BWF Legal

What we do

BWF Legal are the legal recruitment experts. We’ve been assisting the UK legal community's recruitment needs since 1989.

Providing an excellent recruitment service to our clients and candidates alike, our legal recruitment consultants are recognised for offering comprehensive advice within the legal sector and is driven by the quality of the candidates we work with.

We offer a range of services, making our process more advanced than other legal recruiters’, and we welcome enquiries from all employers, from Legal 500, Lexcel Accredited companies to independent partnerships and companies requiring in-house counsel.

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Achievements

years serving the legal community and building our unparalleled network

years specialist experience of legal recruitment in our current team

of our legal recruitment specialists are REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) qualified

candidates on our database, all sourced organically through networking and advertising, never headhunted. Of which 40% (2000) are actively looking.

Our Specialisms

Solicitor Jobs
We specialise in solicitor roles including Property / Real Estate, Family & Childcare, Private Client, Employment, Agriculture, Corporate & Company Commercial, Construction, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property Litigation, Landlord & Tenant, Criminal Law, Education and Pension.
Legal Executive Jobs
If you’re looking for a Legal Executive role you can trust us to supply top-level Legal Executive opportunities across the industry to include: Conveyancing; Private Client, Court of Protection, Family & Matrimonial.
Licensed Conveyancer Jobs
We recruit for a wide range of Residential Conveyancer and Commercial Property Conveyancer roles across the real estate market.
Legal Fee Earner
Whether you want to work in wills & trust, probate, immigration or any other sector of the legal marketplace, you’ll find your ideal role as a fee earner here.
Locums
A thriving and busy sector. We have a wealth of clients just waiting to welcome you into their team to cover holiday, sickness or workflow. All sectors considered with a bias towards residential conveyancing, commercial conveyancing, wills trust & probate and family and childcare.
In-House Counsel Jobs
If you’re looking for a corporate legal counsel role, check out our superb range of in-house roles across the company commercial marketplace, legal counsel and in-house solicitors for procurement, contracts, NDA's and employment law matters.
Paralegal Jobs
We specialise in paralegal roles at all levels across the legal sector, including conveyancing, criminal law, landlord & tenant, family, litigation, real estate, childcare, personal wealth, wills & trust, probate, immigration, Personal Injury and many more.
Practice Manager Jobs
Click here to find your ideal Practice Manager role with our range of top legal employers, including Legal 200, High Street Practice and Licensed Conveyancers.
Partners
Looking for the career challenge of Partnership? Look no further. Our connections will put you in touch with firms where your skills will be appreciated, in Commercial Property, Litigation, Family, WT&P and much more.
Legal Consultants Jobs
Whether you’re an experienced legal consultant or stepping out on your own for the first time, you’ll find your ideal legal consultancy role here.
Legal Secretary Jobs
If you’re looking for legal secretarial work, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re an experienced legal secretary or just starting out, we have a wealth of roles for you here.
Legal Assistant Jobs
We offer a wide range of opportunities for legal assistants across a broad range of clients including: Legal 200, High Street Practice and Licensed Conveyancers.
Legal Accountant Jobs
Legal accountants are in high demand—take advantage of the market and grow your career with these exciting opportunities you won’t find elsewhere.
Legal Cashier Jobs
We specialise in matching legal cashiers with great opportunities and sought-after employers across the legal sector.
Other Legal Jobs
Whatever you do (or want to do), you’ll find plenty to interest you here.

Latest Jobs

Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Litigation/Dispute Resolution
London
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Residential Property/Conveyancing
Suffolk
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Residential Property/Conveyancing
Essex
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Family/Childcare Law
Suffolk
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Residential Property/Conveyancing
Essex
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Planning / Licensing
Essex
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Employment/HR
Norfolk
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Company Commercial/Corporate Law
Norfolk
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Private Client Wills, Trust & Probate
Essex
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Solicitor/Legal Fee Earner
Private Client Tax & Trust
Essex
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Testimonials

FADDY MALIK
NORMAN H BARNETT
Katy is always on the ball. She has been brilliant in sourcing the right candidates to fit our firm's criteria and ethos. Highly recommend her in recruitment and will continue to use her throughout our recruitment process.
Lynn Roberson
Barr Ellison Solicitors
BWF Legal have been a supportive and efficient recruitment agent to Barr Ellison for a number of years. They understand our firm’s needs and excel at finding appropriate candidates.
Anonymous
Thoroughly recommend Pip for no nonsense recruitment advice. She has an outstanding ability to source fantastic candidates that closely match or exceed your spec. Not the usual fire everything at you and hope something sticks.
Anonymous
Pip at BWF Legal has been my go-to for the many years that I have recruited legal professionals into law firms in the East Anglia region. With a wide network of contacts, built over the years, and a deep understanding of the needs of the employer and the candidate, Pip instinctively knows the right fit for both.
Anonymous
Pip is a diamond. She goes the extra mile and then further to secure the best position. She’s busy but always has plenty of time to listen, give wise meaningful feedback and is an expert in her field. She knew what role would suit me and she helped me to ensure the best outcome.
Alison Hills
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the service that BWF have provided to me, and James in particular.

I have managed to secure my perfect role and it wasn't an easy find given that I am located in St Albans at the moment and we also had to try and arrange a remote interview whilst I was out in France!

James has been fantastic; listened to exactly what I was looking for and managed to secure the interview for me for my perfect role. He has also kept me up to date promptly and I couldn't have asked for a better service.

Thank you!
Anonymous
Family Solicitor
I am grateful to Pip Raffael and Cheryl Thomas for their assistance and time in ensuring that I obtain a role at my current firm. Pip has been consistent with communication by telephone and email and has been supportive throughout the process.
Morgan M.
Legal Professional (Family)
Pip was very helpful in securing my current role in the legal sector. She made the process smooth and kept me up to date with all developments. Pip provided me with preparing for the interview and was a phone call or email away if I ever had any questions.
Z. Osman
Legal Professional
My experience with Pip has been nothing short of excellent. Pip is very friendly and works effortlessly to ensure good communication with myself and my new employer. She found the perfect role for me and was very attentive to my needs. I would not hesitate to recommend Pip to anyone who is looking for their next role."
Anonymous
Legal Professional
I have worked with James over a number of years now, both in a personal and professional capacity. James has successfully placed me in two superb roles over the years and assisted me in recruiting top talent for the firms where I worked. Candidates were well vetted and were specific to the roles I had to fill as advertised. Too often I have used recruitment agencies, having given detailed information about the role to be filled, only to get candidates who did not have the appropriate experience and were unsuitable for the role. This could never be said of James and that is why we have had ...
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