Recruiter BCL Legal opens in London

LEGAL Recruiter BCL Legal has expanded by opening an office in London.

Based in the heart of the City, the office on New Broad Street, will be led by managing director James Batt, who will divide his time between the group’s head office in Manchester and branches in Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Reading.

He will be assisted by Matthew Porter – who is a manager and has eight years’ recruitment experience – and Raj Sidhu who joins as a managing associate and she has worked in the sector for nine years.

BCL says the move has been driven by an increase in demand from clients based in London and South East  The initial focus for the office will be around interim/ locum and document review roles. Then, over the next 12 to 18 months, the plan is to develop a full private practice team.

Mr Batt,  said: “We’ve worked hard to build up our reputation across the UK but we always knew the ultimate goal would be to establish ourselves in London with a full-time office. It’s been a long time in the planning as we needed to bring together the best team possible and that’s exactly what we’ve done.

“Opening in London has never been a vanity project; it’s based on a real demand from our clients – both in the Central London and across the South East. This is an exciting step for the whole company and our drive is now firmly set on building up our profile to make it a real success so it mirrors our presence in the rest of the UK.”