A look inside the roles Trueline Talent’s legal recruiting team closed for clients this quarter — salaries, markets, and how long each search took from kickoff to offer.
Filled this quarter
Average placement salary
Average time to fill
with a closed search
Across 87 closed searches in 20 markets, Trueline Talent’s legal desk covered everything from paralegal support to attorney-level hires—and the data shows where each moves fastest.
| FASTEST FILLS | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Paralegal |
Denver, CO |
5 days |
|
Paralegal |
Houston, TX |
5 days |
|
Paralegal |
Washington, DC |
5 days |
|
Contract Administrator |
Charlotte, NC |
5 days |
|
Compliance Analyst |
Miami, FL |
5 days |
| LONGEST SEARCHES | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Associate Attorney |
New York, NY |
30 days |
|
Paralegal |
Atlanta, GA |
21 days |
|
Associate Attorney |
Charlotte, NC |
21 days |
|
Compliance Analyst |
Denver, CO
|
21 days |
|
Compliance Analyst |
Charlotte, NC |
21 days |
| HIGHEST-PAID PLACEMENTS | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Associate Attorney |
San Francisco, CA |
$203,000 |
|
Associate Attorney |
New York, NY |
$196,500 |
|
Associate Attorney |
Boston, MA |
$193,000 |
|
Associate Attorney |
Los Angeles, CA |
$190,500 |
|
Associate Attorney |
San Diego, CA |
$188,500 |
Average salary and average time to fill for every role type closed this quarter.
87 placements across 20 U.S. markets—number of roles closed per market shown alongside each city.
Atlanta, GA
5
Boston, MA
5
Charlotte, NC
4
Chicago, IL
5
Dallas, TX
4
Denver, CO
4
Houston, TX
5
Los Angeles, CA
5
Miami, FL
4
Minneapolis, MN
4
Nashville, TN
4
New York, NY
5
Orlando, FL
4
Philadelphia, PA
4
Phoenix, AZ
4
4
San Diego, CA
4
Seattle, WA
4
Tampa, FL
4
Washington, DC
5
All 87 placements, grouped by role and sorted by salary within each group.
| Market | Salary | Time to Fill |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $139,000 | 9 days |
| Los Angeles, CA | $126,500 | 19 days |
| Seattle, WA | $126,500 | 8 days |
| San Diego, CA | $125,500 | 5 days |
| Washington, DC | $124,000 | 9 days |
| Boston, MA | $123,000 | 7 days |
| Seattle, WA | $120,500 | 9 days |
| New York, NY | $120,500 | 19 days |
| New York, NY | $116,000 | 5 days |
| Seattle, WA | $113,500 | 15 days |
| Boston, MA | $111,500 | 9 days |
| Washington, DC | $107,500 | 5 days |
| Atlanta, GA | $107,000 | 8 days |
| Houston, TX | $105,000 | 5 days |
| Atlanta, GA | $104,500 | 6 days |
| Houston, TX | $103,500 | 5 days |
| Chicago, IL | $102,000 | 6 days |
| Nashville, TN | $102,000 | 9 days |
| Miami, FL | $101,500 | 9 days |
| Denver, CO | $96,000 | 5 days |
| Atlanta, GA | $96,000 | 9 days |
| Houston, TX | $94,000 | 9 days |
| Nashville, TN | $93,000 | 6 days |
| Atlanta, GA | $92,000 | 21 days |
| Phoenix, AZ | $92,000 | 8 days |
| Tampa, FL | $90,500 | 8 days |
| Tampa, FL | $90,000 | 7 days |
| Phoenix, AZ | $90,000 | 7 days |
| Market | Salary | Time to Fill |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $203,000 | 5 days |
| New York, NY | $196,500 | 30 days |
| Boston, MA | $193,000 | 6 days |
| Los Angeles, CA | $190,500 | 9 days |
| San Diego, CA | $188,500 | 17 days |
| San Diego, CA | $187,000 | 7 days |
| Los Angeles, CA | $186,500 | 9 days |
| Chicago, IL | $185,000 | 8 days |
| San Diego, CA | $176,500 | 19 days |
| Chicago, IL | $171,500 | 7 days |
| Washington, DC | $171,500 | 18 days |
| Philadelphia, PA | $169,000 | 10 days |
| Minneapolis, MN | $165,500 | 7 days |
| Phoenix, AZ | $163,000 | 9 days |
| Tampa, FL | $156,000 | 8 days |
| Dallas, TX | $154,500 | 8 days |
| Miami, FL | $153,000 | 8 days |
| Miami, FL | $152,500 | 6 days |
| Charlotte, NC | $143,000 | 21 days |
| Market | Salary | Time to Fill |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $133,000 | 8 days |
| Chicago, IL | $123,500 | 6 days |
| Denver, CO | $113,500 | 7 days |
| Seattle, WA | $113,000 | 6 days |
| Denver, CO | $107,000 | 21 days |
| Miami, FL | $104,500 | 5 days |
| Dallas, TX | $104,500 | 9 days |
| Philadelphia, PA | $102,500 | 7 days |
| Denver, CO | $102,500 | 7 days |
| Orlando, FL | $97,500 | 8 days |
| Orlando, FL | $96,000 | 5 days |
| Charlotte, NC | $91,500 | 21 days |
| Orlando, FL | $90,000 | 9 days |
| Market | Salary | Time to Fill |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $153,000 | 6 days |
| San Francisco, CA | $146,500 | 6 days |
| Los Angeles, CA | $123,500 | 7 days |
| Philadelphia, PA | $114,500 | 5 days |
| Chicago, IL | $110,500 | 5 days |
| Minneapolis, MN | $107,500 | 9 days |
| Nashville, TN | $106,000 | 5 days |
| Dallas, TX | $105,000 | 6 days |
| Minneapolis, MN | $104,000 | 5 days |
| Houston, TX | $102,500 | 17 days |
| Orlando, FL | $92,000 | 6 days |
| Market | Salary | Time to Fill |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $130,000 | 7 days |
| Boston, MA | $128,500 | 7 days |
| Washington, DC | $125,000 | 7 days |
| Boston, MA | $121,500 | 7 days |
| Minneapolis, MN | $106,500 | 6 days |
| Charlotte, NC | $101,000 | 5 days |
| Philadelphia, PA | $101,000 | 5 days |
| Dallas, TX | $101,000 | 7 days |
| Nashville, TN | $95,000 | 8 days |
| Phoenix, AZ | $92,000 | 7 days |
| Tampa, FL | $91,000 | 6 days |
| Market | Salary | Time to Fill |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $140,500 | 9 days |
| Washington, DC | $113,500 | 6 days |
| Atlanta, GA | $108,500 | 16 days |
| Charlotte, NC | $103,500 | 6 days |
| Houston, TX | $99,500 | 9 days |
This quarter, Trueline Talent’s legal desk closed 87 roles across 20 U.S. markets in an average of 8.9 days—from paralegal and compliance support to Associate Attorney hires.
87 Roles
$123,230
8.9 Days
20 Markets
Source: Trueline Talent internal placement data, Legal practice. Figures reflect base salary and calendar days from search kickoff to accepted offer; three additional summary rows in the source file (average salary, average time to fill, roles closed) were used to validate these totals and are not counted as individual placements.
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