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We place legal assistants to partners and general counsel with law firms and legal teams. --- [Skip to content](https://hookerheijden.com.au/legal_jobs_and_legal_careers#main) [![Hooker & Heijden](https://hookerheijden.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/hh-logo-fullcolour-transparent.png?width=148&height=58&name=hh-logo-fullcolour-transparent.png)](https://hookerheijden.com.au/?hsLang=en) Menu [Jobs](https://hookerheijden.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers) [Insurance](https://hookerheijden.com.au/insurance_broking_jobs_careers?hsLang=en) - [Broking](https://hookerheijden.com.au/insurance_broking_jobs_careers?hsLang=en) - [Underwriting](https://hookerheijden.com.au/insurance_underwriting_jobs_careers?hsLang=en) - [Claims](https://hookerheijden.com.au/insurance_claims_jobs_careers?hsLang=en) [Legal](https://hookerheijden.com.au/legal_jobs_and_legal_careers?hsLang=en) [Employers](https://hookerheijden.com.au/employers?hsLang=en) [About](https://hookerheijden.com.au/about?hsLang=en) [News & Insights](https://hookerheijden.com.au/newsinsights?hsLang=en) [Contact](https://hookerheijden.com.au/contact?hsLang=en) [Register with us](https://hookerheijden.com.au/candidate-registration_australia?hsLang=en) - [Register, Australia](https://hookerheijden.com.au/candidate-registration_australia?hsLang=en) - [Register, New Zealand](https://hookerheijden.com.au/candidate-registration-new-zealand?hsLang=en) Legal recruitment # Legal recruitment and legal jobs across Australia and New Zealand. We place legal professionals from legal assistant to partner and general counsel, with law firms and corporate legal teams. Niki Kunovski runs our legal desk in Australia. [See all live legal roles](https://hookerheijden.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers)[Register with us](https://hookerheijden.com.au/candidate-registration_australia?hsLang=en) 4.95 / 5 from 147 reviews on Seek 2 x winner Sourcr Awards, Best Insurance Agency Since 2011 recruiting across Australia and New Zealand ## Which legal roles do we recruit? Legal AssistantParalegalAssociateSenior AssociatePartnerGeneral Counsel ### Practice areas Personal InjuryCorporate and CommercialInsurance LawLitigationConstructionBanking and FinanceInsolvency ## Who are our legal clients? Law firms and corporate legal departments. We represent both plaintiff and defendant firms, in private practice, in-house and non-traditional legal roles. ## Live roles right now The newest legal roles on our jobs board. This list updates automatically. 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