250+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Miami, FL

Observed local pay is sharply split by sub-role. BLS puts Miami lawyers at $166,790 median and $172,720 mean, while paralegals and legal assistants sit at $58,870 median and $62,720 mean. Recent posted salaries across the broader category center on about $100k to $135k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $196k, and the mean offered salary on new Florida openings in this field was about $112,414 in July 2026 from a sample of 747 postings.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 108 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $72,500 at the 25th percentile, $122,906 at the median and $168,125 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Miami is a competitive, not broken, market for Legal, Compliance & Risk right now. Local professional and business services employment reached 532.8 thousand in June 2026 and was up 0.6993% year over year, while the metro also showed more than 550 recent category postings across more than 300 companies. But the easy-hire phase is over: Miami unemployment reached 3.9% in June 2026, and Florida-wide active postings for this field were down 15.1% year over year even as Florida employment in the field was up 2.3%. Expect real openings, but slower vacancy flow and more selectivity per opening.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can work on-site and bring either Florida-usable legal skills like legal research, case management, litigation, and legal writing or regulated-industry compliance depth plus AI fluency have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not treat this as a remote-first or uniformly high-paying market: about 70% of postings are on-site, and the category mixes lawyer pay around $166,790 median with paralegal pay around $58,870 median.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 257 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Lewis Brisbois: 7 open roles
2. Kubicki Draper: 6 open roles
3. Morgan & Morgan, PA: 6 open roles
4. Base-2 Solutions, LLC.: 5 open roles
5. Ororun: 5 open roles
6. Hillsbar: 4 open roles
7. Lydecker LLP: 4 open roles
8. Royal Caribbean International: 4 open roles
9. DarrowEverett LLP: 3 open roles
10. Diaz: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Miami: 133
• Fort Lauderdale: 53
• Coral Gables: 18
• Plantation: 9
• Sunny Isles Beach: 5
• Doral: 4
• Hollywood: 4
• Pembroke Pines: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 171 (68%), hybrid 57 (23%), remote 23 (9%)

Where the demand is

The clearest volume is still in law-firm and legal-support work. Over the last 90 days, the metro showed more than 550 postings across more than 300 companies, and about 50% of the sampled demand sat in legal services, with another about 15% in education, about 10% in healthcare, and about 5% in financial services. That mix lines up with the most active named employers in the sample, including Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Miami Family Law Group, University of Miami, 211 Broward, and Hut 8 Corp. The work itself skews practical and execution-heavy rather than purely advisory. The most-requested skills were legal research, case management, litigation, negotiation, and legal writing, while about 55% of roles were mid-level and about 70% were on-site. That makes Miami friendlier to applicants who can step into a docket, file, contract queue, or investigation process quickly than to candidates selling only abstract strategy. There is a smaller but real GRC pocket beyond traditional law firms. Local proxy signals showed Miami openings tied to Holland & Knight and Nubank, and a separate GRC tracker points to demand in banking and fintech, crypto, healthcare, trade and logistics, and hospitality, though that sector read is thinner than the law-firm evidence.

• Law firms and litigation support (high): This is the strongest local lane, with about 50% of postings in legal services and heavy emphasis on legal research, case management, litigation, and legal writing.
• Institutional legal and compliance teams (moderate): Education accounts for about 15% of sampled postings and healthcare about 10%, which supports targeting universities, health systems, and mission-driven organizations with policy, contracts, and regulatory work.
• Regulated corporate GRC (moderate): The corporate side is smaller in the local sample, but Miami-specific signals include openings tied to Holland & Knight and Nubank, plus sector hints in banking and fintech, crypto, healthcare, trade and logistics, and hospitality.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-career, on-site roles at law firms and institution-backed employers first, then use sector-specific versions of your resume for fintech, healthcare, and other regulated GRC openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Legal Billing Specialist: It sits close to legal operations and support workflows, and national salary guides still benchmark it as a live legal-support role.
• Legal Engineer: It is one of the new roles emerging from legal AI adoption for people who can connect doctrine, process, and tooling.
• Contract Automation Manager: It is another AI-enabled adjacent role for candidates who understand templates, clause logic, and workflow design.
• HR Compliance or Background Screening Specialist: Recent guidance has put more attention on disclosures, authorization language, candidate consent, and adverse-action process in hiring workflows.

What postings ask for

• Florida Bar admission (table_stakes | immediate): It is the clearest local credential signal on attorney-track postings, appearing in about 5% of the overall sample even though many roles in this category are non-attorney jobs. Who: Licensed attorneys, law-school graduates planning to stay in Florida, and lateral counsel candidates.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 25%, so lack of proof here is a fast rejection risk. Who: Entry-level paralegals, junior attorneys, and switchers aiming at legal support roles.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): About 20% of local postings asked for case management, which signals employers want operational throughput, not just subject-matter knowledge. Who: Paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support candidates, and anyone targeting busy plaintiff or defense practices.
• Litigation, legal writing, and negotiation (differentiator | near-term): These skills recur across the local sample and help separate candidates who can own work product from those who only understand the topic area. Who: Attorneys, senior paralegals, contracts professionals, and candidates moving up from support roles.
• AI fluency and AI governance literacy (premium | immediate): Sixty-nine percent of legal professionals now use generative AI for work, 41% of law firms and 47% of corporate legal departments are using it, and 62% of large firms ask about AI experience in interviews. Florida also now requires disclosure of AI-generated work product in certain court filings, which turns safe AI use into a credibility issue, not just a productivity issue. Who: Mid-career attorneys, compliance leaders, legal ops professionals, and any candidate targeting modern corporate legal teams.
• Business strategy and cross-functional leadership (differentiator | near-term): National employer guidance for 2026 says legal teams increasingly want professionals who can pair legal judgment with business strategy and cross-functional leadership. Who: Counsel, contracts managers, compliance managers, and experienced switchers from operations.

Questions about this market

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

Observed local pay is sharply split by sub-role. BLS puts Miami lawyers at $166,790 median and $172,720 mean, while paralegals and legal assistants sit at $58,870 median and $62,720 mean. Recent posted salaries across the broader category center on about $100k to $135k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $196k, and the mean offered salary on new Florida openings in this field was about $112,414 in July 2026 from a sample of 747 postings. This is not a single-pay market. High-end attorney and counsel compensation pulls the category up, while a large share of openings are in legal services and support-heavy workflows that pay far less. Wages and salaries for private-industry workers across the Miami CSA were up 4.6% over the 12 months ending March 2026, which helps explain why experienced candidates still have leverage even in a slower openings market.

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

The clearest volume is still in law-firm and legal-support work. Over the last 90 days, the metro showed more than 550 postings across more than 300 companies, and about 50% of the sampled demand sat in legal services, with another about 15% in education, about 10% in healthcare, and about 5% in financial services. That mix lines up with the most active named employers in the sample, including Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Miami Family Law Group, University of Miami, 211 Broward, and Hut 8 Corp. The work itself skews practical and execution-heavy rather than purely advisory. The most-requested skills were legal research, case management, litigation, negotiation, and legal writing, while about 55% of roles were mid-level and about 70% were on-site. That makes Miami friendlier to applicants who can step into a docket, file, contract queue, or investigation process quickly than to candidates selling only abstract strategy. There is a smaller but real GRC pocket beyond traditional law firms. Local proxy signals showed Miami openings tied to Holland & Knight and Nubank, and a separate GRC tracker points to demand in banking and fintech, crypto, healthcare, trade and logistics, and hospitality, though that sector read is thinner than the law-firm evidence.

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 Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (20 postings), Hillsbar (10 postings), NACBA (10 postings), Miami Family Law Group (10 postings), 211 Broward (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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