About BCL Legal

Established in 2003, BCL Legal are one of the most successful legal recruitment consultancies in the UK.

Chief Executive Officer’s James Batt, Vicky Clark and Mark Levine opened the first BCL Legal office in Manchester 15 years ago. Since then, the company has grown to 60 employees in four national locations, including Birmingham and London.

In 2016, BCL reached a milestone by hitting £10 million in annual turnover, proving that the volume of business continues to grow.

BCL are passionate about doing the best job possible for clients and candidates. If they can help, they tell clients exactly what they are going to do and deliver it. If they cannot help, they will tell them.

Throughout the business, there is an unmistakable desire to achieve the company’s vision and values. Both are detailed on their office walls and are articulated to employees in every meeting to ensure everyone is working towards the same goal.

What is it like to work for BCL Legal

Leadership

98% of staff agreed:

Senior managers truly live the values of this organisation

James works in the same open-plan office space as the team with colleagues in either London, Manchester or Birmingham every day of the week. He is available and accessible 24/7 and ensures everyone in the business knows this.

98% of staff agreed:

Senior managers truly live the values of this organisation

My Manager

100% of staff agreed:

My manager cares about me as an individual

The management team meets every month to share issues and solutions, successes and failures. They are accountable to each other with the focus of the meetings based upon trust, openness and unfiltered dialogue leading to a commitment to team actions.

100% of staff agreed:

My manager cares about me as an individual

My Team

96% of staff agreed:

I feel a strong sense of family in my team

The company believe that their success relies on good relationships between employees; and their head office was designed to facilitate this. There is an open-plan lounge with a fireplace, state-of-the-art dining kitchen and walls displaying photos of their family and personal goals, including ‘reasons for being at work’.

96% of staff agreed:

I feel a strong sense of family in my team

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here