Plan the San Jose search before outreach
Sequence a San Jose legal hire whether it runs through temporary staffing or a direct-hire search. Define the actual legal work, seniority, reporting line, practice or business context, work location and the evidence the employer will use to make a decision. A job title or market label alone does not create a usable search brief.
Use questions that match the engagement
Set decision milestones without promising a universal time-to-hire; role scope and employer availability control timing.
Verify the information that matters
Use Santa Clara County Superior Court and other appropriate official authorities for any bar, court or credential questions. This page does not decide admission status, good standing, eligibility to practice or employment-law requirements.
BEGHR is not a staffing agency
Business Executive Group does not supply temporary or contract legal staff. It supports permanent direct-hire placement: the employer decides whom to hire and directly employs the successful person. Scope, fee, candidate ownership, screening responsibilities, timing and any replacement terms are set in the written engagement before search work begins.
A realistic direct-hire legal placement timeline for San Jose
BEGHR’s published placement timeframe is 23 to 35 days. Inside that window: discovery call and signed engagement in the first days; direct sourcing and screening in the first two weeks; a shortlist of 3 to 5 screened candidates; interviews in week three or four; offer and acceptance after that. Admission checks through the State Bar of California attorney search run in parallel. Notice periods and start dates are set by the candidate’s current employer and are outside the placement window.
What slows a search down
Interview feedback that takes more than 48 hours, a compensation range below the market for the work described, a brief that changes after sourcing starts, and panels that cannot meet inside two weeks. Each adds days; none is fixed by adding more resumes.
For a broader overview, see our legal recruiting services, direct-hire process, and BEGHR’s legal placement service.