We work with two distinct groups of clients — law firms seeking exceptional lateral talent, and businesses that need the right legal mind embedded in their organisation.
Whether you're a boutique practice protecting your culture or a national firm looking to strengthen a practice group, we understand that the wrong hire costs far more than a vacancy.
Prima Facie specialises exclusively in private practice recruitment across all levels — from associate through to senior associate, special counsel and partner. We don't work in volume. Every candidate we present has been thoroughly assessed for technical capability, practice area fit, and cultural alignment before your time is ever spent.
We work with mid-tier, national and boutique firms across Australia, and we take the time to understand your firm before we begin — because a placement that lasts is worth more to both of us than one that doesn't.
Finding the right in-house counsel is a different challenge entirely. You're not hiring for a practice group — you're hiring for your business. The lawyer needs to understand commercial reality, not just legal theory, and they need to integrate into a team that isn't built around law.
Prima Facie places permanent in-house counsel — from your first standalone legal hire through to General Counsel. We take the time to understand your business, not just the position description, because an in-house lawyer who doesn't fit your culture creates more risk than the vacancy did.
If a full-time hire isn't the right fit for where your business is at, we also partner with a specialist legal services network that provides embedded and fractional legal counsel — giving you executive-level legal oversight without the cost or commitment of a permanent appointment. We'll help you work out which approach actually suits your business.
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