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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 been incredibly impressed by the standards of BCL Legal. They kept me informed and I felt 100% confident that what was promised, would get done - and it certainly was.
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Paralegal, Keoghs
They were all excellent candidates and as I indicated to each of them at the beginning of their second interviews, if we had had three vacancies, all of them would have received offers.
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Managing Partner, Greenwoods Solicitors LLP
I am consistently impressed by their knowledge and understanding of our business along with the quality of candidates they provide. I look forward to continuing to work with BCL Legal in the future.
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