About the Agency
Elias Recruitment is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy. We find lawyers for employers of choice, across private firms, Indigenous rep bodies, not for profits and corporates, across Australia.
Performance Summary
Recent Reviews
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“Jason was excellent through the process. His communication was especially good.”
“Jason gets it, highly recommend 5/5”
“Elias are the most proactive of all of the recruiters I have dealt with. They also understand legal culture and fit. I unreservedly recommend them.”
“Frank and fearless advice”
Recent Jobs
Wills & Estate Planning Solicitor
Senior Property / Litigation Lawyer | 5+ Years PAE
Senior Litigation Associate - IP, Media & Defamation
Senior Associate/Special Counsel - Family Law
Principal Solicitor
Director, Dispute Resolution & Assistance
Featured Candidates
Legal Practice Manager | Legal Operations, Administration & Paralegal
Legal professional with 7+ years’ experience across practice operations, family law, property, conveyancing and estate planning. The candidate combines practice management and senior paralegal experience with strengths across billing, debtors, legal systems, client management and administration.
Private Client & Trust Lawyer | Estate Planning & Cross-Border Succession
Private client and trust lawyer with 6 PQE and experience across Australia, the UK and New Zealand. The candidate specialises in complex trusts, estate planning and cross-border succession for HNW and UHNW clients, with additional corporate, governance and business succession experience.
Legal Technology | Digital Transformation & AI Enablement
Digital transformation and AI enablement professional with 10+ years’ experience across government, legal practice and business. The candidate combines a strong legal foundation with hands-on experience delivering AI-enabled technology, workflow improvements and transformation programs.
Licensed Conveyancer | Residential, Commercial & Off-the-Plan Property
Licensed Conveyancer with 4.5+ years’ experience across residential, commercial and off-the-plan property. The candidate manages transactions end-to-end and brings strong expertise in contracts, Form 1 documentation, PEXA settlements and client management, together with practice ownership experience
Licensed Conveyancer | Residential Property & Settlements
Licensed Conveyancer with 5 years’ experience across residential property and settlements. Experienced in managing conveyancing matters end-to-end, including client instructions, documentation, PEXA settlements and land divisions, with a strong background in client service.
Senior Legal Counsel | Corporate, Commercial, M&A & Technology
Senior corporate and commercial lawyer with 14+ years’ PQE across healthcare, technology, telecommunications, life sciences and financial services. Extensive experience in M&A, complex commercial transactions, governance, privacy, regulatory matters and cross-border advisory.
Our Team
Karolina Slaby
Operations Manager / Sr Consultant
Karolina started her career in recruitment in 2003. Holding a Bachelor of Business with a major in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Karolina prides herself on the high level of customer service she provides to both clients and candidates alike. She started her recruitment career in Vancouver, Canada as an in-house recruiter for high volume clerical staff. Karolina then moved to a large International recruitment agency where she recruited for administrative and accounts roles winning many recruitment awards along the way. After her transfer to Sydney, Australia she worked for a boutique recruitment agency recruiting for roles in operations, clerical support, accounts and management. Karolina has worked with Elias Recruitment for over 10 years.
Rachel Townes-Vigh
Senior Legal Recruitment Consultant
Rachel is an accomplished and experienced legal recruiter, specialising in connecting top legal talent with organisations in the not-for-profit, commercial, and government sectors. Her tailored approach to recruitment leverages data-driven insights and industry expertise to identify the best candidates for each search. Rachel is dedicated to providing excellent service, solving clients' recruitment challenges, and helping organisations build strong legal teams. In addition, Rachel has extensive industry experience at a senior level in HR, organisational development, governance, and business strategy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame Australia.
Jason Elias
Chief Executive Officer
Jason has 27 years experience in finding the top legal talent in Australia for law firms, not-for-profits, government and inhouse legal teams. He has been awarded Recruitment Leader of the Year and Business Leader of the Year. As the founder and CEO of Elias Recruitment, he is passionate about finding quality matches in the legal professional space. Jason's specialisation is in partner search, senior lawyers and inhouse legal roles (up to General Counsel) Elias Recruitment is one of Australia's most trusted legal recruitment brands. Since 2000 we have helped over 800 lawyers around Australia find great career opportunities and assisted clients finding quality legal professionals they could not source themselves. We help law firms, government departments and in-house legal teams, find, attract and recruit exceptional partners and employed solicitors using: • Unique sourcing strategies including our proprietary database of over 20,000 lawyers; • Cutting edge research, traditional and social sourcing techniques to reach hard to find candidates; • A network of over 400 partner recruiters and their databases and contacts. Organisations we have recently helped to recruit top lawyers include major law firms through to boutique legal practices, In-house legal departments (e.g. IT, Telco, Medical Devices), Aboriginal Land Councils, Educational Institutions, Community Legal Centres and Barristers' Chambers.