Insights
Straight-talking advice for the Sydney legal support market.
Practical, specific guidance for candidates and clients, shaped by more than a decade in legal support recruitment.
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For Clients
Why Legal Support Staff Actually Leave (and What Keeps Them)
Legal support turnover consistently runs higher than fee-earner turnover in Australian law firms. What's really driving it, and what genuinely reduces it.
6 min read →For Clients
How to Write a Job Description That Attracts the Right Candidate
Why most legal support job ads read identically to every other one, and the specific changes that attract candidates who are genuinely the right fit.
5 min read →For Clients
Temporary or Permanent: Choosing the Right Legal Support Staffing Model
When temporary legal support cover genuinely makes sense, when a fixed term contract is the better fit, and how to know when a permanent hire is worth the wait.
6 min read →For Candidates
Legal Support Resume Tips That Make a Difference
Why most legal support resumes get overlooked, and the specific changes that make hiring managers stop scrolling, from how to frame your duties to which systems are worth naming.
6 min read →For Candidates
How to Negotiate Your Salary in Legal Support Recruitment
What's actually negotiable in a legal support offer beyond base salary, how to know your market rate by firm tier, and how to have the conversation without damaging the relationship.
7 min read →For Candidates
From Legal Secretary to Practice Manager: Mapping the Career Path
The realistic route from Legal Secretary to Practice Manager, the skills that actually get noticed, and how to put your hand up before the title exists.
6 min read →For Candidates
Legal Support Interview Questions You Should Be Ready For
Legal support interviews can vary from behavioural to conversational. The questions worth preparing for, and how to answer them using the STAR method properly.
7 min read →For Candidates
Should You Accept a Counter-Offer? What to Weigh Up First
Being counter-offered after resigning is common and genuinely flattering. Whether accepting actually solves what made you start looking is a different question.
5 min read →Have a question of your own?
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