Legal Jobs in Tampa, FL

Government wage data shows Tampa's legal occupational family at a $79,790 annual median and $106,150 annual mean in 2025, with a $51.03 mean hourly wage for the legal occupational group. Recent local posted salary ranges center on about $100k to $150k, but that sample is skewed toward higher-paid openings; paralegal pay is closer to a $60,150 median and $62,650 mean, and legal secretaries averaged $54,300.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 47 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,500 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median and $148,750 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Tampa Bay is a workable market for legal, compliance, and risk candidates, but it is not an easy one. The metro had 1,559,600 nonfarm payroll jobs in August 2026, up 0.9% from a year earlier, and local Professional and Business Services employment reached 288.8 thousand, up 2.1216% year over year, which supports ongoing demand for legal work. Legal occupations also represented 1.2% of Tampa employment in 2025 versus 0.8% nationally, and the local market still showed more than 175 postings across more than 100 companies over the last 90 days. But metro unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026 and Florida statewide active postings for legal, compliance & risk were down 16.0% year over year in September 2026, so openings are real but competition is tighter than last year.

Best positioned: Florida-barred litigators, municipal-law candidates, and experienced paralegals who can show legal research, writing, discovery, and case-management depth have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume the category label means a broad local compliance market; the clearest Tampa signals still skew toward law-firm litigation and public-sector legal work, with thinner direct evidence for pure AML/KYC/GRC hiring.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 125 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Butler: 5 open roles
2. Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.: 4 open roles
3. Florida: 4 open roles
4. atCause Law: 3 open roles
5. DarrowEverett LLP: 3 open roles
6. Lewis Brisbois: 3 open roles
7. LWRecruiting: 3 open roles
8. Malki Law Offices: 3 open roles
9. Morgan & Morgan, PA: 3 open roles
10. RevCats: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 88
• St. Petersburg: 9
• Clearwater: 4
• Saint Petersburg: 3
• Brandon: 2
• Ruskin: 2
• Buffalo: 1
• Providence: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 82 (66%), hybrid 33 (27%), remote 9 (7%)

Where the demand is

Most visible Tampa Bay opportunity is still on the law-firm side. In the local posting sample, about 50% of roles came from legal services, about 20% from law practice, and another about 10% from legal, while insurance and government/public sector were each only about 5%. Legal occupations also accounted for 1.2% of Tampa employment in 2025 versus 0.8% nationally, which helps explain why the metro supports a deeper legal market than many peers. Recent employer moves reinforce that pattern. Dinsmore added a five-person Tampa construction-litigation team and another labor-and-employment associate in September 2026, the City of Tampa advertised a Senior Assistant City Attorney I role, Stinson said its Florida office had grown to more than triple its original five attorneys and was targeting approximately 35-40 attorneys, and Cohen Cunningham DeRose Higgins Lyon opened a new Tampa office under a former Marshall Dennehey shareholder. The softer area is pure compliance and risk. This category includes those roles, but the clearest local skill signals still center on legal research, case management, legal writing, discovery, and depositions, so candidates focused on AML, KYC, or GRC should expect a narrower local pool than the category label suggests.

• Litigation and law-firm practice (high): This is the largest and most concrete opportunity pool, supported by local posting mix and recent team additions in construction litigation and labor/employment.
• Public-sector legal (moderate): Municipal legal hiring is smaller, but it is real, and it can be a strong fit for attorneys or legal staff who want stable work and broader subject-matter exposure.
• Insurance-linked legal work (moderate): Insurance is only about 5% of the sampled industry mix, but local firm commentary specifically mentions insurer clients, making this a targeted niche rather than a broad market.
• Pure compliance and risk operations (limited): There is less direct Tampa-specific evidence here than for litigation, and the local skill mix does not read like a compliance-first market.

Where to focus: Start with litigation-heavy firms, municipal legal offices, and insurer-linked practices; expand into pure compliance only after you have a clearer employer list and a specialized story.

Roles worth searching next

• Claims examiner or claims adjuster: Tampa legal hiring has some insurer exposure, and law-firm expansions specifically referenced insurer clients, so claims work can be a practical bridge out of or into legal practice.
• Employee relations or HR investigations specialist: Labor-and-employment practice activity in Tampa means workplace investigations and policy interpretation are natural adjacent skills.
• Procurement operations or contract administration specialist: National legal guidance flags contract lifecycle management as a relevant growth skill, making contract-adjacent operations a realistic off-ramp for people who like process more than litigation.
• eDiscovery or legal-technology project specialist: Tampa's visible demand is litigation-heavy, and national signals emphasize eDiscovery and AI-assisted research, so tech-enabled legal workflow roles are a sensible crossover path.

What postings ask for

• Florida Bar admission (premium | immediate): It is the clearest formal screen in the local sample, where florida bar admission and florida bar membership are the most frequently named credentials. Who: Attorneys relocating to Tampa or recent bar passers.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): It is the single most requested hard skill in the local posting sample, appearing in about 40% of postings. Who: All legal candidates, especially entry-level and paralegal applicants.
• Case management (differentiator | immediate): Tampa demand is not just for legal theory; employers repeatedly ask for case-management ability, which helps support plaintiff, defense, and public-sector work. Who: Paralegals, legal assistants, and attorneys without a big book of business.
• Legal writing and pleading drafting (differentiator | immediate): Legal writing is among the most-requested skills locally, and drafting pleadings appears explicitly in the sample. Who: Entry-level attorneys, litigators, and judicial-clerkship applicants.
• Discovery and depositions (premium | immediate): Discovery and deposition work show up in the local skill mix, and recent Tampa expansions were litigation-led, so this skill stack travels well across plaintiff, defense, and construction matters. Who: Mid-career litigators and senior paralegals.
• AI-assisted research and eDiscovery (differentiator | near-term): National legal salary guidance highlights AI-assisted legal research and eDiscovery as skills tied to compensation and career growth, and they fit Tampa's litigation-heavy demand better than generic AI branding. Who: Mid-career attorneys, litigation support staff, and career switchers from tech-enabled operations.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Government wage data shows Tampa's legal occupational family at a $79,790 annual median and $106,150 annual mean in 2025, with a $51.03 mean hourly wage for the legal occupational group. Recent local posted salary ranges center on about $100k to $150k, but that sample is skewed toward higher-paid openings; paralegal pay is closer to a $60,150 median and $62,650 mean, and legal secretaries averaged $54,300. This is a market where licensed attorneys can still reach solid six figures, but support roles sit much lower, so 'average legal pay' can be misleading across the whole category.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Most visible Tampa Bay opportunity is still on the law-firm side. In the local posting sample, about 50% of roles came from legal services, about 20% from law practice, and another about 10% from legal, while insurance and government/public sector were each only about 5%. Legal occupations also accounted for 1.2% of Tampa employment in 2025 versus 0.8% nationally, which helps explain why the metro supports a deeper legal market than many peers. Recent employer moves reinforce that pattern. Dinsmore added a five-person Tampa construction-litigation team and another labor-and-employment associate in September 2026, the City of Tampa advertised a Senior Assistant City Attorney I role, Stinson said its Florida office had grown to more than triple its original five attorneys and was targeting approximately 35-40 attorneys, and Cohen Cunningham DeRose Higgins Lyon opened a new Tampa office under a former Marshall Dennehey shareholder. The softer area is pure compliance and risk. This category includes those roles, but the clearest local skill signals still center on legal research, case management, legal writing, discovery, and depositions, so candidates focused on AML, KYC, or GRC should expect a narrower local pool than the category label suggests.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from Hillsbar (10 postings), Florida (10 postings), Morgan & Morgan, PA (10 postings), Miami-Dade Bar (5 postings), Lewis Brisbois (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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