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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

90% of lawyers who move are registered with BCL

97% of BCL-placed lawyers stay with the business for over a year

Over 12,500 lawyers placed since 2003

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I liked the frank and constructive guidance on the merits of each person. I didn’t get the feeling that you were trying to “sell” me an individual who wasn’t a good fit.
Mike Elston
Chief Counsel Air Sector, BAE Systems
Having recently moved to the North West, BCL was always available. Keeping me informed at each stage, it was their local knowledge that allowed me to really focus on the right role for me.
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BCL know the legal market and the retail sector well. They put forward a number of good candidates and provided sound advice to the business.
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Banking Associate/Senior Associate

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Leveraged Finance Associate / Senior Associate| Manchester | National practice | excellent work | good work/ life balance

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Are you an experienced recruitment consultant with 3+ years of expertise in professional services or legal recruitment? BCL Legal is expanding and we're looking for dynamic, ambitious individuals to join our growing teams at our Manchester head office.

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