In a recent interview with Kylie Speer for NZ Lawyer TV and Australasian Lawyer (The Lawyer), Insource Founder and Managing Director Jenn Little discusses how AI is reshaping legal recruitment in Australia and New Zealand. Helping law firms hire lawyers faster while significantly reducing agency fees.
You can watch the full interview below.
Summary of the Interview (Full transcript available here)
The Challenge Facing Law Firms in Australia and New Zealand
The legal recruitment market across Australia and New Zealand remains highly competitive. Traditional recruitment models often involve:
- Long hiring cycles
- High placement fees
- Reactive searches once a vacancy arises
- Limited visibility over passive legal talent
For many law firms, this approach is both costly and inefficient.
Insource was built to change that.
Hiring Lawyers Faster Across Australia and New Zealand
Rather than outsourcing recruitment to traditional agencies, Insource enables law firms to bring search capability in-house.
Using AI to structure publicly available legal talent data across Australia and New Zealand, firms can instantly identify lawyers by:
- Practice area
- Seniority
- Location (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Wellington and beyond)
- Career movement patterns
This allows firms to hire lawyers faster, reduce reliance on agency placement fees and take greater control of their hiring strategy.
Moving from Reactive to Always-On Legal Talent Pools
A key theme in the interview is the shift from reactive hiring to proactive talent strategy.
Instead of waiting for a resignation to begin a search, law firms can build live talent pools โ tracking potential future hires and understanding likely move timeframes before a role becomes urgent.
In competitive lateral markets across both Australia and New Zealand, that intelligence creates a genuine strategic advantage.
AI-Powered Talent Intelligence for Smarter Decisions
At the heart of Insource is AI.
As Jenn explains, the platform transforms unstructured, publicly available data into a structured, searchable database of legal professionals. Rather than manually searching multiple platforms, firms can access targeted, intelligence-led insights instantly.
Beyond filling roles, firms can also use data to:
- Map competitor teams
- Identify alumni
- Analyse market movement trends
- Inform workforce planning and growth strategy
Recruitment data becomes strategic business intelligence.
Supporting Law Firms Across Two Markets
Since launching just before COVID, Insource has grown across Australia and New Zealand, supporting more than 90 law firms and delivering significant cumulative savings in recruitment costs.
The recognition from The Lawyer highlights the increasing demand among firms in both markets for smarter, more sustainable legal recruitment models.
Watch the Full Interview, and find out how Insource is transforming legal recruitment in Australia and New Zealand.
To hear Jenn Little explain how AI is transforming legal recruitment in Australia and New Zealand โ and how your firm can hire lawyers faster โ watch the full interview below.
If your firm is reviewing its hiring strategy, book a personalised demo to see how Insource works in your market.
You can see Jenn’s other interviews and external appearances here.