Legal Jobs in California
706 live legal openings across California, aggregated from employer career sites and refreshed throughout the day. Every listing links straight to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Legal hiring in California: the current picture
There are 706 live legal openings in California right now, pulled directly from employer career sites. Employers added at least 122 new legal postings in California in the past week — more than a tenth of everything currently live.
No single employer dominates — the three biggest recruiters (The United Firm | La Liga Defensora, APC, Tyson & Mendes LLP, Lewis Brisbois) together hold only about 18% of listings. Los Angeles has the deepest pool (140 openings), followed by San Francisco (134) and San Diego (36). Of postings that specify a schedule, 98% are full-time. 63 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (9%) of the market.
Posted pay in California skews higher than the national mix for legal work: 73% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 65% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $139,000 here, compared with roughly $129,000 across all states.
For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for legal occupations in California at $174,000 (median $130,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here are broadly in line with that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What do legal jobs pay in California?
464 of the 706 live legal postings in California list pay (66%). Among those, the median posted salary is about $139,000 a year, and 73% advertise $100K or more.
Based on the 464 live postings that list pay, refreshed throughout the day. Postings without listed pay are excluded.
Top employers hiring now
- The United Firm | La Liga Defensora, APC51
- Tyson & Mendes LLP38
- Lewis Brisbois37
- AbramsonLaborGroup29
- CGS Federal22
- Morgan & Morgan, P.A.22
- LewisAssociates20
- Klinedinst PC19
Where the jobs are
- Los Angeles140
- San Francisco134
- San Diego36
- Irvine30
- Sacramento29
- Burbank28
- San Jose26
- San Mateo15
- Foster City13
- Palo Alto12
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Frequently asked questions
How many legal jobs are open in California?
There are 706 live legal job postings in California right now, aggregated straight from employer career sites and refreshed throughout the day. At least 122 of them were posted within the past week.
What do legal jobs pay in California?
Among the 464 current postings that list pay, the median advertised salary is about $139,000 a year, and 73% offer $100K or more. Use the salary tool above to see where a specific number ranks.
Who is hiring for legal jobs in California?
The employers with the most open legal roles in California right now are The United Firm | La Liga Defensora, APC (51 openings), Tyson & Mendes LLP (38), and Lewis Brisbois (37). Every listing links directly to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Are there remote legal jobs in California?
Yes — 63 of the live legal postings in California are remote-eligible (about 9% of the market).
Figures update throughout the day as postings are added and expire.