About us

What we do

Beacon Legal is a recruitment and career consultancy for the legal industry. We combine legal qualifications and experience with recruitment management to provide expert services to candidates and clients. We have offices in Sydney and London and provide services in key international markets: Australia; Asia; UK; New York; Dubai and the Cayman Islands.

Specialist

We know the legal industry inside out; it's all we do. We understand the requirements of clients and candidates on a local, national and international level.

Candidate Care

We provide a consultative, trustworthy and efficient service to every candidate we partner with. Take a look at our Candidate Charter or better yet, come and meet us for coffee.

Client Service

We pride ourselves on our reliable, credible and transparent approach; this is how we create long term partnerships. We add value through in-depth market knowledge and advisory services.

Our Candidates

What they’re saying

Senior Associate, Magic Circle Firm, London

I made the move from Melbourne to London. I have known Alex for a number of years in a professional capacity in both London and Australia. I have always found him to be straight talking, responsive and easy to get along with. He knows the London market thoroughly having been a lawyer here and was able to advise me on the firms best suited to my requirements. I have worked with a number of recruiters over the years and Alex stands out as the person who I would always contact first and also refer friends if they're looking for a new job.

What they’re saying

Associate, Silver Circle Firm, London

I am looking to move from London to Sydney in late 2018. I recently met with Alex in London to discuss my move to Australia at the end of the year. He has an extremely detailed knowledge of the Australian market and having never worked outside of London myself, I had numerous questions which he answered. I feel much better equipped to make my decision on which firms I will apply to. Alex also gave me great general advice on Sydney to make the most out of my time there, which was appreciated! I will definitely be making my job applications through Alex.

Honesty
We are honest and transparent and pride ourselves on open communication.
Integrity
Our approach is based on trust, respect and confidentiality.
Responsive
We will do what we say we are going to do and will keep you informed in a timely manner.
Trust
Developing long term relationships based on trust is at the core of our personal and business interactions.
Fair
We will never discriminate and believe everyone deserves a fair go.

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The Team

Matthew Edwards

Associate Director

Matthew is an Australian qualified lawyer and practised at a Sydney law firm before commencing his legal recruitment career in 2015. Prior to joining Beacon Legal, Matthew managed the Legal Division at at an international recruitment agency where he was a consistent top performer. Matthew holds a law degree from the University of New South Wales.

James Andrew

Senior Consultant

James is a Legal Recruitment Consultant at Beacon Legal, focusing on the Private Practice legal market. He uses his experience and qualifications to offer candidates and clients a personalised and bespoke career advisory service.

Bracken Reeves

Senior Consultant

Bracken has a law degree from the University of Canterbury and has previously worked at top tier New Zealand law firm, Russell McVeagh. He focuses on the Private Practice legal market and uses experience and qualifications to offer candidates and clients a personalised career advisory service.

Alex Gotch

Director

Alex has numerous years of experience within the legal industry having worked at top US, UK and Australian law firms. Alex qualified and practised as a Finance Lawyer at a Top Tier London firm and has also worked as Legal Counsel at a FTSE 100 Bank. Prior to founding Beacon Legal, Alex headed up a high performing Legal Division at a large recruitment company based in Sydney.

Aimee Salt

Senior Consultant

Aimee has over 2 years of legal recruitment experience concentrating on the Brisbane market as well as the national insurance market.

Jake Hayden-Smith

Senior Consultant

Jake has over 5 years of legal recruitment experience and covers the national Australian market as well as London, where he is currently based.

Chad Weerasinghe

Associate Director

Chad is a qualified corporate lawyer with five years' experience in top-tier city and offshore firms. He previously practiced as a trauma surgeon (Royal College of Surgeons, London) before making a successful segue into the corporate world. Chad advises private practice law firms and recruits nationally and internationally in a variety of areas of law including banking & finance, commercial, competition, construction, corporate, litigation and dispute resolution, M&A and real estate.

Chelsea O’Gorman

Candidate Manager

Chelsea is a Candidate Manager and her role is to develop and maintain excellent relationships with our candidates.

Latest News

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About us

What we do

Specialist

Candidate Care

Client Service

Our Candidates

What they’re saying

What they’re saying

The Team

Matthew Edwards

James Andrew

Bracken Reeves

Alex Gotch

Aimee Salt

Jake Hayden-Smith

Chad Weerasinghe

Chelsea O’Gorman

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