About Us

We offer exceptional, transparent consulting advice to law firms and qualified lawyers worldwide throughout all stages of the recruitment cycle.

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Our commitment
to excellence

Red Orca Legal Recruitment combines over twenty years of market-leading legal recruitment experience with a strong commitment to making a positive impact on the environmental crisis.
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Andrew Smallwood

Founder

Red Orca Legal Recruitment was founded in 2023 by Andrew Smallwood, who has recruited lawyers for some of the best-known recruitment agencies in the UK and Australia over the past twenty years. Andrew is married with three lively children and loves spending time in nature, playing a variety of sports, and is proudly autistic.

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Paulo Schmidt

Head of Administration

Paulo worked within customer service in the business process outsourcing industry for seven years as an operations supervisor and training facilitator before transitioning to recruitment administration in 2021. He is multilingual, including German. In his spare time, he is a motorcycle enthusiast and avid camper who enjoys riding every weekend to appreciate the wind and nature.

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April Veneracion

Administration Assistant

April has over 15 years' experience in the Business Process Outsourcing and e-Commerce industry as a training facilitator and operations manager before joining Red Orca. Outside of work, April is a dedicated wife and mother with a passion for family and good food.

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Jenine Nava

Administration & Social Media Assistant

Jenine worked in the business process outsourcing industry for five years as a customer service representative and operations supervisor. She also served as a general virtual assistant for an e-commerce business, assisting with administrative, operational, and customer service tasks to support online sales and business growth. She enjoys reading mystery-thriller-historical-conspiracy fiction and loves crocheting to calm her mind.

Why Red Orca?

The symbolism of the Orca may seem unusual, but there is a strong synergy with our work. In nature, we find abundant inspiration for life and work.

As an apex predator, the Orca is an intelligent, creative hunter, which mirrors our approach to seeking out the best legal talent at the associate level. The Orca can be found in every ocean on the planet, and Red Orca Legal Recruitment specialises in placing law firm roles in all major legal centres worldwide.

The Orca is recognised for its teamwork to achieve beyond its individual means, and Red Orca Legal combines recruitment excellence with nine years of customer service/administrative experience, as well as a wider network that includes in-house recruitment options.

The colour red provides a point of difference that reflects our passion for providing the best customer experience and a more honest approach than our competitors. Finally, the Orca links to our charitable donations to The Blue Marine Foundation, which currently stands at £3,000 or 2% of revenues (whichever is greater) and intends to increase over the years. A healthy ocean means a healthier planet, and we want to be part of creating a better world for future generations.

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