Legal Jobs in Miami, FL

Observed local government wage data shows the broad legal occupational group in Miami at a $123,290 annual mean and an $85,030 annual median in 2025, with the 25th percentile at $62,090 and the 75th percentile at $167,760. Recent local posted salary ranges center on about $100k to $130k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $70k to $200k. As a directional hiring measure rather than a metro wage survey, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Legal, Compliance & Risk openings in Florida at about $112,075 in September 2026, based on n=459.

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Advertised pay

Across the 92 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $69,340 at the 25th percentile, $101,425 at the median and $145,625 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Miami is a real market for Legal, Compliance & Risk, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 3.7% in August 2026 and Professional and Business Services employment rose 0.7952% year over year, yet Florida Legal, Compliance & Risk postings were down 16.0% year over year even as occupation employment grew 1.9%. The local pipeline is broad enough to matter—more than 300 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days—and legal occupations already have an outsized local footprint at 1.6% of Miami employment versus 0.8% nationally, but recent visible expansion is concentrated in labor and employment, litigation-heavy firms, and specialized counsel work rather than broad entry hiring.

Best positioned: Florida-barred attorneys and mid-career compliance or employment-law candidates who can show workplace investigations, wage-and-hour fluency, litigation execution, or AI-governance credibility have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake the market's high pay ceiling for broad access: local postings skew about 60% mid-level and about 25% senior, and about 70% are on-site.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 230 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP: 8 open roles
2. Florida: 6 open roles
3. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer PA: 5 open roles
4. Kelley Uustal, PLC: 4 open roles
5. Kpmg Us: 4 open roles
6. Kubicki Draper: 4 open roles
7. Lewis Brisbois: 4 open roles
8. Mayersohn Law Group: 4 open roles
9. The Ward Law Group: 4 open roles
10. Akerman LLP: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Miami: 121
• Fort Lauderdale: 54
• Hollywood: 10
• Coral Gables: 9
• Plantation: 7
• Pompano Beach: 3
• Miami Lakes: 3
• Miami Beach: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 156 (70%), hybrid 55 (25%), remote 12 (5%)

Where the demand is

Most observable opportunity is still law-firm centered. In the recent local posting sample, legal services account for about 45% of openings, law practice about 25%, and generic legal another about 15%, while the most-requested hard skills are legal research, case management, legal writing, litigation, discovery, trial preparation, motion practice, and depositions. That mix rewards candidates who can show actual matter execution—briefing, discovery management, hearings, or investigation work—not just legal education. Within that law-firm-heavy base, labor and employment is getting fresh investment. Fisher Phillips opened a Miami office on October 1 with seven attorneys from Zumpano Castro focused on employer compliance, employment litigation, counseling, and professional-employer-organization work, and Greenberg Traurig added a West Palm Beach labor and employment practice chair whose book includes workplace investigations, wage-and-hour compliance, restrictive covenants, arbitration, and equal-employment claims. There is also a smaller but real lane in specialized corporate counsel work: Sidley Austin expanded Miami's energy, transportation, and infrastructure practice, while South Florida in-house counsel programming is already centered on AI risk and compliance.

• Labor and employment counsel / investigations (high): Recent local expansion is directly tied to employer compliance, employment litigation, counseling, workplace investigations, and wage-and-hour work.
• Litigation-heavy firm roles (high): The local skills mix still leans toward legal research, case management, legal writing, discovery, trial preparation, motion practice, and depositions.
• In-house compliance for regulated or policy-heavy employers (moderate): This lane is smaller in the visible posting mix, but financial services and real estate are present, and local in-house events are already focused on AI risk, responsible use, and compliance.
• Energy, transportation, and infrastructure counsel (limited): A newer local niche is forming around Miami energy and infrastructure practice growth rather than mass-volume hiring.

Where to focus: Pick one lane—labor and employment, litigation execution, or regulated-company compliance—and make every application prove direct relevance to that lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Employee Relations Manager / HR Investigator: It uses interview discipline, policy interpretation, workplace investigations, and documentation skills that overlap with labor-and-employment work.
• Contract Administrator / Procurement Contracts Specialist: It is a practical landing spot for people strong in redlining, clause review, version control, and stakeholder follow-through.
• Legal Operations Analyst: This path rewards people who combine legal knowledge with process design, systems thinking, reporting, and vendor management.
• Privacy Program Coordinator / Data Governance Analyst: It fits candidates building toward AI governance, compliance monitoring, and policy accountability work.

What postings ask for

• Florida bar admission (premium | immediate): It is the most commonly named certification in local postings, and it remains a hard gate for many attorney-track roles. Who: Attorneys relocating into South Florida or sitting for state admission.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 45% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline skill across firms. Who: Entry-level candidates, litigators, and career switchers trying to prove legal readiness.
• Case management and discovery workflow (differentiator | immediate): Case management shows up in about 30% of local postings, with discovery, trial preparation, motion practice, and depositions each appearing in about 10%. Who: Paralegals, legal assistants, junior associates, and litigation operations candidates.
• Workplace investigations and wage-and-hour compliance (premium | immediate): A fresh West Palm Beach expansion specifically highlighted workplace investigations, classification, wage-and-hour compliance, restrictive covenants, arbitration, and equal-employment claims. Who: Employment lawyers, HR-to-legal switchers, and compliance managers handling workforce issues.
• AI governance and legal tech literacy (premium | near-term): A Miami in-house counsel event centered on AI risk and compliance, and 64% of surveyed senior in-house legal and compliance professionals ranked AI governance and oversight as a critical skill for the next three years. Who: In-house counsel, compliance leads, privacy professionals, and career switchers from tech or operations.
• CRCM (differentiator | near-term): The Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager credential is recognized for financial-services regulatory compliance and helps separate compliance-first candidates from general legal applicants. Who: Candidates targeting banks, RIAs, funds, and other finance-linked employers.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Observed local government wage data shows the broad legal occupational group in Miami at a $123,290 annual mean and an $85,030 annual median in 2025, with the 25th percentile at $62,090 and the 75th percentile at $167,760. Recent local posted salary ranges center on about $100k to $130k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $70k to $200k. As a directional hiring measure rather than a metro wage survey, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Legal, Compliance & Risk openings in Florida at about $112,075 in September 2026, based on n=459. This is a market with real upside, but the upside is uneven. Licensed attorneys and specialized compliance or contracts professionals can clear six figures, while support roles and less-specialized paths land much closer to the lower end of the range.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL concentrated?

Most observable opportunity is still law-firm centered. In the recent local posting sample, legal services account for about 45% of openings, law practice about 25%, and generic legal another about 15%, while the most-requested hard skills are legal research, case management, legal writing, litigation, discovery, trial preparation, motion practice, and depositions. That mix rewards candidates who can show actual matter execution—briefing, discovery management, hearings, or investigation work—not just legal education. Within that law-firm-heavy base, labor and employment is getting fresh investment. Fisher Phillips opened a Miami office on October 1 with seven attorneys from Zumpano Castro focused on employer compliance, employment litigation, counseling, and professional-employer-organization work, and Greenberg Traurig added a West Palm Beach labor and employment practice chair whose book includes workplace investigations, wage-and-hour compliance, restrictive covenants, arbitration, and equal-employment claims. There is also a smaller but real lane in specialized corporate counsel work: Sidley Austin expanded Miami's energy, transportation, and infrastructure practice, while South Florida in-house counsel programming is already centered on AI risk and compliance.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from The Freelance Firm (10 postings), Morgan & Morgan, PA (10 postings), Lewis Brisbois (5 postings), Hillsbar (5 postings), Boyd Richards Parker Colonnelli (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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