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Our discipline and location-specific teams live and breathe their respective markets. Whether you're a trainee solicitor, paralegal or partner, BCL Legal helps to clarify and manage your job seeking requirements and career ambitions. We'll find you what you're looking for.

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Effective hiring goes far beyond filling a job role. Successful recruiting puts its emphasis on people, quality and speed. We operate with unrivalled insight through our discipline and location-specific teams and using integrated technology, we match the right people to your business.

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Our average Candidate Net Promoter Score (NPS) is 82

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I will definitely not hesitate in recommending BCL to other people.
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Residential Property Paralegal, Top Tier West Midlands Law Firm
Mark Levine at BCL was fantastic to work with. He always kept me up-to-date on the progress of my application, adopts a partner-style, collaborative approach and is straightforward and honest. Mark was excellent at reassuring me about the job's suitability and at boosting my confidence. 
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BCL Legal is our preferred supplier. I have worked with them on vacancies at all of our UK offices. I am consistently impressed by their knowledge and understanding of our business.
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Latest Vacancies

Commercial Disputes Associate/Senior Associate

Birmingham

£80,000 - 90,000

Associate | Commercial Dispute Resolution | Leading Global Firm | Birmingham | Hybrid Working Available

Posted 2 hours ago

Employment Associate or Senior Associate

Birmingham

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Employment Associate | 1-5 PQE | Birmingham

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West Midlands

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Associate / Senior Associate - Insurance Disputes - Birmingham

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Commercial Litigation Associate, Dublin

Dublin

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An opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Litigation Associate (1-3 years PQE) to join the fast-growing Dispute Resolution practice of a major international law firm based in Dublin.

Posted 3 days ago

Corporate

Glasgow and Lanarkshire

£85,000 - 95,000

Corporate Solicitor | 1-3 PQE | Leading International Firm | Glasgow/Edinburgh

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