Solo blog. She will send you a special code, which you will use at the online checkout after you have selected which chapters you would like to purchase. You purchase the chapters at http://www.foonberglaw.com/. Just follow the instructions for purchase and it will all be self-explanatory.

I personally own the book, have read about half of it, and I can testify to you that it is chock full of useful information, ideas and inspiration.

Happy Reading!!!!

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Lawyering and Activism: A Partnership

I have been an advocate for bring activism into the law since my own activist days as an undergrad. In law school, I enjoyed attending meetings of the National Lawyers Guild. As a lawyer, I attend trainings for lawyers that teach advocacy for victimized or underrepresented persons.

So when I came across this article involving a law school student who took on a pro bono case involving a woman unfairly jailed for 29 years because she happened to be waiting in the get-away car while her husband and brother robbed a liquor store and killed the owner, I felt it pertinent to share the story with readers of this blog. I am also in favor of a client-centered approach to lawyering, and as struggling solo practioners, it would help us to pay attention to activist lawyers. From what better platform could a lawyer feel empowered to combine law, activism and client advocacy than as a solo practioner?

Adam Reich, the law student representing the woman, is quoted as saying that his work on this case has taught him "that advocacy must extend beyond the courtroom." To read more about Reich's creative lawyering, see the full article here.

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Weighing Options

I had the pleasure last week to hear Carolyn Elefant, creator of www.myshingle.com and author of Solo By Choice, speak at AU Law School. She made numerous helpful points on starting a practice, including the notion that one can start a solo practice and look for a job at the same time, and in fact the former can be an asset to the latter because it shows a self-starter, can-do attitude. Ms. Elefant was also inspirational. She assured us that we already have the skills to practice law and what we don't know can be learned. Moreover, it is less expensive to get started in solo practice than many think.

So recently, I hired a Life Coach. She seems to think I need to chose between focusing my attention on finding a job or focus my energy on going solo. I told her that I am torn on this. It would be wonderful to get a real job. The benefits are that I would be consistently practicing law everyday, I wouldn't have to go out and get clients, I'd have a steady paycheck, and I'd have others around me who can check my work.

"That's a lot of benefits," said my life coach.

"But I always wanted the freedom of going solo," I argued.

"Keep in mind," said my life coach. "This is not permanent. You said yourself you would only want to work for someone else for a year or two, with the goal of going solo. You don't have to give up your dream. This is temporary."

When you think about it, if I can do document review for 5 years than I should easily be able to work in my field for much less than that. Furthermore, with the economy being sluggish and jobs scarce, I could put a timeline on my job search. If I don't get a job by X date, I will re-focus my energy on solo practice. I have only 3-4 weeks left on my current document review project, and I told my Life Coach that I need her to hold me accountable to making the transition out of document review and on to the practice of law. We'll see how it works out.

Stay tuned readers for the Aspiring Solo's Second Annual List of Legal Temp Agencies serving the Washington DC metro area. I'll try to post this in the next week or two.

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