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Client Testimonials

Maverick TV

We've been delighted with Victoria and BCL's service, and will certainly look to you again for any future recruitment needs.

Maverick TV, Birmingham - Maverick TV

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Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

"BCL Legal acted, at all times, in the most professional manner. They remained in constant contact with me throughout the recruitment process and provided me with exactly the right level of advice. As a result the best candidate was recruited! I would have no hesitation in using BCL Legal again in the future."

Zoe Goulding, Solicitor and Company Secretary Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC - Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

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Bond Pearce LLP

"I have worked with James Brewster for a number of years and have always been impressed with his in- depth knowledge of the legal market. Moreover James has a tenacious attitude to understanding our recruitment needs which inevitably means he can present our opportunities to candidates in an informed and positive way. In this way James works in partnership with us as a recruiter, which is vital in helping us attract and secure calibre candidates. He could become a major player in the market as he has a great reputation with candidates and clients alike, a refreshing honesty and is genuinely nice to work with".

Sarah Rogers - Recruitment Manager - Bond Pearce LLP

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Mellor Hargreaves

"BCL Legal are a pleasure to deal with. They are consistent, professional and there when you need them. Recruiting is stressful and time consuming at the best of times and it is a comfort to know that BCL Legal are there to support me and shoulder the main hassle of recruitment. The candidates that are sent to me are vetted appropriately and are of the highest calibre. I will continue to use BCL Legal for all of my recruitment needs".

Kristen Grimshaw - Practice Manager - Mellor Hargreaves - Mellor Hargreaves

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Lawson Coppock & Hart

"We’ve known Layla for a number of years and have always found her and the team at BCL Legal to be highly professional, knowledgeable and responsive. They have taken the time to understand our requirements and culture. I am more than happy to recommend their service".

Stephen Attree - Partner - Lawson Coppock & Hart

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W E Solicitors

"Layla’s professional knowledge and attitude has always been excellent and she has been a pleasure to work with. I look forward to working with her in the years to come and am always happy to recommend her to friends and associates in the legal sector".

David Wingate - Partner - W E Solicitors

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Burges Salmon LLP

"I have had the pleasure of working with James for many years and have often been impressed by his knowledge of the market. Candidates who have applied to Burges Salmon LLP via BCL Legal have passed on very positive feedback about James, so I know he is someone I can rely on to help fill our vacancies. I wouldn't write this for anyone and what I say I genuinely mean!".

Anna Jay - Recruitment Manager - Burges Salmon LLP

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Pinsent Masons LLP

"I have worked with Paul Duffy at BCL Legal for a number of years. I am consistently impressed by his knowledge and understanding of our business along with the quality of candidates he provides. I look forward to continuing to work with him and BCL Legal in the future".

Clare Vasey Recruitment Officer - Pinsent Masons LLP

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DWF

"BCL Legal have continually and consistently assisted DWF with its growth plans. Their knowledge of the business and the culture has allowed them to perform at high standards and they always respond quickly".

Michael Fiddaman - Recruitment Manager - DWF

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Hill Dickinson

“BCL Legal are consistently the best recruitment agency in the North West regularly providing us with high quality candidates. They have worked hard to understand the recruitment needs of our business. They are keen to understand the market they recruit into, as well as our firm and the specialist area of law in order to best match the candidates they represent. I have no doubt that as a result of their professional and personable approach we will continue to work closely with them in the future”.

Peter Oakes - Head of Insurance Fraud - Hill Dickinson

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Halliwells LLP

"I have received fantastic support from BCL Legal over the last 9 months in assisting me in the recruitment of a number of fee earning and supervisory staff in a rapidly growing department. They respond quickly to my requirements whilst taking the time and effort to fully understand those requirements. This led to the recruitment process being much more speedy and efficient than it would otherwise have been. As a result I have been able to recruit high calibre personnel to drive the department forward".

Head of Volume Claims - Halliwells LLP

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Halliwells LLP

" Halliwells LLP have used the services of BCL Legal for some time and have been provided with good quality candidates by James, Vicky, David and the team. They are very knowledgeable about our market sector and have filled positions for a number of different business areas. Earlier this year we invited BCL Legal to apply to join our new PSL and, I am delighted to say, they were successful."

Charles Crookall - HR Manager - Halliwells LLP

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Brabners Chaffe Street

"Vicky and her team at BCL Legal provide an extremely professional service. Vicky takes great care to match the potential recruit with my firm and as a consequence the vast majority of those who she suggests as appropriate are put forward to interview".

Paul Morton - Head of Litigation - Manchester - Brabners Chaffe Street

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Weightmans

"At Keoghs I was the Head of Employment. I dealt with a full range of employment law issues for both employers and employees and across a wide spectrum of sectors. We were a small team but we managed to develop a reputation and recognition by the Legal 500 and Chambers because of our commercial outlook and commitment to give clients an excellent service at commercially competitive rates. Weightmans is an ideal fit for our clients because the clients expect the service of top quality lawyers but do not expect to pay eye-watering fees. Weightmans also has the right cultural fit for me. The people at Weightmans are friendly and approachable. I was also impressed by Mark Leach who leads the Manchester employment team and the other members of the firm that I met during the recruitment process. I got great assistance also from speaking to former colleagues that I have worked with in the past who are now at Weightmans and from the recruitment firm BCL Legal who helped give a good overview of the legal marketplace in Manchester and surrounding areas to ensure that we got the fit right for our clients".

Kevin McKenna - Senior Associate - Weightmans

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Cumbria Rural Citizens Advice Bureau

"I found the service from BCL Legal to be excellent. I was dealt with in a friendly and efficient way, the candidate was of a very high standard, despite my initial concern that it would not be possible to find a suitable candidate, and systems were straightforward and easy to operate. I was impressed at how quickly our request was turned around, information provided, and communication arranged between the candidate and ourselves. Our only problem was the cost as a third sector organisation, but we accept that quality services have to be paid for. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend BCL Legal to anyone needing professional staff at short notice".

Linda J Wilkinson, Manager - Cumbria Rural Citizens Advice Bureau

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Myers Lister Price

"We retained BCL Legal to recruit a private client lawyer of partnership calibre and an assistant, due to ongoing growth of our department during maternity leave of our existing partner, and associate. They showed an excellent understanding of the brief, sourced some excellent candidates for us, and communicated well resulting in two highly satisfactory appointments".

Michael Lister, Managing Partner - Myers Lister Price

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de Poel Consulting Ltd

de Poel Consulting Ltd used the services of BCL Legal, to recruit an in house Legal Director during 2008. Ruth Taylor and Mark Levine worked on our assignment and provided an excellent level of service throughout the whole process. They gained a full understanding of the recruitment brief, our Company culture and the calibre of candidates we required, whilst making recommendations and sharing their in depth knowledge of the legal recruitment sector with us. The candidate details put forward were of a high calibre and matched our brief, Ruth and Mark clearly had a detailed knowledge of their candidates which was reflected in the overview provided for each candidate which proved very helpful. They ensured that the candidates and our Company were a good fit for each other. BCL Legal delivered on our brief in a professional manner and I would have no hesitation in recommending their services.

Jill Harrison - HR Director - de Poel Consulting Ltd

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St Andrews Healthcare

As a CEO of a £130m turnover enterprise based in Northants, the appointment of a top flight Head of Legal was a crucial step. I have dealt with a number of recruitment companies in the past, with mixed results. Mark Levine of BCL provided easily the best quality service I have seen, really focused on our needs, on the candidates needs, and on getting the right person for the job. We are delighted with the outcome. If he covered other areas than law, he would be the only option for our next executive recruitment.

Philip Sugarman - CEO - St Andrews Healthcare

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Hammonds

"Matthew Porter of BCL Legal fully understood our business strategy and requirements within the department and presented me with a shortlist of exceptional candidates suited to our needs. Matthew's approach was consultative, professional and efficient; BCL Legal will continue to be a key provider of recruitment services for Hammonds as we continue to expand".

Tom Bridgford - Head of IP - Hammonds

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Gordons LLP

“I have always found Tom Crampton and the staff at BCL Legal to be friendly, professional and non-pushy in approach. They have taken the time to understand the requirements of our vacancies and the culture of our firm and in doing so have supplied us with well matched candidates. As a result of this Gordons will continue to work with BCL Legal on our future recruitment needs and I am happy to recommend their service.”

Aviva Stockman - HR Advisor - Gordons LLP

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Addleshaw Goddard LLP

"I've worked with the consultants at BCL Legal consistently over the last three years and have found them to be professional, responsive and keen to understand the key differentiators which we feel makes Addleshaw Goddard a great place to work. They have been instrumental in securing some critical appointments for us and I look forward to continuing our strong working relationship with them."

Janet Sandford - Resourcing Manager - Addleshaw Goddard LLP

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Muckle LLP

"BCL Legal is one of our preferred recruitment partners. They have a good commercial grasp of our business and a great track record for delivering good quality candidates"

Julia Smith - Director of HR, Muckle LLP - Muckle LLP

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Elior UK

"Mark Levine at BCL Legal’s knowledge of the in-house market in the North West is second to none. He is thoroughly professional to deal with and delivers what he commits to deliver on time. Mark kept me updated with details of potential candidates as soon as their CV’s were received and made sure he met with them promptly. He was honest, open and frank about each candidate and understood our needs perfectly, thereby minimising the time I had to spend interviewing. What was particularly impressive is that all Mark wanted to do was to find the right person for the job (which he did!).”

Joanna Luke - Head of Legal - Elior UK

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Barnetts Solicitors

"BCL Legal provides Barnetts with quality CV's for candidates, both professionally and efficiently, seeking out candidates and arranging interviews within a matter of hours of the candidate registering ..... we are extremely happy with all aspects of the service that we receive.”

Andrea Parry -Human Resources Manager - Barnetts Solicitors

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O'Rourke Reid Law Firm

"We have found BCL Legal to be very professional, pragmatic and efficient.They have a very good understanding of their clients' needs.They always listen and tenaciously follow through with both the client and the candidate so that the right fit for both parties is achieved. We enjoy working with them -- we feel we can speak our mind so that none of the parties involved wastes any time."

John Reid - Managing Partner - O'Rourke Reid Law Firm

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Brabners Chaffe Street

“All at BCL Legal make the effort to go that extra mile, they are very much part of our future plans...”

Janet Pickavance - Chief Executive - Brabners Chaffe Street

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Pets at Home

"I was really impressed with the way in which you handled our assignment... By screening all of the candidates before they were presented to me, you effectively carried out the first stage of the interviews... I felt like I was dealing with an in house HR department rather than an external consultant because you understood the company’s demands so well."

Louise Stonier - Head of Legal - Pets at Home

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DLA Piper

"At DLA Piper we are consistently searching for talented lawyers who will fit within our culture and future plans. We believe in working closely with our recruitment agencies and through BCL Legal we have successfully appointed a number of excellent individuals"

Simon Woolley - Office Managing Partner - DLA Piper

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AstraZeneca PLC

"I found BCL Legal to be fast, knowledgeable, helpful and professional. I would describe the overall outcome from this recruitment exercise as very successful. I have little doubt that the AZ Legal Department will use BCL Legal's services again in future."

Liam Mcilveen - Assistant General Counsel - AstraZeneca PLC

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Halliwells LLP

“All involved at BCL Legal are to my mind market leaders in their own right....”

Mike Edge - Head of Commercial Property - Halliwells LLP

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Homestyle

“It is a little while since I tapped into the legal recruitment market, but I felt comfortable with the process from our first meeting onwards. Your project management and regular informal updates kept me in control of the exercise throughout; the more formal candidate reports were concise and helpful and your advice on key aspects of the campaign and closing out the opportunity with my preferred candidate proved to be "spot-on". I believe we have an excellent new member of the team with the right skill set and personality fit and all achieved on schedule and to budget.”

Mark Ashcroft - Group Company Secretary - Homestyle

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Walker Morris

“Tom Crampton at BCL Legal is helpful and professional. He always understands our recruitment needs well. We are very happy with the service that we receive from him and BCL Legal.”

Tracy Foley - Training & Recruitment Manager - Walker Morris

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Urban Splash

“Mark was completely supportive. His professionalism and integrity were apparent throughout the process, and his understanding and empathy for what you have to go through during the recruitment process was very evident. My experience was so positive that I recommended BCL Legal to my former employer. They have also dealt with that assignment in a direct and proficient manner but at the same time took the time out to understand the needs of the business, such that no time was wasted in providing a group of entirely suitable candidates. My dealings with BCL Legal have been completely positive both as a client and a candidate.”

Jackie Whalley - Urban Splash

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Kenningham Underwood Armstrong

“Employing Lisa was a master stroke. The cost of employing a locum can be daunting for a small practice and KUA has had varied experience with solicitor locums but the service and peace of mind that Lisa provided was worth every penny. After four weeks the whole PI caseload had been reviewed and was ready for our new solicitor to take over.”

Tony Cain - Practice Manager - Kenningham Underwood Armstrong

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