What is JurisTemps?

What types of employees does JurisTemps offer?
How does JurisTemps stand apart from its competition?
With what trade and professional associations is JurisTemps affiliated?
We already have recruiters and HR managers, so why would we need JurisTemps?
How does JurisTemps recruit its talent?
How does JurisTemps implement its screening process?
What costs/fees are associated with the services of JurisTemps?
Can we hire one of JurisTemps' temporary employees?
Does outsourcing our legal professionals really save us money?
What is our next step? How do we contact JurisTemps?




What is JurisTemps?
What makes JurisTemps unique?
What are the benefits of working with JurisTemps?
How does JurisTemps evaluate candidates?
How does JurisTemps recruit candidates?
What does JurisTemps do to ensure ongoing quality?
Should I work on a temporary basis while searching for a permanent position?
How do I apply?
Is there any fee or cost for JurisTemps' services?
How can I find out more about opportunities with JurisTemps?


What is JurisTemps?

JurisTemps is a full-service staffing company that provides high-quality legal professionals to law firms and corporate legal departments in and around the metropolitan St. Louis area, including the metro-East community.

What types of employees does JurisTemps offer?

Our employees include sophisticated corporate attorneys, experienced litigators, skilled paralegals and competent legal secretaries. We also offer legal administrators and office managers, as well as students, receptionists, file and data entry clerks, and other legal support personnel.

How does JurisTemps stand apart from its competition?

Since its inception in 1997, JurisTemps has set new standards of excellence in legal staffing with its client-tailored recruiting services, including temporary, temp-to-hire, and permanent staffing, on-site recruiting consultations, and out-placement programs. As a locally-owned and operated company, JurisTemps offers a unique approach to legal recruitment and temporary staffing. While implementing client-specific recruiting programs, our recruiters work hard to match job listings to specifically qualified applicants. All of our recruiting services are individually designed to accomodate specific client needs.

With what trade and professional associations is JurisTemps affiliated?

JurisTemps is a proud member of the AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION. We are also affiliated with the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), the Gateway Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), the American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA), and the St. Louis Association of Legal Assistants (SLALA). Management welcomes other affiliations, as applicable, on a case-by-case basis.

We already have recruiters and HR managers, so why would we need JurisTemps?

As as professional staffing company, it is our job to maintain a constant stream of qualified candidates and potential job seekers. Through extensive networking and professional associations, JurisTemps is able to offer its employers the access to the passive job seekers who may not otherwise be found through countless online and classified advertisements. In addition, our in-house database, JurisMatch, enables our recruiters to stay on the cutting edge of legal staffing. With an unlimited capacity for both active and inactive candidates, JurisTemps may be able to find the specific match for your position in a matter of minutes. Thus, enabling our recruiters to respond quickly to your requests with qualified candidates. After all, legal staffing and recruitment is our full-time job.

How does JurisTemps recruit its talent?

JurisTemps utilizes a variety of recruitment mediums. In addition to direct recruitment, JurisTemps frequently advertises its positions in a variety of legal and non-legal publications, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lawyer's Weekly, St. Louis Lawyer, and The St. Louis Bar Journal. We also recruit by means of personal referral, the internet, and professional associations. Our on-line resources, including our homepage and career resource portfolio, increasingly attract a number of out-of-state candidates interested in relocation.

How does JurisTemps implement its screening process?

Because our recruiters know that JurisTemps is only as good as its candidates, we take great care in our applicant screening and skill assessment program. In addition to careful resume review, each applicant spends roughly one hour with a member of our recruiting staff, and is contacted afterwards with follow-up questions as applicable. References and state licensure are extensively checked by professional recruiters, and specific testing is available for secretarial and paralegal candidates. All applicants are required to submit a list of three professional references, a driver's license and a social security card.

What costs/fees are associated with the services of JurisTemps?


JurisTemps makes life easy when you employ one of our candidates on a temporary or temp-to-hire basis. Each week, our employee will present a time sheet for signature and verification, and a weekly invoice will be sent, reflecting these hours, to your firm/corporation for payment. JurisTemps handles all payroll taxes, withholdings, and worker's compensation insurance. If you should wish to permanently hire one of our temporary or temp-to-hire candidates after employing them for a time in your office, JurisTemps will provide you with a discount off of the permanent placement fee.

Can we hire one of JurisTemps' temporary employees?


Yes, and at any time. Our temp-to-hire option makes it easy for you to convert an employee to your payroll. While many employers choose to extend their temp-to-hire positions for 3-5 months on a temporary basis, our clients may negotiate a salary and benefits package for a prospective employee at any time during his or her employment. The recruiters at JurisTemps will work with you to finalize this package and to officiate a start date and payroll conversion.

Does outsourcing our legal professionals really save us money?

Humor us with a brief calculation. Add together the cost of the average number of employment advertisements used per position, the cost of on-line web and job-board posting fees, and incorporate the value of your time spent reviewing resumes, interviewing prospective candidates, checking references, and negotiating salary and benefit packages.

Now, call JurisTemps. We can guarantee that our placement fees will be equal or less than the recruiting dollars you spend in-house. Let us take the stress out of recruiting. We'll provide the candidate screening, background and reference checks, salary information, and we'll arrange the interviews. We'll bridge the gap between employer and potential employee and negotiate the easiest benefit package you've seen. After all, effective recruiting is more about how you choose to spend your time, not your dollars.

What is our next step? How do we contact JurisTemps?


Call, fax, or e-mail our legal recruiters at your convenience. For contact information, visit the "Our Team" section of our website today. Requests can also be submitted online by requesting a candidate or posting a job listing for our internal staff. Our recruiting staff can be reached during the working hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm.



What is JurisTemps?

JurisTemps is a legal staffing company committed to providing high-quality talent to the St. Louis legal community. We specialize in the placement of attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, law students, office administrators, receptionists, and others legal professionals in temporary and permanent positions. JurisTemps is locally-owned and managed by licensed attorneys who are members of Missouri Bar.

What makes JurisTemps unique?

If you are serious about seeking a position in the legal field, then you definitely need a recruiter who specializes in legal placement! Whether you are seeking a new law firm setting or prefer the in-house counsel's office of a major corporation, JurisTemps can help you find the right position. Because our recruiters have established contacts in the legal field, and are specifically trained to handle legal placement concerns, our applicants can be assured that the staff at JurisTemps will take their placement concerns seriously.

What are the benefits of working with JurisTemps?

A job search is no small undertaking. Oftentimes, and especially when pioneered on your own, a job serach can take a minimum of several weeks, if not several months. JurisTemps is the perfect solution for the busy legal professional who cannot afford to take the time to review weekly job postings, and continuously submit resumes and cover-letters.

JurisTemps is proud of its staff of temporary employees and we work hard to support their needs. To show our appreciation of a job well done, JurisTemps is pleased to provide temporary and temp-to-hire employees with a variety of benefits, including: holiday and vacation pay, referral bonuses, professional liability insurance, worker's compensation insurance, direct deposit, accrued profit sharing, as well as a comprehensive health, life and disability insurance plan. In addition, JurisTemps offers opportunities for software and skill enhancement, resume-writing assistance, and interview coaching.

How does JurisTemps evaluate candidates?

Candidacy begins with the submission of a resume and is followed by an on-site appointment with a member of our recruiting staff. Our recruiters spend close to an hour with each candidate, evaluating each individual's resume and legal experience, and discussing appropriate career path strategies. Applicants are also asked to provide three (3) professional references and letters of recommendation.

How does JurisTemps recruit candidates?

JurisTemps employs a variety of recruitment strategies. In addition to direct recruitment, JurisTemps frequently advertises its positions in a variety of legal and non-legal publications, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lawyer's Weekly, St. Louis Lawyer, and The St. Louis Bar Journal. We also recruit by means of referral, the Internet, and professional associations. Our on-line resources, including our homepage and career resource portfolio, increasingly attract a number of out-of-state candidates interested in relocation to the greater St. Louis area.

What does JurisTemps do to ensure ongoing quality?


Providing high-quality legal staffing on a consistent basis requires the frequent attention of our staff of professional recruiters. JurisTemps closely monitors the performance, attendance, punctuality, and overall quality of our employees' work. Employers are asked to evaluate the performance of temporary employees on an on-going basis, and our recruiters maintain frequent communication with the on-site supervisor to ensure continued success.

Should I work on a temporary basis while searching for a permanent position?

Why not gain the best of both worlds? In many instances, temporary opportunities lead to full-time, permanent positions. Not only a source of continued employment and pay, temporary and temp-to-perm positions also offer the chance for you to explore a potential employer and make contacts while on the job.

Temporary work can help to fill undesirable employment gaps between permanent positions and maintain a consistent job history, evidencing one's responsibility and work ethic to potential employers. Variety, choice, flexibility and training continue to be cited by the American Staffing Association as key reasons for why nearly 2.5 million employees in the United States each year opt for temporary employment.

How do I apply?

By phone, by fax, or even via e-mail! Candidacy starts with the submission of a resume and a list of professional references. If you have specific questions, please feel free to call and to speak to one of our legal recruiters.

Is there any fee or cost for JurisTemps' services?

No. Applicants neither owe a fee nor are obligated to refund any associated expenses incurred by JurisTemps on their behalf at any time. All expenses are paid for by the employers and are negotiated in advance between JurisTemps, Inc. and its respective clients.

How can I find out more about opportunities with JurisTemps?


Call or e-mail our recruiters today, or check out our interactive job posting board in the Career Resources section of our website at any time. We look forward to meeting and working with you!