450+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Dallas, TX

Observed government data shows Dallas-Fort Worth legal occupations averaging $67.45 per hour in May 2025, with an annual mean of $140,290, median of $102,500, 25th percentile of $64,210, and 75th percentile of $179,960. Directional posting data is a bit higher at the center: local posted salary ranges cluster around about $115k to $150k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $83k to $200k, while hourly-paid roles center on about $30 to $37 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 231 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $85,983 at the 25th percentile, $117,495 at the median and $160,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Dallas-Fort Worth is a competitive but still viable market for Legal, Compliance & Risk over the next 3-6 months. The metro has about 29,210 workers in the legal occupations family, and its Professional and Business Services base grew 3.1429% year-over-year in August 2026, which supports demand for outside counsel, contracts, compliance, and risk work. But Texas-wide category signals are more selective than expansionary: Legal, Compliance & Risk employment rose 2.3% year-over-year while active postings fell 3.6% year-over-year in September 2026. Recent local momentum has clustered around law-firm expansion in Dallas and Fort Worth, real-estate and construction disputes, and digital-infrastructure/data-center matters rather than broad remote hiring.

Best positioned: Licensed Texas attorneys and mid-career candidates who can show litigation, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, or risk-management depth have the best odds, because local postings skew about 50% mid-level and the most-requested skills include legal research, case management, litigation, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is reading the pay ceiling as the typical outcome: posted salary ranges center on about $115k to $150k, but only about 15% of openings are entry level and only about 5% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 473 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Dallas County: 76 open roles
2. Bush Law Group: 15 open roles
3. 1800lionlaw: 5 open roles
4. Bryan Fagan: 5 open roles
5. Friedman Vartolo LLP: 5 open roles
6. Lewis Brisbois: 5 open roles
7. Modern Family Law: 5 open roles
8. Tarrant County Bar Association: 5 open roles
9. Apex Fintech Solutions LLC: 4 open roles
10. K&L Gates LLP: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Dallas: 295
• Fort Worth: 35
• Irving: 30
• Plano: 26
• Frisco: 14
• Bedford: 10
• Coppell: 8
• Richardson: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 306 (67%), hybrid 136 (30%), remote 15 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated first in law-firm and legal-services hiring. In the recent local postings sample, legal services accounted for about 35% of openings and law practice about 20%, and hiring was fragmented rather than monopolized by one employer. The clearest recent signals were specialty expansions: Buchalter's Dallas and Fort Worth buildout added more than 40 lawyers across Texas with strength in construction litigation, real estate, and business litigation, while Willkie expanded its Texas digital-infrastructure and data-center team with seven lawyers, including four Dallas-based real-estate partners. Second, there is a steadier but less flashy lane in public-sector and regulated-industry work. Government administration made up about 10% of sampled postings and Dallas County was among the most consistently active employers, while financial services represented about 10% of category demand. That mix creates openings for paralegals, investigators, contracts staff, compliance analysts, and risk-oriented candidates who are not chasing big-firm partnership tracks. The catch is fit. The most-requested local skills are legal research, case management, litigation, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, legal writing, and risk management, so broad legal professional positioning tends to lose to candidates who show a clear lane.

• Specialty law firms (high): Best for attorneys and experienced legal staff who can show matter-specific depth in litigation, real estate, construction, or transactional support.
• Government and county legal support (moderate): A practical lane for entry-level and mid-level candidates who are strong on documentation, case flow, and process discipline.
• Regulated-industry compliance and risk (moderate): A strong option for candidates with policy, controls, investigations, or regulatory background who can work cross-functionally with operations and finance.

Where to focus: Pick one lane — specialty firm practice, public-sector legal support, or regulated-industry compliance/risk — and market yourself as a direct fit for that lane instead of a general legal applicant.

Roles worth searching next

• Procurement or vendor management specialist: Contract negotiation, redlining, and CLM exposure transfer well into vendor-facing commercial work.
• Policy analyst or government program analyst: Legal research, writing, and regulatory interpretation map well into public-sector policy and administrative work, and government administration is a visible part of local demand.
• Project or operations manager in a regulated business: Case management, documentation control, escalation handling, and risk-aware process work all transfer into operations roles in regulated environments.
• Privacy or cybersecurity program coordinator: Data privacy, cybersecurity, and governance are increasingly tied to legal hiring needs, making this a logical move for compliance-minded candidates.

What postings ask for

• Texas bar admission / current Texas law license (table_stakes | immediate): The most commonly named formal credentials in local postings are a current license to practice law in Texas and Texas bar admission, and the highest-paying firm-side paths depend on them. Who: Attorneys, counsel candidates, and litigators moving into Texas-market roles.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): Legal research is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 40%, so it is foundational rather than optional. Who: Entry-level legal staff, paralegals, junior attorneys, and career switchers trying to prove baseline readiness.
• Case management and litigation workflow (differentiator | immediate): Case management appears in about 20% of local postings, while litigation and trial preparation also show up regularly, which makes workflow fluency more valuable than generic legal interest. Who: Paralegals, litigation support staff, plaintiff or defense legal assistants, and junior litigators.
• Contract negotiation and CLM (premium | near-term): Contract negotiation appears in about 15% of local postings, and contract lifecycle management is also highlighted nationally as a valuable skill set. Who: In-house legal candidates, procurement-adjacent professionals, and compliance staff moving toward commercial work.
• Regulatory compliance and risk management (differentiator | immediate): Regulatory compliance and risk management each appear in about 10% of local skill demand, and statewide employment in the category is still growing even with tighter posting volume. Who: Career switchers from banking, healthcare, insurance, public administration, and audit-adjacent controls work.
• Data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance (premium | near-term): National hiring commentary points to data privacy, cybersecurity, compliance, governance, and AI governance as valuable specializations rather than nice-to-haves. Who: Mid-career lawyers, compliance professionals, and risk analysts who want to move into faster-growing specialty work.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Observed government data shows Dallas-Fort Worth legal occupations averaging $67.45 per hour in May 2025, with an annual mean of $140,290, median of $102,500, 25th percentile of $64,210, and 75th percentile of $179,960. Directional posting data is a bit higher at the center: local posted salary ranges cluster around about $115k to $150k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $83k to $200k, while hourly-paid roles center on about $30 to $37 / hour. This is a good-paying market, but the pay is spread across very different tracks. Texas new-opening pay in this category averaged about $120,758 in September 2026, well above the Texas all-occupation opening average of about $67,467.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated first in law-firm and legal-services hiring. In the recent local postings sample, legal services accounted for about 35% of openings and law practice about 20%, and hiring was fragmented rather than monopolized by one employer. The clearest recent signals were specialty expansions: Buchalter's Dallas and Fort Worth buildout added more than 40 lawyers across Texas with strength in construction litigation, real estate, and business litigation, while Willkie expanded its Texas digital-infrastructure and data-center team with seven lawyers, including four Dallas-based real-estate partners. Second, there is a steadier but less flashy lane in public-sector and regulated-industry work. Government administration made up about 10% of sampled postings and Dallas County was among the most consistently active employers, while financial services represented about 10% of category demand. That mix creates openings for paralegals, investigators, contracts staff, compliance analysts, and risk-oriented candidates who are not chasing big-firm partnership tracks. The catch is fit. The most-requested local skills are legal research, case management, litigation, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, legal writing, and risk management, so broad legal professional positioning tends to lose to candidates who show a clear lane.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dallas County (40 postings), Bush Law Group (30 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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