Hobbs Harding Search is led by Thomas Hobbs, one of Australia’s leading legal search consultants. Thomas focuses on individual Partner and team (i.e. multiple Partner) moves.

Though based in Melbourne, Thomas is most active across the Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra legal markets, regularly making interstate visits and meeting with senior lawyers and law firm leaders.

A past lawyer himself, predominantly within employment / industrial relations, and with national law firm and government experience, Thomas works closely with a selection of highly rated global, national, local (capital city) and specialist (i.e. practice area) law firms, adding depth to existing practices and helping firms to create new practice area offerings, as well as helping to establish new interstate offices.

Thomas’ strong placement record is best summarised by a keen awareness of the importance of timing, motivations (including both push and pull factors), deep private practice market knowledge, integrity and close connections with the leaders of several firms such that he is able to properly discuss aspects of a firm (including equity structures) that, without those relationships, wouldn’t be possible.

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