Meet the Team

Laura is Barratt Galvin's Director.  She is a senior international recruiter based in Sydney, specialising in private practice legal recruitment around Australia and throughout the Middle East, UK and Asia Pacific. Laura founded Barratt Galvin in 2014 in order to offer law firms and legal professionals an elite recruitment service that can easily be adaptable to the needs of each individual. Her passion has and will continue to be, to seek out legal talent who are the very best at what they do and to ensure they are placed within law firms who are the leaders in their field. Prior to moving into recruitment in 2005, Laura worked within top tier and global law firms in Australia and London. This experience provided Laura with an in depth knowledge of what clients and candidates are looki...

Alessyn has worked in the legal recruitment industry since 2011 and she proudly joined Barratt Galvin in 2014. As our Recruitment Manager, Alessyn's primary responsibility is to provide 360 degree support to the business.  She is heavily involved in our talent resourcing and acts as a secondary contact to our clients throughout the recruitment function.  She also drives key business projects and assists with back-office functions. Alessyn's recruitment background as a Legal Support Consultant spans managing a busy temp desk as well as working in a mixed (permanent and temp job opportunities) desk. Her career background enables her to anticipate the needs of law firms and legal professionals and to assist our Director at a high level. Outside of work Alessyn is a mum and an avid soccer p...

Renee is Barratt Galvin's Recruitment Coordinator and joined the business in 2019.  She is responsible for ensuring Barratt Galvin's day to day operations run smoothly and she acts as a key contact for applicants.  Renee has also spearheaded our  business service offering, providing remote and on-site administration assistance to clients.   Prior to joining Barratt Galvin Renee enjoyed an extensive career as a Legal Secretary in both Australia and the Middle East.  Having worked within mid tier, top tier and international law firms in Sydney and Dubai, Renee approaches each client and candidate with first hand knowledge of a legal environment and of working as an expat within the legal industry.  Renee's experience and understanding of the many aspects of legal support is an invaluable ...