Legal recruitment built for small & suburban Victorian firms — transparent flat-fee placement, language-matched candidates, and none of the bloated agency fees. We already run your front office; now we grow your team.
From your next lawyer to the person on the front desk — and, when the time comes, selling or succeeding the practice itself.
Permanent lawyers, graduate to senior associate — sourced, screened and shortlisted. Flat fee, replacement guarantee.
Paralegals, conveyancers, legal secretaries, trust bookkeepers, reception and practice managers — the team that keeps a firm running.
Special counsel, partners and lateral team moves — handled discreetly and confidentially. Talk to us for a retained search.
Selling, merging or succeeding a practice — or just want to know what it's worth? Broker + lawyer led, strictly confidential. Learn more →
Thinking of selling or succeeding your firm, see how a placement works, browse the 2026 salary guide, or refer a lawyer and earn $500.
The big agencies chase enterprise and partner searches, price out small firms with opaque 20–25% fees, and place lawyers they’ve never seen work. We’re the opposite.
Your bookings, matters and enquiries are rising on ORLA — so we know before you do when it’s time to add a lawyer, and we come to you.
We place lawyers who speak your clients’ languages — Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, Mandarin and more — the edge multicultural firms actually need.
One published price — no mystery percentages. Because you’re already with ORLA, we can charge less and still do it properly. Replacement guarantee included.
Advertise roles on your own careers page + the central ORLA board. Applications land in your pipeline.
We source, screen and shortlist — you interview and hire. Transparent fee, replacement guarantee.
Cover parental leave or overflow with a locum lawyer — day-rate, short engagements.
What lawyers and support staff actually earn at small & suburban Victorian firms — graduate to partner, paralegal to practice manager. Benchmark an offer or your next hire.