Welcome to First Counsel Australia

First Counsel is a boutique pure-law recruitment consultancy, focused on pioneering a new standard of expert service that is utterly attuned to the calibre of discerning legal talent we serve. Based in Sydney and London, we offer a full range of partner-level, private practice and in-house legal roles across around the globe, with a particular focus on Australia, London, Asia and the Middle East. We draw on the combined expertise of qualified solicitors and experienced legal recruiters that make up our team to deliver a service that deeply interprets the needs of candidates and clients across Australia and New Zealand, offering specialist assistance to lawyers wishing to relocate abroad, or return home to Australia or New Zealand. Our broad client base includes Magic Circle, Silver Circle, US firms, as well as high quality mid-tier and boutique law firms.

We deal with highly qualified professionals in a tightly interwoven sector; because of this, we take the utmost care with your professional reputation - delivering an exceptionally poised and insightful one-to-one service that looks deeper at the potential of every candidate. We provide the right representation for like-minded lawyers who understand the advantage of a mature, specialist service in an ever-more competitive legal landscape. As the trusted experts for many long term clients, we have the expertise and the drive to go further in matching lawyers to the role and culture that is perfectly right for their skills, experience and aspirations.