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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

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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
BCL are the first people I contact. They listen to our requirements, understand the role and requirements perfectly, and will only put forward those candidates whom they consider to be most suited to and interested in the role.
Jade Campbell
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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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Upcoming Events

April 21, 2026

Contract Update with Jonathan Davey, Addleshaw Goddard Leeds

Leeds

Join us for Jonathan Davey's annual Contract Update Event where he will be looking at key cases from the past 12-18 months, drawing out drafting and practical points with the aim of leaving everyone with something to take back to their desks and use in practice.

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April 28, 2026

Practical Guidance on Contracting AI with Addleshaw Goddard

Manchester

This seminar will cover legal and practical considerations for the procurement and use of AI and will focus on practical points that in-house lawyers need to have on their radar, drawing out business and legal risks

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May 13, 2026

AI Seminar with Boyes Turner

Reading

Registration and seminar details to follow

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