Management & HR  Jobs

At Legal People we take the time to listen and understand your needs and to provide you with quality advice in relation to:

• Resume preparation
• Interview coaching & techniques
• Salary negotiations
• On-going career planning & guidance
• In-depth local legal industry knowledge and insight

All of Legal People’s Recruitment Consultants are specialist legal recruiters whom have a minimum of 10 years experience recruiting in the legal industry. Our consultants will offer you a confidential, honest and professional service. Combined, our consultancy team has over 80 years of legal recruitment expertise! To read our Consultant profiles visit the Our Consultants page of our website.

We are a little proud too, of Legal People’s employee retention rate, currently averaging over 9 years of service per staff member – not bad for the recruitment industry!

You can be rest assured that the Legal People Consultants you deal with will know your background and needs and make themselves available to you.

Who are our clients?

Legal People has a wide ranging client base and therefore a diverse range of employment opportunities. We recruit for private practice law firms of all sizes and areas of law, as well as corporate in-house legal departments and government organisations within the Melbourne CBD, suburbs, country, interstate and internationally.

Legal People have one of the most extensive networks and contacts in the legal industry developed over 40 years. We are on a number of preferred supplier panels for recruitment services with leading law firms and corporates.

Even if you are moving interstate or overseas we can assist you by working in conjunction with our affiliated offices in Sydney, Brisbane, New Zealand, UK and the Middle East.

What positions do we typically recruit for?

The requirements from our legal clients varies, accordingly so do the roles we source candidates for. These include:

• Human Resources (HR) Positions including:
• HR Managers
• HR Consultants
• HR Advisors
• HR Co-ordinators and
• HR Administrators
• HR Assistants
• General Managers
• Business Managers
• Practice / Office Managers
• Chief Executive Officers
• Accountants
• Accounts Manager
• Learning & Development

• Business & Office Services
• Managers
• Supervisors
• Co-ordinators
• Business Development, Communications, Events & Marketing Professionals including:
• Managers
• Consultants
• Advisors
• Co-ordinators
• Administrators
• Assistants
• IT Professionals including:
• IT Managers,
• IT Trainers
• Help Desk
• IT Analysts
• System Administrators
• Billing professionals
• Manager
• Supervisor
• Billing Clerks

Recent Legal Management & HR Recruitment Highlights

• Business Manager for International law firm
• HR Manager for National law firm
• HR Manager for mid-tier law firm
• Business Services Manager for International Law Firm
• Business Manager for multi-site office
• General Manager for 6 Partner firm law firm
• Business Development Co-ordinator for International Law firm
• HR Consultant for Mid-tier law firm
• HR Adviser for National law firm
• BD Assistant for National law firm
• Learning & Development Manager for National law firm
• IT Trainer for Mid-tier law firm
• Billing Manager for global organisation
• Business Services Supervisor for multi-site law firm
• Events Co-ordinator for national law firm
• Practice Manager for family law specialist firm

How does the registration process work?

We try and keep it simple and as relaxed as possible! Upon receiving your application, we acknowledge receipt within 24-48 hours, and determine your suitability for a position(s).

We will then invite you in to our offices to have a chat with one of our experienced Legal Recruitment Consultants (initial meeting will be for approximately 45 minutes).

This time is invaluable to determine your needs, your skill set, motivators and your career plan to ensure we successfully match your own requirements to our client’s needs. By understanding your motivations we will be better placed to match you with not only the right role for your skill set and career goals but also the cultural fit you are looking for.

We will then work closely with you to coach you through the interview process with your new potential employer, undertake reference checks on behalf of our clients and negotiate your remuneration package and start date. We will maintain contact with you to ensure that your transition into your new role runs smoothly