About Hire an Esquire

MLA’s Hire an Esquire has been changing the way attorneys work and organizations hire since 2011. Our cloud-based hiring tool instantly connects law firms and legal teams with top-quality, vetted legal professionals to take on overflow work, support matters and fill in expertise gaps.

Contract attorneys, legal assistants, and paralegals can create profiles within the platform and easily apply for roles that match their expertise and interests, allowing them to design a career path that fits their lifestyle and passions.

Small to mid-size law firms and startup legal departments can take control of the hiring process and hire an agile workforce of top talent they need at a moment's notice, while lawyers can adeptly manage their own careers.

Our proprietary online platform takes hiring a step further by analyzing an applicant’s experience and expertise to best match them with available positions—giving both the hiring manager and the applicants a head start on finding a perfect fit. Our goal is to make the legal hiring process as straightforward and user-friendly as possible.

In 2023, Major, Lindsey & Africa, the world's largest legal search firm, acquired Hire an Esquire, marrying their proven methodology for talent recruitment and market knowledge with our innovative technology.

Thanks to advanced algorithms, predictive behavior analytics, and a user-friendly platform, Hire an Esquire is a win-win for both sides of the hiring equation, matching up job posters and candidates faster than ever before.

— Above the Law

We’ve used multiple resources to find qualified attorneys, and without a doubt Hire an Esquire’s platform not only streamlines the process but has enabled us to better align the needs of each phase of a project with the capabilities of skilled attorneys in a manner that helps contain costs for our clients.

— Jay Hull, Chief Innovation Officer at Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

As the global legal industry shifts toward a scalable and dynamic client-service model, it is critical for law firms to embrace the on-demand workforce. Hire an Esquire is set to change the game for the legal services market. We are delighted to be working with [their] leadership team to drive and shape the future.

— John Fernandez, Chief Innovation Officer of Dentons US and Global Chair for Nextlaw Labs