Recruitment Consultant

p : +61 3 9038 9355
email : karen@ablethorpe.com

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Business (BBA) – Human Resources

Karen is one of Ablethorpe Recruitment’ Candidate Managers, assisting with all aspects of the day-to-day business operations of Ablethorpe Recruitment as well as assisting lawyers in their job search both domestically and internationally.

Practice Specialisation

Karen works with Stuart Ablethorpe, assisting with day to day tasks as well as the wider team in supporting them to ensure a seamless recruitment experience for our clients and candidates.

Karen assists our candidates by conducting interviews, shortlisting candidates, coordinating interviews, arranging for interview preparation and training, as well as conducting references and assisting in the management and negotiation of offers.

Karen also takes role briefs from clients and manages client relationships.

Professional Experience

Karen has over 20 years experience within agency and in-house recruitment environments.

She has worked as an administrator, candidate manager, personal assistant, office manager, supervisor, recruiter and recruitment reporting analyst.

Karen completed her Bachelor of Business Administration – Human Resources at Monash University in 1998.

Recruitment Experience

Karen’s recruitment experience includes involvement in the following recruitment assignments –

Client	Role
Acciona	In-House Lawyer
Barry.Nilsson	Special Counsel
BlueRock	Associate/Senior Associate
Bupa	Various Senior Legal positions
Bupa	Head of Employee Relations
Chobani	Legal Counsel
CitiPower	Legal Counsel
ConnectEast	Legal Counsel
Gadens	Associate
Gadens	Senior Associate – Planning & Environment
Hall & Wilcox	Senior Knowledge Lawyer
Herbert Smith Freehills	Lawyer
HSF	Solicitor – Corporate TMT
Keypoint Law	Lawyer
KHQ	Senior Associate – Workplace Relations & Safety
LaTrobe Financial	Legal Counsel
McInnes Wilson	Associate
Maddocks	Senior Associate
Metro Trains	Senior In-house Lawyer x 2
Moray & Agnew	Lawyer
PMY Group	Senior Legal Counsel
Port of Melbourne	Senior Legal Counsel
Rizing	Corporate Counsel
Russell Kennedy	Lawyer
Siemens	Legal Counsel
Sustainability Victoria	Team Leader Legal Advisory
Toyota	Senior Corporate Solicitor
Viva Energy	Lawyer & Senior Legal Counsel

Read what clients and candidates have to say about Karen here.