Amicus Legal Recruitment

Amicus Legal Recruitment is a legal search and recruitment consultancy that describes itself as 100% Australian owned. It places permanent, temporary and contract staff across the legal industry, working with international and national law firms, specialist practices, global corporates and SMEs. Its clients also include mid and top tier and boutique law firms, and government bodies.

The company recruits lawyers, associates, senior associates, special counsel, partners and in-house counsel. It also fills legal support roles such as legal secretaries, paralegals and law clerks, along with legal business services, legal HR, business development and marketing, and legal technology positions. Candidates are sourced through job-board advertising, industry referrals, executive search, networking groups, the passive applicant market and social media.

Amicus works in the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane legal markets, with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. Kelly Harvey is the founder and director and has worked in the legal industry for over 20 years. The company says its consultants come from law firm and corporate backgrounds and have over 25 years of collective legal industry experience.