At Pringle Legal Search, we provide legal search services and consulting for legal professionals, law firms and
organisations outside core legal practice.
Founded in Sydney in 1998 by Andrew Pringle, Pringle Legal Search is an organisation that values diversity,
inclusion and long-term relationships.
We match candidates with roles across Australia and Asia that align with their values and vision.
Our work is more than just placing a lawyer, solicitor or partner in a job.
Pringle Legal Search partners with our clients throughout their career paths, helping them develop into exceptional leaders across the legal profession and beyond.
We have helped organisations grow from shared desks in serviced offices to successful businesses with multiple offices and specialties.
We advise on structuring your business and leveraging talent, optimising your values, culture fit, development, rewards, retention, workplace flexibility and diversity.
Pringle Legal Search has experience in:
Pringle Legal Search has experience working in the New Law space, assisting practitioners to progress their careers in a more dynamic, flexible law firm.
We take a keen interest in the legal service industry, sharing our knowledge about changes and emerging trends with regional managing partners and other leaders in the profession.
We love taking on projects in the corporate social responsibility, pro bono, and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) realms.
Above all, we find the perfect fit for our clients.
Sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Pringle Legal Search helps make the recruitment process a positive experience, reflecting the values of both client and recruiting partner.
We are open and direct in our communications and honest in our assessment of the realistic chances of completing a project.
We do not accept work if we believe we will not be successful in closing the search. This means we enjoy a high success rate in the recruiting projects we choose to undertake
Build and follow a realistic search timetable
Provide communication strategy advice on relevant topics including the value of advertising, headhunting and targeted social media contacts
Create a compelling information pack that tells your story and highlights your culture and ambition, helping you stand out
Interview preparation including talking to you about salary expectations, possible obstacles and any other areas to explore in the interview
Maintain regular contact with you throughout the recruitment process
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it
With almost 30 years of executive search experience, Andrew has run his own recruiting firm for more than two decades.
Andrew lived in Hong Kong from 2001 until 2010. Initially, he was Managing Partner, Asia, for a global search firm. Then, encouraged by incredibly loyal clients, Andrew returned to running Pringle Legal Search, opening its first Asian office in 2007. The business has continued to operate across the Asia-Pacific region since this time.
Andrew has recruited senior professionals to a wide range of industries, firms and corporations in Australia, the Middle East and Asia.
Andrew graduated with Honours in Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He relocated to Australia, where he qualified as a solicitor and practised as a litigator in top-tier law firms in Sydney and Melbourne.
Today, Andrew calls Sydney home, although he travels regularly to Asia. He loves personal travel, languages, food and broader culture. Andrew also enjoys walking his dog, going to the gym and spending time on the New South Wales south coast, when time allows.
