Dealer group legal positions
2 positions, each with what the role does, when a store needs it, what it pays and one flat fee per hire.
Large dealer groups bring legal work in-house: acquisitions, real estate, employment matters and regulatory compliance. A general counsel and paralegal team cut outside legal spend and speed up deals.
How to pick the right level
- A paralegal supports the legal team on contracts, entities and filings.
- A general counsel fits large groups with steady acquisition and compliance work.
Every level, what it pays and the fee
Paralegal
$3,500 per hireSupports the legal team with contracts, filings, entity records and litigation files.
When a store needs it: Large dealer groups. Pay: $62,020 to $91,920 a year.
General Counsel
From $25,000 per hireLeads legal affairs for a dealer group: acquisitions, contracts, employment and compliance.
When a store needs it: Large dealer groups. Pay: $365,360 to $424,890 a year.
Starting fee. Additional charges may apply after the intake call, based on your needs.
About store size and pay
Store size guidance reflects how dealerships typically staff as they grow, drawn from our 25 years inside dealerships and recruiting for them since 2012. Every store is different, so we confirm the right level on your intake call.
- Every store: Any franchised or independent dealership
- Mid-size stores: About 100 or more new and used retail units a month, or 50 or more employees
- Large stores: About 250 or more units a month, or 150 or more employees
- Dealer groups: About 3 to 10 rooftops
- Large dealer groups: 10 or more rooftops
- Stores with a body shop, stores with in-house financing and specialty dealers: roles that depend on the business, not its size
Pay bands are what people in each role earn at automobile dealers, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025), including commissions and bonuses. Most bands run from the 25th to the 75th percentile; senior levels use the upper range of the same occupation. A band marked * uses all-industry figures because BLS does not report that role for auto dealers.
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