About Medved & Partner
Personal advice.At home in the legal market.
We bring together many years of experience in recruiting, human resources, legal practice, and coaching. On that basis, we support law firms, legal departments, companies, and legal professionals personally and discreetly, with a clear understanding of people, organizations, and career decisions.
Partner and Managing Director, your main point of contact at Medved & Partner.
As a lawyer by training, a recruiter, and a coach, she combines experience from legal practice with sound knowledge of recruiting, career advice, and organizational development.
Her work as a trainee lawyer (Rechtsanwaltsanwärterin) and her many years as a legal recruiter have shown her the legal market from different perspectives. She focuses on legal recruiting, executive search, career advice, coaching, and leadership and communication.
She supports law firms, companies, and legal professionals personally and confidentially, and places particular emphasis on bringing together professional requirements, personal expectations, and long-term prospects.
- 2024
- Completed the psychotherapy propaedeutic program | University of Vienna
- 2021
- MSc, Coaching, Organizational and Personnel Development | ARGE Bildungsmanagement in cooperation with Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna
- since 2020
- Partner and Managing Director | Medved & Partner OG
- 2018–2020
- Consultant | Karin Medved Personalberatung e.U.
- 2018
- Human Resources Management Generalist | WIFI Wien
- 2014–2018
- Trainee lawyer | Vienna
- 2013–2014
- Court practice | Vienna Higher Regional Court district
- 2013
- Mag. iur. | University of Innsbruck | University College Dublin
What defines me
For me, change means one thing above all: the chance to grow. My own career has shown me that the most exciting developments often happen where we are open to new possibilities and have the courage to seize them.
Today I support people at exactly these moments. Whether it is the next career move, a change of direction, or filling a position of responsibility, what inspires me is bringing people and companies together and laying the foundation for a successful long-term working relationship.
I am convinced that a successful career does not depend on a perfect resume alone. What matters is recognizing potential, seizing opportunities, and finding solutions that suit both the people and the companies over the long term.
Contact Christine Eder directly
Partner and Managing Director
Dr. Karin Medved has shaped Medved & Partner since it was founded in 2013. She brings extensive leadership experience in human resources management, sound business expertise, and a coaching diploma (Dipl. Coach) to the firm’s advisory work.
Her many years as Director Human Resources at Schönherr Rechtsanwälte gave her first-hand knowledge of what law firms, executives, and HR managers need.
Her experience and her eye for people, organizations, and developments are an essential part of Medved & Partner’s advisory work.
- 2026
- Completed art studies in ceramics and painting | Kunstschule Wien; freelance artist
- since 2013
- Partner and Managing Director | Medved & Partner OG
- 2003–2013
- Director Human Resources | Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH
- 2010
- Dipl. Coach | WIFI Wien
- 2004
- Dr. rer. soc. oec. | WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 2001–2003
- Research associate, Department of International Marketing and Management | WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
What defines me
As a recruiter and artist, I am fascinated by making potential visible and supporting people as they develop. I believe that different perspectives enrich us and open up new possibilities.
That is why I look at people and organizations as a whole. Every individual, team, and company is different. For me, standard solutions fall short. What matters are tailored approaches that suit the situation at hand.
Contact Karin Medved directly
What you can expect from us:
Advice with market insight and principles.
- 1 We listen
- Understanding comes first. We take time for your situation, your goals, and the people involved.
- 2 We know the legal market
- Our advice draws on many years of experience in law firms, recruiting, human resources, and legal practice. This lets us assess requirements and developments realistically.
- 3 We connect perspectives
- We look at professional requirements and personal expectations together. The result is solutions that work in practice, not only on paper.
- 4 We advise personally
- Our advice is tailored, direct, and confidential. You can reach us personally throughout the process.
Publications & appearances
- 2026Next Generation EmployerBook chapter | Kanzlei 2.0, Linde Verlag (in German) | Christine Eder
- 2025Nerds of Law 148: Lebenszyklusgerecht mit Christine EderPodcast | Nerds of Law (in German) | Guest: Christine Eder
- 2023Wie erfolgreiche Kooperationen zwischen Unternehmen und Personalberatung die Herausforderungen am Arbeitsmarkt bewältigen könnenArticle | ARD, LexisNexis (in German) | Karin Medved, Christine Eder, Katja Hautzinger
- 2021Recruiting-KompassBook | LexisNexis Verlag (in German) | Karin Medved, Klaus Cavar
- 2020Nerds of Law 15: Lexamo(re)Podcast | Nerds of Law (in German) | Guests: Karin Medved, Christine Eder
- 2018Onboarding - Keine zweite Chance für den ersten EindruckArticle | ARD, LexisNexis (in German) | Karin Medved
- 2017Jetzt kracht’s (nicht) = konstruktives Konflikt- und Emotionen-Management im betrieblichen AlltagArticle | ARD, LexisNexis (in German) | Karin Medved
- 2016Strategisches Recruiting - Luxus oder Notwendigkeit?Article | ARD, LexisNexis (in German) | Karin Medved
- 2015Das Expertendilemma - Doppelrolle Experte & FührungskraftArticle | ARD, LexisNexis (in German) | Karin Medved
- 2013HR-Expertin Karin Medved startet Personalberatung für AnwaltskanzleienPress | extrajournal.net (in German) | Report on Karin Medved
