Karen leads the MBS team in Australia. She has extensive experience recruiting lawyers at all levels, including Partners, as well as Senior HR Directors, Marketing Managers, shared services and business support staff at all levels for a wide variety of Australian and international law firms.  She has an enviable network in Brisbane and across Australia and believes strong relationships are at the heart of every successful recruitment project. The right results come from an in-depth understanding of the cultural and technical needs of clients and candidates and she is adept at finding the right ‘fit’.

Karen has owned, run and managed some of the largest recruitment teams in Australia and NZ for over 20 years. She coaches, trains and mentors teams to ensure they provide an elite level of service to clients and candidates.

Angela Hughes is our Office Manager in Australia. Angela is based in Sydney and also supports the team in Brisbane, she has over 10 years office-based, secretarial and customer-facing experience.