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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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I have no hesitation in recommending the services of BCL Legal. Their professionalism and tenacity ensured that the recruitment process went smoothly and I managed to secure my dream job.
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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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BCL has placed me in my last two roles: in both instances, the support and information provided were invaluable. They have been able to support my next career move each step of the way.
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Structured Finance

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0-2PQE Structured Finance Associate to join Elite US Firm Following the recent arrival of 2 new partners, this Structured Finance team is now growing and looking for a junior associate to join the ranks with a focus on CLOs.

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County Durham

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Global business with established legal team looking to recruit in house legal counsel

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In House Legal Counsel

Newcastle and Tyneside

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Well known Newcastle business is recruiting in house legal counsel

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High profile senior role (8 PQE+) with a well known global business.

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