Established in 2007, JLegal is a specialist legal recruitment and executive search business with a strong, established network across the Australian legal market - and we're looking for an experienced recruiter to join us.

But this isn't another recruitment job where you're handed a phone, given a call target and told to be in the office from 8.30am.

We stay deliberately boutique - by design, not by accident. That means genuine autonomy, real ownership of your desk, and a voice in how the business grows.

And because we believe good people perform best when they're trusted, we're much more interested in what you achieve than where you sit or how many calls you make.

You won't be starting a desk from scratch. You'll step into an active portfolio of live roles, existing clients and candidate relationships from day one, working alongside experienced recruiters while developing your own market.

The opportunity

We're looking for someone commercially minded, relationship-focused and motivated by the prospect to build something of their own - whether that's an experienced legal recruiter after greater autonomy and ownership of their desk, a recruiter from another professional services market interested in specialising in legal, or a lawyer or legal professional considering a move into recruitment.

You’ll develop and own a specialist recruitment desk, build long-term client and candidate relationships, and play a genuine role in growing the JLegal business - across areas like Insurance, Banking & Finance, Litigation, Corporate/M&A;, Property, Privacy & Cyber, and more, depending on your experience and interests.

You won’t be micromanaged. You won’t be measured by meaningless activity targets. You won’t be expected to sacrifice your life for your job.





You’ll be trusted to get the job done.

What you’ll be doing

- Building and managing long-term client relationships with leading law firms
- Developing a strong network of high-quality candidates
- Winning new business and growing existing accounts
- Managing recruitment processes from brief through to placement
- Providing market advice to clients and candidates
- Developing your own specialist market expertise
- Building your personal profile and reputation in the legal industry
- Contributing ideas and helping shape the future of JLegal

What we’re offering

Excellent earning potential A strong base salary plus uncapped commission, with genuine upside for high performers. If you generate the revenue, you should share meaningfully in it.

Genuine flexibility A hybrid mode - a few days a week in our office, with flexibility around the rest. We care about the work you do and the results you get, not about clocking hours for the sake of it. Start/finish times can flex around client and candidate commitments.

- 5 additional paid annual leave days
- Birthday leave
- Annual professional development allowance
- Regular team lunches, events and celebrations
- Leading recruitment tech - CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, AI/automation tools - so you spend time on the work that matters





Real opportunity You're not joining a giant recruitment company as employee number 147. You'll be joining a small team where your contribution genuinely matters, working closely with the leadership team and helping shape what JLegal becomes.

Who we’re looking for

- A proven track record in recruitment
- Commercially driven, and enjoys business development
- Confident building relationships with senior stakeholders
- Self-motivated, organised and takes ownership of their work
- Cares about the quality of the candidate and client experience
- Wants autonomy rather than management
- An entrepreneurial mindset - wants to build something, not just work in another agency

Legal recruitment experience is highly regarded but not essential for the right person - we're more interested in finding the right recruiter than ticking a particular industry box.

Why JLegal?

Because sometimes you reach a point in your career where you don't want more management, more KPIs, more meetings, or someone checking whether you're at your desk.

You just want to be trusted to do a great job, earn good money, and have a life.

That's what we've built at JLegal, and why we stay deliberately small - great people, great clients, great candidates, and a genuinely good business.

Come and build your desk with us, rather than simply work for us.

JLegal - specialist recruitment. Done differently.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion about the opportunity and JLegal Australia, contact Benjamin Arabin, Head of Private Practice Division, at

JLegal Australia is a Specialist Legal Recruitment & Executive Search Firm. We offer a full suite of career opportunities for Lawyers, Company Secretary & Governance professionals.

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📌 Recruitment Consultant (Sydney)
🏢 JLegal Australia
📍 Sydney