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Chief Cashier, Law Firm 31-Mar-15I have worked with Richard Hooper for several years as a candidate and client, in both areas he has always been professional, courteous and genuinely interested in my needs. For the past 3 years I have dealt with Richard as a Client and I have had various positions within my team become available. I have always chosen to use Richard as my recruitment consultant as he has done the one thing that very few recruitment agencies do, which is to listen and to read the job specifications that I have sent. This has proved invaluable as it has saved me an enormous amount of time and effort. Unlike other agencies I have used, just because the candidate happens to have legal experience does not mean that I get a CV sent to me. I can honestly say that working with Richard is always a pleasure and he makes the hardship of recruiting a whole lot easier than it usually is....
Finance Director, Law Firm 31-Mar-15I have known Richard Hooper for over five years and he would be the first and only person I would call with a vacancy. I have always received a very professional and courteous service. The candidates I received met the job specification and requirements exactly, saving me time and effort wading through countless cv's. I have no hesitation in recommending Richard for your recruitment needs....
Financial Controller, US Law Firm 31-Mar-15I approached Balance Recruitment to assist with a senior hire within my team, as I know Richard has a large network of contacts within the market and would represent our business to potential candidates in a professional manner. Having taken the time to fully understand the requirements of the role, Richard was able to quickly source an individual who very closely matched our expectations and subsequently joined our team. This individual was not on the job market at the time, but was interested to explore this opportunity after the approach from Richard....
Assistant HR Officer, Financial Services 31-Mar-15We have been happy with the services of Richard Hooper at Balance Recruitment, in assisting us with a current recruitment project. Richard has listened to our requirements, and takes the time to screen and test candidates to the standards we require before they reach interview stage....
Practice Manager, Boutique Law Firm 31-Mar-15We were introduced to Richard by David Sparkes from the Legal Support Network. At a difficult time in the economy we were recruiting for a part-time legal cashier and there were a lot of candidates available in the market. In previous experience other agencies would bombard us with CV‘s without reviewing the candidates properly making the task extremely onerous. However Richard was excellent in understanding our requirements and specification for the role ensuring we only received CV‘s for suitable candidates. This saved us a massive amount of time and effort. Richard was very professional and approachable, always being on hand to advise. We rarely give testimonials but had no hesitation in writing this one and would recommend Balance Recruitment for any company seeking recruitment in legal finance....
Head of Finance, Boutique UK Law Firm 31-Mar-15This was our first recruitment through Balance but Richard demonstrated a good understanding of the firm and of our requirements for the role. He was efficient and professional throughout and we particularly appreciated his straightforward and factual approach to the presentation of candidates - there was no "spin". Communication was good and the whole process was remarkably smooth. We look forward to working with Richard again....
Legal Cashiers Manager, Top 10 International Law Firm 31-Mar-15Daniel was able to quickly grasp the type of individual we were looking to recruit due to his knowledgeable background in legal finance and he consistently sources very strong candidates which is a huge help as anyone who deals with recruitment will testify. His follow up "customer care" is also second to none and I know that the candidates themselves also feel the benefit of having someone who seems to take a genuine personal interest in their progression...
Senior Financial Systems Analyst, Top 50 UK Law Firm 31-Mar-15As a longstanding member of the 'Legal Finance Systems' world, I have had many, many encounters over the years with various recruitment companies, not all of them good. Even now, I am contacted on a weekly basis by recruiters that clearly cannot match my skillset, or experience, to potential vacancies, as they simply do not have the requisite knowledge of this very niche industry. This however, is simply not the case with Balance Recruitment. They have an in-depth knowledge of the industry, the kind of skills that are required for each type of role, and always seem to have the inside track on what's going on in the industry. This, coupled with their obviously strong ties to most of the leading Law firms in London really do make them the 'go-to' recruitment company in the Legal Finance market. Whether looking to move roles (Balance actually placed me in my current role), or to recruit into my team, Balance would always be my first port of call, as I know that they wouldn't waste my time; they'd only contact me about suitable roles for me, and would only send over the details of candidates that would fit both the role and the culture of my Firm....
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