Shearn HR Legal provides to the private and public legal sector, an independent avenue to hire new staff and to locate employment for lawyers. Shearn HR Legal is based in Perth, Western Australia, with operational ability throughout Australia and overseas. Shearn HR Legal was initiated in February 1998 by Julianna Shearn, a well known Perth lawyer. Her credentials involve five years of work in the legal profession since 1989 and, in legal recruitment, since August 1994. Shearn HR Legal has rapidly gained the reputation of being Perth’s first specialist legal placement agency and is now pre-eminent in the field. Professional advice to candidates across the board about career development is available and advice as to resume writing, application letter writing, special criteria writing, interview procedures and practice and general career counselling is also available.