SEO Engineer (WordPress Technical SEO)
Westlake Village, CA (On-site)
Posted 2 months ago
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Job Description
SEO Engineer (WordPress Technical SEO)
Legal Leads Group
Westlake Village, CA • On-site • Full-time
Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
About Legal Leads Group
Legal Leads Group is an award-winning, attorney-owned digital marketing agency with nearly 20 years of experience helping law firms across the U.S. generate high-quality case leads through SEO, local marketing, content, and websites.
The Role
We’re looking for an SEO Engineer to own the technical foundation of our client websites. You’ll work primarily in WordPress, focusing on technical cleanup during onboarding, implementing schema and performance optimizations, and supporting our content team with keyword strategy and header structure. This is a hands-on role where you’ll prevent technical issues, optimize sites for search engines and users, and help deliver high-quality SEO work at scale.
What You’ll Do
• Perform technical SEO audits and implement fixes across WordPress websites
• Lead technical cleanup during client onboarding — removing remnant content, metadata, and
cross-client links from cloned or reused sections
• Implement and optimize schema markup (local schema, product/service schema, etc.)
• Optimize site performance, image compression, caching, and Core Web Vitals using plugins such as WP Rocket and WP-Optimize
• Support content creation by providing targeted keyword lists (primary + long-tail) and guiding proper H1–H5 header structure
• Ensure sitemaps, robots.txt, llms.txt and technical pages are correctly configured
• Set up Google Maps API integration on location pages where needed
• Test mobile responsiveness on real devices
• Collaborate with developers, content writers, and the QA team to maintain high technical standards
Tools You’ll Use
• Google Search Console
• SEMrush
• KWFinder
• AnswerThePublicWhat We’re Looking For
• 3+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience with a strong focus on WordPress
• Experience with technical cleanup, schema implementation, and site performance optimization
• Comfortable providing keyword strategy and on-page guidance (headers, content structure)
• Proficiency with Google Search Console, SEMrush, KWFinder, and AnswerThePublic
• Strong attention to detail and process-driven mindset
• Bonus: Experience working with law firm or professional services websites
Why Join Legal Leads Group?
• Play a key role in scaling clean, high-performing SEO across dozens of law firm websites
• Work in a growing agency that values ownership and technical excellence
• Consistent on-site schedule: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm in Westlake Village, CA
• Competitive compensation and benefits
How to Apply
Send your resume and a short note about why you’re interested in this role to:
Email: igor.k@lucrativelegal.com
Legal Leads Group
Legal Leads Group is a leading provider of digital and traditional marketing campaigns, with a focus on Law Firms. From ownership and upper management, all the way down to our customer service reps, our company focuses on putting our clients first. Marketing is an investment, and just like any other investment, if it does not yield a return, you would not continue to throw good money after bad money. We know this all too well because for far too long SEO and Marketing Firms have taken advantage of clients. Our promise is simple. We have to MAKE our clients money. Period. To our advertising agency, each client is a partner. If you don't make money, we don't make money. From amazing website designs that are focused on client conversions to developing custom campaigns that increase client inquires and traffic, we cover all elements of your marketing and lead generation needs.We also keep all of our work in-house. Whether it is content, video creation, or the management of Google AdWords, everyone who works on your marketing campaign is in-house. With offices coast to coast, if you are finally ready to make more money than you spend on your marketing, give us a call today. Come and join the Legal Leads Group family. We are here to take your marketing campaign to a whole new level.
