Charles Waterstreet’s recruitment process isn’t as complicated as you might think; he prefers photos of candidates over CVs
BARRISTER Charles Waterstreet’s recruitment process isn’t as complicated as you might think. He openly admits he prefers “photos” of employees to their CVs.
IN Sydney legal circles they’re known as Charlie’s Angels, and their boss is looking for
a new one.
Charles Waterstreet, a top barrister for 40 years, raises a few eyebrows because he surrounds himself with a team of smart, talented young females. But the man who was the inspiration for ABC TV’s hard-living lawyer Rake, is unrepentant.
One of his team is about to go overseas and he says he needs a suitable replacement, and the recruitment process isn’t as complicated as you might think. Waterstreet openly admits he prefers “photographs” of potential employees to their CVs, but insists you shouldn’t be fooled by his candidates’ good looks.
Syan Olsen and Katherine Buskariol currently work in his office and they reject the “secretary” tag some bitchy types in the legal fraternity have suggested.
Ms Olsen is a law graduate who has worked as “Charlie’s associate” for the past three years. “Kind of like an associate to a judge assisting in all legal matters,” she said.
Ms Buskariol graduated from UTS with a law degree but is about to go travelling.
“Katherine is about to go to New York, so I’m looking for a new angel. Though, I don’t mind devils, or fallen angels,” Waterstreet joked. So, what’s the selection process?
“Many barristers insist on a CV. I just insist on photos.”
Ms Buskariol landed her job under interesting circumstances. She barged in on a 5pm conference Waterstreet was having with
a client. “He said ‘who are you?’,” Ms Buskariol said. “I said ‘I’m Katherine and I’m here about the job’.
“He looked me up and down and said ‘my god, you start on Monday’.”
But beyond the jokes, the Waterstreet office is challenging and requires a good legal mind.
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