Indeed vs LinkedIn vs LawFirmHires for a law firm posting a job
| Attribute | Indeed | LawFirmHires | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A general job site covering every industry, with free and sponsored postings | A professional network where employers post jobs and promote them to members | A job board built only for legal jobs: attorneys and legal staff, mostly at law firms |
| Roles it fits | Volume hiring: paralegals, legal assistants, secretaries and junior attorneys | Experienced and lateral attorney searches aimed at working professionals | Attorneys plus every legal staff role: paralegal, secretary, intake, docketing, billing, administration |
| Free posting option | Yes — many jobs post free, subject to terms, quality standards and usage limits; some jobs are sponsored only | One free post active at a time, live up to 14 days, with an application cap that typically ranges from 10 to 30 | None — every post is paid |
| Paid model | Sponsored Jobs: a budget you set, charged for interactions like clicks or started applications | Promoted posts: pay-per-click, only for clicks in the country the job is posted in, against a daily or total budget | Flat one-time price per post (Standard or Featured), or a monthly slot plan |
| Published price | Not published — the Standard price is generated by Indeed's recommendation system; you set any amount that meets the minimum | Not published — promotion bills against the daily or total budget you set | $199 Standard or $399 Featured per post at launch pricing (regular $299 and $499) |
| Billing | On the first day of the month, or when account spending reaches $500, whichever comes first | Up to the daily budget until you close the post or for up to 6 months; a total budget runs until spent, then the post pauses | One-time per post, never renews; slot plans bill monthly |
| Contract | No long-term contracts, Indeed states, and you set the ad duration | Not published | None — a single post is a one-time payment; slot plans have no minimum term |
| First-job offer | $75 credit to sponsor a first job on its legal hiring pages (new US accounts; expires one year after account creation) | A free promotion trial for your first promoted job; charged at the recommended budget if you don't close it in time | None — no free posts |
| Where a listing appears | Included in search results on the free tier; Indeed's paid tiers are advertised to lift applications and visibility (self-reported) | In LinkedIn's job search; free posts become less visible in search results over time | The matching role and city pages, and Google Jobs |
| How candidates apply | Indeed Apply is included in the free tier's features | A promoted post keeps your applicant list even after its budget is spent and the post pauses | On the firm's own form or inbox; no candidate profiles or résumé database |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
What does each one cost a law firm to post a job?
Neither company publishes a fixed price for promoting a legal job, and both start with a free option.
On Indeed, many jobs can be posted for free, subject to its terms, conditions, quality standards and usage limits — and some jobs are sponsored only, because Indeed reserves the right to require that a job must be sponsored for any reason.
Sponsoring runs on a budget you set: the Standard price is generated by Indeed's recommendation system, based on factors like job competitiveness, your hiring timeline and the supply of job seekers, and you can set a different amount as long as it meets the minimum.
You are billed for interactions like clicks or started applications on the first day of the month, or when account spending reaches $500, whichever comes first.
Indeed's pricing page lists four tiers — Free, Standard, Premium and a Premium Plus beta — and states there are no long-term contracts and that you set the ad duration.
On LinkedIn, you can post a job free, but the free tier is tight: one free post active at a time, a limited number within a 30-day period, live for up to 14 days, with an application cap that typically ranges from 10 to 30 depending on the role.
Promoting a post is pay-per-click — LinkedIn says you only pay for clicks in the country in which the job is posted — either against a daily budget that bills until you close it or for up to 6 months, or against a total budget that pauses the post once it is spent.
A free trial covers promoting a first job, but a post left open when the trial ends is charged at the recommended budget.
Indeed's own figures claim 3X more applications for Standard sponsored posts than free ones, and a top-three visibility edge for Premium.
Those are self-reported marketing numbers, not an independent measure — but the structure behind them is real: free gets you a listing, a budget gets you distribution.
Which is better for hiring attorneys?
For experienced and lateral attorneys, the case for LinkedIn is the network itself: it is a professional network where employers post jobs and promote them to members, and promotion caps spend at the daily or total budget you set — useful when a lateral search is narrow and you would rather pay per click than screen a wide net.
The trade-offs are the one-free-post rule and the trial that converts to a paid budget if you forget to close the post.
The case for Indeed is reach plus screening: screening questions, analytics and message templates come with the free tier, so a firm can open a wider net — for junior associates, say — and filter it without paying for promotion first.
One honest gap: we found no hire or placement statistics for legal roles on either company's pricing or help pages, and Indeed's application multiples are self-reported.
Judge them by a posting, not by a published number.
Which is better for hiring paralegals and legal staff?
For paralegals, legal assistants and secretaries, Indeed is the volume play.
Its paralegal hiring page offers a $75 credit to sponsor a first job — an offer only for new US accounts that post a job, expiring one year after account creation — and the same credit appears on its lawyer hiring page.
Screening questions then do the filtering.
LinkedIn's free tier is tight for staff hiring: one post active at a time, and an application cap that typically ranges from 10 to 30 depending on the role — a single opening can exhaust it once applications pass the cap.
A capped post pauses and drops out of search results, and unpausing it requires promoting it, which moves the cost to per-click billing.
The trade underneath both: a general site covers every industry, so applications can include candidates from outside legal, and the screening is on you.
Where does LawFirmHires fit?
LawFirmHires is the third option: a job board built only for legal jobs.
It lists attorney openings from associate to partner alongside paralegal, legal assistant, legal secretary, intake, docketing, billing and firm administration roles — the positions a general board mixes into every other industry's feed.
In-house, government, prosecutor and public defender attorney roles are listed too.
Pricing is published and flat: a Standard post is $199 and a Featured post is $399 at launch pricing, each a one-time payment for 30 days with nothing to sign.
Firms that are always hiring can arrange a slot plan by contacting LawFirmHires — $899 a month for up to 10 live posts or $1,749 for up to 25.
Candidates apply on the firm's own form or inbox, not through a candidate profile or résumé database.
It is a job board, not a staffing agency, and it does not promise a hire.
Details are on the pricing page and in the fact sheet, or post a job directly.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Indeed if…
- You are hiring several staff roles at once — paralegals, assistants, secretaries — and want the application volume to fill them.
- You want to start without paying: many roles post free, and a new US account gets a $75 credit toward sponsoring a first job from the legal hiring pages.
- You will screen: screening questions, analytics and message templates come with the free tier, and you set your own sponsored budget, as long as it meets Indeed's minimum for the job.
Choose LinkedIn if…
- You are recruiting an experienced or lateral attorney, and you want the opening to sit inside a professional network rather than a general feed.
- You want a hard cap on spend: daily or total budgets, and no charge above the budget you set.
- You have one opening and want to test promotion first — a free trial exists for posters who have never promoted a job.
Choose LawFirmHires if…
- You are hiring a role that needs a legal-specific audience: legal secretary, intake specialist, docketing clerk, billing staff — or an attorney at any level.
- You want a published, flat price: $199 or $399 per post at launch pricing, one-time, with nothing to sign.
- You want applications going straight to the firm's own form or inbox, not through a third-party profile or résumé database.
- You are always hiring: a slot plan, arranged by contacting LawFirmHires, keeps up to 10 or 25 posts live at once, bills monthly and cancels anytime.
Frequently asked questions
Is it cheaper to post a job on Indeed or LinkedIn?
Both start free: Indeed posts many jobs without charge, subject to its quality standards and usage limits, and LinkedIn allows one free post active at a time, live up to 14 days with an application cap.
For promotion, neither publishes a fixed price — Indeed bills for interactions like clicks against a budget, LinkedIn bills per click.
LawFirmHires publishes flat prices instead: $199 or $399 per post at launch pricing.
How much does it cost to sponsor a job on Indeed?
Indeed publishes no fixed price.
The Standard price is generated by its recommendation system based on factors like job competitiveness, your hiring timeline and the supply of job seekers; you can set your own amount as long as it meets the minimum.
You are billed for interactions like clicks or started applications on the first day of the month, or when account spending reaches $500, whichever comes first.
Can I post a job on LinkedIn for free?
Yes, with limits.
A member can have up to one free job post active at a time, and a limited number of free posts within a 30-day period.
A free post stays active for up to 14 days, becomes less visible in search results over time, and caps applications — LinkedIn says the cap typically ranges from 10 to 30 depending on the role.
Once the cap is hit, the post pauses and only promotion unpauses it.
What is Indeed's $75 credit for legal hiring pages?
Indeed's paralegal and lawyer hiring pages offer $75 toward sponsoring your first job.
The credit is available only for new accounts in the US that post a job, and it expires one year after account creation — after that, charges follow your Sponsored Job budget.
Does LinkedIn charge per click for promoted job posts?
Yes.
LinkedIn says you only pay for clicks in the country in which the job is posted, and never more than your daily or total budget.
A daily-budget post bills up to that budget until you close it, or for up to 6 months, then closes automatically; a total-budget post pauses once the budget is spent.
First-time promoters may get a free trial, but a post left open when the trial ends is charged at the recommended budget.
Where should I post a legal secretary or intake specialist job?
A legal-only board exists for exactly these roles.
LawFirmHires lists legal secretaries, intake specialists, docketing clerks, billing staff and firm administrators alongside its attorney roles, for a flat $199 or $399 per post at launch pricing.
Indeed and LinkedIn can still work — Indeed's free tier even includes screening questions — but on a general site your posting sits inside every other industry's feed.
Which is better for lateral attorney hires, Indeed or LinkedIn?
For lateral and senior attorneys, LinkedIn's draw is the professional network: employers post jobs there and promote them to members, and spend caps at the budget you set.
Indeed's draw is volume and built-in screening.
We found no hire statistics for legal roles on either company's pricing or help pages — Indeed's 3X application claim for sponsored posts is self-reported — so the practical test is posting on both and comparing.
Where these facts come from
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/how-to-hire/paralegal (checked October 5, 2026)
- Indeed: indeed.com/hire/how-to-hire/lawyer (checked October 5, 2026)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a517777 (checked October 5, 2026)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a520820 (checked October 5, 2026)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1605750 (checked October 5, 2026)