Legal & Office Support 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 Our Consultants page of our website.

We are a little proud too, of Legal People’s employee retention rate, currently averaging over 10 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.

Legal People recruit support staff across a range of different areas of law and level of experience. Some of our more recent highlights include

• Legal Secretaries & Personal Assistants
• Legal Assistants
• Executive Assistants
• Legal Support Co-ordinators/Team Leaders
• Administration Assistants
• WPOs
• Precedent Co-ordinators
• Law Clerks
• Paralegals
• Receptionists
• Office & Business Services staff
• Filing Clerks
• Librarians
• Customer Service/Call Centre staff
• Legal Accounts staff
• Waiters
• Catering Staff
  

Recent Legal & Office Support Recruitment Highlights

• Executive Assistant to Managing Partner for National Law firm
• Executive Assistant to Chief Operating Officer for top-tier law firm
• Paralegal for Construction Company
• Legal Assistant for Property Development Company
• Executive Assistant to Chief Information Officer for top-tier law firm
• Legal Support Co-ordinator for top-tier law firm
• Legal Executive Assistant to In-House/General Counsel for Aviation Company
• Executive Assistant to HR Director for Global Health Insurer
• Legal Executive Assistant to National Practice Group Leader
• In-House Conveyancing Co-ordinator for leading Hospitality Company
• Call Centre team leader for leading plaintiff law 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.