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“They absolutely exceeded our every expectation,” commented the project coordinator at a national law firm after the Abelson team completed its document “crunch.” When necessary, the team worked around the clock (with no additional charge to the client!) and produced the required product several days early.

One of most notable changes in legal hiring patterns over the last ten years has been the increasing use of a variety of types of legal professionals in temporary/contract positions. Unlike the “traditional temp,” brought in to cover for a short period of time, today’s contract employees may work for days, weeks, months or even years. Whether attorneys, paralegals or legal professionals, they may be used for special projects, to provide coverage during vacations or to balance a cash flow issue.

Never used a contract attorney? See our Employers’ Section or call us today for more details as to how we can help you improve your bottom line through the appropriate use of temporary staff. Let us find the right candidate for you. Save money, save time and save aggravation. With the professional services of Abelson Legal Search, you will discover how easy, affordable and efficient it is to meet all your legal staffing needs, whether on a permanent, temporary or temporary to permanent basis.

Whatever temporary legal services you require -
  • document review
  • research and writing
  • due diligence
  • specialized attorney practice expertise, for example, in litigation, patents, contracts, real estate or bankruptcy
  • pre-trial preparation and production
  • marketing and practice development support


  • for whatever reasons –
  • temporary work increases
  • extended employee absences
  • expertise for special projects


  • at every level, from start to finish, there is an Abelson Legal Search contract legal professional to provide the experienced help you need at a significant cost savings. No time period is too short or too long for a temporary hire. Whether you need someone for two days or two years, we can meet your needs. Pay only for the time and services you require.

    Abelson Legal Search has the resources and experienced personnel to identify the best candidates available with any required performance skills. We takepride in our excellent listening skills and in our ability to personalize service to each client based on what we have heard. We are committed to handling your unique placement needs.

    THE BENEFITS Use contract/temporary staff to provide the flexibility you need, because you will:
  • Manage project-specific work needs without increasing your permanent hire numbers;
  • Add interim staff with specific legal expertise;
  • Meet particular and/or flexible scheduling needs;
  • Maintain staffing levels during temporary employee absence(s).


  • THE SEARCH Benefit from Abelson Legal Search’s individualized search to meet your position’s specific requirements, because you will:
  • Interview only the most qualified candidates with the experience you need, because they have been professionally prescreened;
  • Eliminate the costs and burdens of advertising, screening and evaluating resumes;
  • Gain access to our daily-updated, confidential database of experienced, active candidates.


  • THE ECONOMICS Leave all responsibility for administrative details to us, because we:
  • Handle all hiring, termination and payroll paperwork (your temporary attorney works as an Abelson Legal Search employee);
  • Pay all payroll and employer taxes and professional liability and Worker’s Compensation fees;
  • Determine the appropriate hourly rate for each attorney based on the level of experience, specific expertise and your job requirements.


  • TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT HIRES In addition to temporary or permanent placement options, Abelson Legal Search also offers all clients the opportunity to work with a candidate on a temporary to permanent basis. If you ever hired a candidate who “looked good on paper” and performed well during the interview process, but who proved to be unsuitable for your needs, you will appreciate this hiring alternative. You can test candidates’ skills with no risks.

    With a temporary to permanent candidate, you have the opportunity to work with candidates for as long as necessary to assure they meet your needs. If a candidate proves not to be the individual you want, Abelson Legal Search will handle every termination detail, thereby avoiding all the possible unpleasantness of a formal termination process. As with any other temporary candidate, during a temporary to permanent trial period, you pay only for time actually worked. In other words, you get the work done, test work product and personality match, yet avoid all the costs and risks of an immediate permanent hire.

    Abelson Legal Search has built our reputation on and has been highly successful in identifying the right candidates, but, on occasion, our clients would like the option of evaluating a candidate’s suitability in the actual position. With a temporary to permanent hire, they have that option. We are dedicated to meeting you needs in the way you want.

    Abelson Legal Search takes the time to know each client and candidate to make the best possible placements, each time, every time. Never used a contract attorney? Call us today for details as to how we can improve your bottom line. Let us find the right candidate for you. Save money, save time and save aggravation. With the professional services of Abelson Legal Search, you will discover how easy, affordable and efficient it is to meet all your legal staffing needs, whether on a permanent, temporary or temporary to permanent basis.

    Give us your current temporary legal staffing needs.
    Let us do the work for you.

    Tel. 215.561.3010    Fax. 215.561.3001    1600 Market Street. Suite# 505. Philadelphia PA 19103    abelson@abelsonlegalsearch.com