Legal support built for recruitment agencies.

Fast turnaround on third-party paperwork, without losing your negotiating position or pulling senior consultants away from billing.

Fast turnaround Terms of business review Berkshire, Sussex & London

What we solve

Client terms of business

Reviewed and aligned to your standard position.

Supplier & umbrella terms

Checked before they create liability downstream.

Fast turnaround

Placements do not wait on legal.

Freeing up senior execs

Contracts off your desk, not off your radar.

Where recruitment legal work gets complicated.

Recruitment businesses sign a high volume of contracts, and rarely on their own terms. Client terms of business, candidate agreements, supplier and umbrella company contracts, and referral agreements all tend to arrive already drafted by someone else, which means your negotiating position starts from someone else's paperwork rather than your own.

Aligning your position against these third-party contracts, without slowing down a placement or damaging the client relationship, is the core challenge. Recruitment moves fast: a candidate needs to start, a client needs terms agreed, and a slow legal process costs fees and goodwill. That means turnaround speed matters as much as the quality of the review itself.

At the same time, senior recruitment leaders are often the ones stuck reviewing terms of business personally, because nobody else in the business has the experience to do it safely. That pulls them away from winning new business and managing key accounts, which is exactly the work that grows the company.

We support recruitment businesses by reviewing and negotiating client and supplier contracts quickly, aligning terms to your standard position wherever possible, and holding the line on the clauses that matter, such as liability caps, rebate periods and payment terms. That frees senior executives to focus on relationships and growth, while keeping the upper hand in negotiations rather than accepting whatever the other side proposes. As with every sector we support, we also build the fallback positions and playbooks that let your consultants negotiate confidently themselves.

Problems we solve for recruitment clients.

Client terms of business

Reviewed and negotiated without stalling the placement.

Rebate & liability clauses

Held to a consistent, defensible position.

Supplier & umbrella terms

Checked before they create downstream liability.

Fast-moving deals

Turnaround built around how recruitment actually operates.

Consultant enablement

Playbooks so consultants can negotiate without escalating.

Candidate data handling

Privacy practices that match a high-volume candidate pipeline.

Why clients trust us here

Recruitment is a sector we already know.

We bring recruitment and enterprise commercial experience, including roles at Deloitte, Panasonic and RELX, to every client. Founded by Amy Kafetz, we understand where recruitment contracts create risk, and where the real negotiating leverage sits.

Also see our legal support for marketing and events agencies and SaaS businesses, or browse all sectors.

Recruitment FAQ.

Why do recruitment agencies need dedicated legal support?+
Recruitment agencies sign a high volume of client and supplier contracts that usually arrive already drafted by the other side, and turnaround speed matters as much as accuracy.
Can you turn around terms of business quickly?+
Yes. Recruitment moves fast, and we prioritise quick, accurate review so placements and client relationships are not held up.
Do you have direct experience with recruitment businesses?+
Yes. Recruitment is one of the sectors we have supported for years, and the practice, founded by Amy Kafetz, regularly handles the terms of business and negotiation issues specific to this sector.