EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, made as of September 1, 1997 (this "Agreement"),
by and between ESQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS LTD., a Delaware corporation ("ESQ.COM"),
and GREGORY J. MAZARES ("Mazares").

          WHEREAS, ESQ.COM desires to retain the services of Mazares and Mazares
desires to be employed by ESQ.COM according to the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

          1. EMPLOYMENT. Esq.Com hereby employs Mazares, and Mazares hereby
agrees to serve, as Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Strategic
Planning of ESQ.COM, reporting to ESQ.COM's Chief Executive Officer, for the
Term of Employment as hereinafter defined. Mazares agrees to perform faithfully
and to the best of his ability such services customary to such office as shall
from time to time be assigned to him by ESQ.COM's Chief Executive Officer and/or
Board of Directors (the "Board") and, in the absence of such assignment, such
services customary to such positions as are necessary to the operations of
ESQ.COM. Mazares further agrees to use his best efforts to promote the interests
of ESQ.COM, and to devote his full business time and energies during normal
business hours to the business and affairs of ESQ.COM during the Term of
Employment.

          2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. Mazares' employment hereunder shall be for the
period (the "Term of Employment") which shall commence on September 1, 1997 and
continuing through August 31, 1999, unless earlier terminated (a) upon death of
employee, (b) at the option of ESQ.COM upon 30 days' prior written notice to
Mazares, in the event of the inability of Mazares to perform his duties
hereunder, whether by reason of injury (physical or mental), illness or
otherwise, incapacitating Mazares for a continuous period exceeding 120 days,
(c) upon the discharge of Mazares by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Board of
ESQ.COM for cause, or (d) upon 30 days' prior written notice to Mazares, upon
the discharge of Mazares by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Board of ESQ.COM
without cause. A termination of the Term of Employment pursuant to this Section
2 shall become effective upon the delivery of notice, unless otherwise specified
in the aforementioned notice, informing Mazares of such termination and the
reasons therefor.

          For the purposes of this Agreement, an event or occurrence
constituting "cause" shall mean the following:

                 (i)     Mazares' failure or refusal, after notice therefor, to
                         perform specific directives of the Chief Executive
                         Officer and/or Board when such directives are
                         consistent with the scope and nature of Mazares' duties
                         and responsibilities as set forth in Section 1 hereof;

                 (ii)    Dishonesty of Mazares affecting ESQ.COM;

                 (iii)   Drunkenness or use of drugs which interfere with the
                         performance of Mazares' obligations under this
                         Agreement, continuing after warning;

                 (iv)    Any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Mazares
                         resulting in substantial loss to ESQ.COM, substantial
                         damage to ESQ.COM's reputation or theft or defalcation
                         from ESQ.COM;

                 (v)     Gross incompetence on the part of Mazares in the
                         performance of the duties undertaken by Mazares under
                         the terms of this Agreement;

                 (vi)    Any other event or occurrence for which removal is
                         permitted under Section 2924 of the California Labor
                         Code, or any successor statutory provision; and

                 (vii)   Any material breach (not covered by any of the clauses
                         (i) through (vi)) of any of the provisions of this
                         Agreement if such breach is not cured within 10 days
                         after written notice thereof to Mazares by ESQ.COM.

          3. COMPENSATION DURING TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.

         (a)    COMPENSATION PACKAGE.  Subject to Sections 3(b) and
                3(c) hereof, as compensation  for services hereunder
                and in consideration of Mazares' covenants set forth in
                Section 4, ESQ.COM shall pay Mazares during the Term of
                Employment the following:

                 (i)     BASE SALARY.  A salary of $150,000 per annum,
                         except that for any period  less than a complete
                         year such salary shall be prorated. Such salary
                         shall be  payable in installments to conform with
                         the regular payroll dates for salaried  personnel
                         of ESQ.COM and otherwise in accordance with the
                         policies of  ESQ.COM.  Salary may be subject to
                         increase during the Term of  Employment at the
                         sole discretion of ESQ.COM and its Board.

                 (ii)    BONUSES.  A sign-on bonus in the amount of
                         $50,000, payable September 5,  1997, and an
                         additional bonus in the amount of $50,000, payable
                         September  1, 1998.  In the event that Mazares'
                         base salary is at a level greater than  $150,000
                         as of August 18, 1998, the amount of the bonus due
                         to Mazares on  August 18, 1998 will be equal to
                         $200,000 less Mazares' annual base salary  as of
                         August 18, 1998.

                 (iii)   AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE.  Commencing August 1997,
                         and throughout the  Term of Employment, an
                         automobile allowance of $850.00 per month,
                         payable by separate check once per month.  In
                         addition to the monthly  automobile allowance,
                         ESQ.COM agrees to reimburse Mazares for the cost
                         of gasoline, insurance, tires, maintenance and
                         repairs upon the submission of  documentation
                         supporting such expenses.

                  (iv)   INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.  Mazares will be eligible
                         to participate in an annual  incentive
                         compensation program to be developed for all
                         senior management  personnel of ESQ.COM.
                         Participation in any incentive compensation
                         program introduced by ESQ.COM will not impact any
                         of the other areas of  the compensation package
                         due Mazares, except that Mazares will receive the
                         incentive compensation he earns less any annual
                         lump-sum bonus, as  outlined in Section 3 a (ii)
                         above, he actually receives.

                 (v)     INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.  Mazares will receive
                         options to purchase 100,000  shares of ESQ.COM
                         common stock.  The option price will be set at
                         $4.00  per share.  Options will vest at the rate
                         of 4,167 shares per month in which  Mazares
                         remains employed in good standing by ESQ.COM
                         during the Term  of Agreement.  Thus, 50% (50,000
                         shares) will be fully-vested as of August  31,
                         1998 and 50% (the additional 50,000 shares) will
                         be fully-vested as of  August 31, 1999.  ESQ.COM
                         and its Board, at its sole discretion, may grant
                         additional stock options (at option prices to be
                         determined) to Mazares and  other members of the
                         ESQ.COM senior management team.

                 (vi)    VACATION. Mazares will be eligible to earn twenty (20)
                         days of paid vacation per annum, accruing at the rate
                         of 1.67 days per month. Carryover of earned but unused
                         vacation will be limited to ten (10) days per annum,
                         but never to exceed twenty (20) days carried over in
                         total.

                 (vii)   OTHER BENEFITS.  Mazares will be eligible to
                         receive the fringe benefits, perquisites, and
                         other benefits of employment enjoyed by all of the
                         five  highest paid executives of ESQ.COM,
                         including, without limitation, inclusion in
                         ESQ.COM's Directors and Officers insurance
                         coverage, medical  and dental insurance coverage
                         and premiums paid for Mazares and his spouse, and
                         participation in the ESQ.COM 401(k) plan and other
                         programs which may be introduced from time to
                         time.

                 (viii)  RELOCATION.  ESQ.COM agrees to pay for the
                         cost of Mazares' relocation to  San Diego from Los
                         Angeles at any time during the Term of
                         Employment.   The moving expenses will include,
                         but are not limited to, realtor fees;  packing,
                         transporting and unpacking personal goods;
                         documented charges for utilities and other
                         one-time expenses incurred by Mazares in the
                         move-in  to a new residence in San Diego; and
                         associated travel and expenses relating  to the
                         acquisition or lease of a new residence in San
                         Diego.  Until Mazares relocates to San Diego,
                         ESQ.COM agrees to cover the cost of lodging and
                         meals during periods in which it is necessary for
                         Mazares to stay overnight in San Diego.

                 (ix)    GENERAL BUSINESS EXPENSES. Authorized expenses for
                         business travel, client entertainment, telephone,
                         facsimile, and other necessary business activities will
                         be reimbursed to Mazares according to ESQ.COM policy.

          (b)   PAYMENT UPON EARLY TERMINATION.  In the event the Term
                of Employment is ended  by ESQ.COM pursuant to Section
                2(d) hereof, Mazares shall be entitled to receive a
                termination bonus of $200,000 payable over one year in
                12 monthly installments at  the rate of $16,667 per
                month, commencing thirty (30) days after notice of
                termination has been given, plus any other amounts
                accrued under 3(a)iii, iv and vi  to the end of the
                month preceding the termination of the Term of Employment. The
                payment of such termination bonus shall not affect Mazares'
                right to exercise previously unexercised but vested stock
                options according to the policies and guidelines within
                ESQ.COM's Stock Option Agreement. In the event the Term of
                Employment is ended pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(b), Mazares or
                his estate shall be entitled to receive his base salary earned
                to the date of termination, together with any other amounts
                accrued under Sections 3(a)iii, iv and vi to the end of the
                month preceding the termination of the Term of Employment. In
                the event that the Term of Employment is ended by ESQ.COM
                pursuant to Section 2(c), or by Mazares, ESQ.COM shall have no
                further obligation to make any payments of any kind whatsoever
                to Mazares except that any base salary payments, bonuses,
                incentive compensation, and/or earned but unused vacation
                payments under Sections 3(a)i, ii, iv, and vi that Mazares shall
                have earned prior to the date of termination but which shall not
                yet have been paid shall be paid by ESQ.COM to Mazares.

         (c)    SALE OF ASSETS OR STOCK.  In the event ESQ.COM, in one
                or more related  transactions, sells all or
                substantially all of its assets or stock, and this
                Agreement is  not assigned to the purchaser of the
                assets or stock, ESQ.COM shall be deemed to  have
                terminated Mazares according to Section 2 (d) hereof,
                effective upon the  closing of the sale or, in the case
                of a series of related sales, the last related sale.
                In  the event ESQ.COM, in one or more related
                transactions, sells all or substantially  all of its
                assets or stock, and this Agreement is assigned to the
                purchaser of the  assets or stock, ESQ.COM shall not be
                deemed to have terminated Mazares as a  result of such
                assignment and ESQ.COM shall be discharged from its
                obligations to  Mazares hereunder and such purchaser
                shall thereafter be deemed the "Employer" to  Mazares
                for all purposes under this Agreement.

         4.  COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;
             CONFIDENTIALITY.  It is recognized by Mazares that the
             business of ESQ.COM  and Mazares' connection therewith is
             or will be international in scope, and that  geographical
             limitations on the following covenants are therefore not
             appropriate and,  as a result of Mazares' employment by
             ESQ.COM, Mazares will have access to trade  secrets and
             confidential information about ESQ.COM, its products and
             services,  customers and methods of doing business.  In
             consideration of the mutual premises  and compensation
             paid to Mazares hereunder, Mazares agrees as follows:

         (a)    COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE.  While Mazares is employed by
                ESQ.COM and for one  (1) year after his date of
                termination, Mazares will not, within any city, county
                or state in the United States or in any foreign
                country in which ESQ.COM is duly  qualified to do
                business, directly or indirectly own, manage, operate,
                control, be employed by or participate in the
                ownership, management, operation or control of, or
                otherwise perform services for or be connected in any
                manner with, any business  of the type and character
                engaged in and competitive with that of ESQ.COM.  For
                these purposes, Mazares' ownership of securities of a
                public company not in excess of 1% of any class of
                such securities shall not be considered to be
                competition with ESQ.COM.

         (b)    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.  During the Term of Employment,
                and for as long thereafter as  Mazares is providing
                services to ESQ.COM (whether pursuant to this Agreement
                or  otherwise or whether Mazares is performing such
                services for ESQ.COM or  otherwise), Mazares will
                disclose to ESQ.COM all ideas, inventions and business
                plans developed by Mazares during such period which
                relate directly to the business  of ESQ.COM
                (collectively "Intangible Rights").  Mazares agrees
                that such  Intangible Rights as may be developed by him
                while actually engaged in the  performance of the
                services set forth in Section 1 hereof will be the
                property of  ESQ.COM and that he will, at ESQ.COM's
                request and cost, do whatever is  necessary to secure
                the rights thereto by patent, copyright or otherwise to
                 ESQ.COM.

         (c)    CONFIDENTIALITY.  Mazares agrees that he shall not
                divulge to anyone (other than to  ESQ.COM and its
                affiliates or any persons employed or designated by
                ESQ.COM) any knowledge or information of any type
                whatsoever of a confidential nature  relating to the
                business of ESQ.COM or any of its affiliates,
                including, without limitation, all types of trade
                secrets (unless readily ascertainable from public or
                published information or trade sources).  Mazares
                further agrees not to disclose, publish or make use of
                any such knowledge or information of a confidential
                nature without the prior written consent of ESQ.COM.
                The provisions of this paragraph  shall apply both
                during the Term of Employment and thereafter.

         5.  BREACH BY MAZARES.  Both parties recognize that the
             services to be rendered  under this Agreement by Mazares
             are special, unique and extraordinary in character,  and
             that in the event of the breach by Mazares of the terms
             and conditions of this Agreement to be performed by him,
             or in the event Mazares performs services for any
             person, firm or corporation engaged in a competing line
             of business with ESQ.COM, then ESQ.COM shall be
             entitled, if it so elects, to institute and prosecute
             proceedings in any court or competent jurisdiction,
             either in law or in equity, to obtain damages for  any
             breach of this Agreement, or to enforce the specific
             performance thereof by Mazares, or to enjoin Mazares
             from performing services for any such other person,  firm
             or corporation.

         6.  ASSIGNMENT. The rights and obligations of Mazares pursuant to this
             Agreement may not be sold, transferred, delegated, assigned,
             pledged, or hypothecated without the prior written consent of ESQ.
             COM. The rights and obligations of ESQ.COM hereunder shall be
             binding upon and shall run in favor of ESQ.COM and its successors
             and assigns.

         7.  GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES.

                  7.1    GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be deemed made
                         under and shall be governed by the substantive laws of
                         the State of California, excluding its conflict of laws
                         rules.

                  7.2    ARBITRATION.  All disputes which arise under this
                         Agreement shall be settled  by arbitration in the
                         City of Los Angeles (or such other location to be
                         mutually agreed upon by ESQ.COM and Mazares)
                         before a panel of three  (3) arbitrators according
                         to the rules of the American Arbitration
                         Association.  The losing party in any such
                         proceeding shall bear the costs  and expenses of
                         the winning party.  In the event a controversy or
                         claim  should arise with respect to any
                         computation or payment of any amount  owed under
                         this Agreement, the party alleged to owe the
                         amount shall pay to  the other that portion of the
                         total amount that is not in dispute, and only that
                          portion of the amount that is in dispute shall be the
                         subject of the arbitration. The award of the
                         arbitrators shall be nonappealable, final, conclusive
                         and binding upon the parties and judgment thereon may
                         be entered in any court or competent jurisdiction.

         8.  NOTICES.  Any notice to be given concerning this
             Agreement shall be given in  writing and either: (i)
             sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid;
             or (ii)  hand delivered to the recipient personally.
             In the case of the notice sent by mail, the  date of
             the giving of the notice shall be deemed to be: (i) the
             date of the postmark if  postmarked by the United
             States Postal Service; or (ii) the date of the actual
             receipt if not postmarked by the United States Postal
             Service.  In the case of the notice being  hand
             delivered, a written dated receipt shall be given
             therefor.  Hand delivery of any  notice to ESQ.COM
             shall be delivered to ESQ.COM's chief executive officer
             personally.

                8.1 Notice by mail shall be sent as follows:

             If to Mazares:                Gregory J. Mazares
                                           10751 Wilshire Boulevard
                                           Suite 709
                                           Los Angeles, California 90024

             If to ESQ.COM:                Esquire Communications Ltd.
                                           750 B Street
                                           Suite 2350
                                           San Diego, California 92101
                                           Attention:  Chief Executive Officer


                8.2    By giving notice to the other party, either party may,
                       from time to time, designate (i) a different address to
                       which notice by mail to such party shall be sent and/or
                       (ii) a different person to receive notices which are
                       hand delivered.

         9.  CAPTIONS.  Paragraph headings are for the convenience
             of reference only and  shall not be considered a part
             of this Agreement.

         10. SEVERABILITY. If any provisions of this Agreement are held
             invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability
             shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
             portions hereof, all of which provisions are hereby declared
             severable.

         11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
             understanding between the parties hereto as to the subject
             matter covered herein, and except as expressly noted otherwise,
             all prior understandings and agreements are terminated and
             merged herein and succeeded hereby.

         12. AMENDMENT; WAIVER. No amendment or other modification of this
             Agreement nor any waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be
             valid unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom
             enforcement of the amendment, modification or waiver is sought. No
             waiver by any party of the breach of any term contained in this
             Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more
             instances shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or
             continuing waiver of any similar breach or of the breach of any
             other term of this Agreement.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
and as of the day and year first written above.

ESQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.                     EMPLOYEE


By:______________________                       By:______________________
   DAVID A. WHITE                                   GREGORY J. MAZARES
   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER