HarperLloyd Recruitment

HarperLloyd Recruitment provides Permanent Recruitment, specialising in the legal sector, across Australia, founded in 2024 by directors with backgrounds in law, HR and internal talent acquisition.

• Consultants operate dedicated state portfolios across Queensland and the ACT, New South Wales and Tasmania, and Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, covering Legal Professional and Legal Support and Business Services recruitment.
• Places candidates from graduate solicitors through to partners, general counsel and C-suite executives, alongside legal support roles such as legal secretaries, paralegals, practice managers and trust accountants.
• Recognised at the Sourcr by SEEK awards as Legal Recruiter of the Year Australia 2025, Best Legal Recruiter Queensland 2025 and Best Legal Agency Queensland 2025.
• Publishes an annual salary guide with state by state benchmarks for legal professional and legal support roles to inform hiring and career decisions.

Best for: law firms, government legal teams and corporate legal departments seeking permanent placements from graduate to partner and executive level, guided by consultants with direct legal industry experience.

HarperLloyd Recruitment offers Professional and White Collar Recruitment for legal and business services roles across Australia, drawing on directors’ backgrounds inside law firms and internal HR teams.

• Covers business services and operational roles supporting law firms, including office managers, practice managers, accounts, financial controllers and IT professionals.
• Services span contingent recruitment, retained search and executive appointments, supported by salary benchmarking and talent mapping for hiring firms.
• Award winning team, including Sourcr by SEEK recognition in 2025, with consultants dedicated solely to the legal market rather than working as generalists.

Best for: law firms and legal departments needing business services or operations hires alongside their legal recruitment, supported by specialists who understand firm structure and culture.