Recruitment Consultant
Adlestrop Consulting.
A trusted, insightful and connected consultancy for clients and candidates alike.
Supporting your growth through specialist recruitment
We work in partnership with professional services firms across the UK to deliver strategic, senior-level recruitment. Our clients range from Big 4, Top 10 and Top 50 accountancy firms, ambitious boutiques, national law firms. We pride ourselves on being a trusted extension of their leadership teams.
Client Services
Headhunting
Database Search
Consultancy
In-depth Understanding Insight That Drives Effective Recruitment
Clients choose to work with us because of the value we place on building long-term partnerships. We take time to understand each firm’s culture, people and strategic objectives, ensuring that every recruitment decision strengthens the business.
“With unrivalled market intelligence across the UK professional services sector, we are uniquely positioned to identify, engage and attract high-calibre talent – including individuals who are not actively on the market.“
Our proven track record speaks for itself, with client relationships that in many cases span more than 15 years. Firms trust us to act as an extension of their team and brand, representing them in the market with professionalism and credibility.
More than a transactional service, our role is to help firms build sustainable teams that can deliver success both now and in the future.
Our work is national in scope, supporting firms of all sizes as they grow and expand across the UK. With experience recruiting into national, regional and local roles, we understand the different challenges and opportunities that exist in each market. Whether it is supporting a major UK firm with nationwide coverage or helping a growing practice expand into a new region, we bring the same commitment, insight and tailored approach to every project.
“To deliver outstanding recruitment services – from both the clients’ and candidates’ perspective.”
Enthusiasm and Commitment —Dedicated to Building Lasting Partnerships
We have a deep understanding of the professional services landscape and the unique pressures that firms face when it comes to recruitment.
By working at senior levels of leadership, we ensure that our recruitment strategies align directly with the culture and vision of your firm, delivering people who not only have the right technical skills but also the right cultural fit to thrive.
“ Adlestrop have really impressed in taking the time to fully understand our firm, our culture, our growth strategy and exactly what we look for in our people. Where others have struggled to come up with the goods, Adlestrop have always delivered quality candidates. ”
Audit partner, top 10, Midlands
Relationship Building More Than Recruitment— A Partnership Approach
Our work goes far beyond placing candidates into roles. We partner with firms to design and implement recruitment strategies that support their wider business objectives. This includes helping to establish and grow new national and regional service lines, advising on recruitment strategies when firms expand into new geographies, and playing a key role in the successful launch of new offices.
We are committed to helping firms build strong leadership pipelines and high-performing teams. By collaborating with senior leadership and in-house recruitment functions, we support the design of long-term talent attraction and recruitment strategies that allow firms to achieve sustainable growth and remain competitive in a fast-changing market.
Whether you’re looking to hire or be hired, reach out now to achieve your goals.
Developing Your
Talent Strategy
Recruitment is only one part of building a successful people strategy. That’s why we work with firms to develop tailored approaches to talent attraction and management.
We begin by understanding your specific people requirements and creating assets and messaging that effectively communicate your firm’s story to the market.
Alongside this, we design internal processes to support recruitment and talent management, helping leadership teams refine how they identify, attract and retain key individuals.
We also build highly targeted communication strategies that strengthen your brand, ensuring both your team and ours can engage the very best candidates in a way that resonates and reflects the culture of your firm.
Testimonials & Case Studies
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Head of VAT – Top 20 Firm
“ Adlestrop understood our recruitment brief perfectly and identified the candidate that best matched what we were looking for and handled communications between us… More
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Managing Partner – Niche Corporate Law Firm
“ We are a niche firm of commercial lawyers based in Swindon and we have been most impressed by the pro-active, helpful, friendly and… More
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Head of Recruitment – Top 10 Firm
“ I’ve asked Adlestrop to help me with some tough projects over the past 18 months and they have been both tenacious in their… More
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Managing Director – Corporate Finance Boutique
“ We were impressed with the quality of candidates and speed of service from Adlestrop. They understood our requirements and only introduced appropriate CVs.… More
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Audit and Transactions Partner – Top 20 Firm
“ Adlestrop really understood what we were looking for to help grow our Birmingham business service offering. Adlestrop was able to recommend to us… More
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CF partner, Large independent Accountancy firm.
“ Adlestrop have stayed in touch over many years, even when I moved out of the region and showed an in interest in my… More
Headhunting
Occasionally a targeted retained search is the most effective methodology in securing the appropriate individual. Whilst we are not a specialist headhunting practice we do employ researchers who are able to identify key individuals and provide an authoritative market overview. However, we only ever undertake this type of work providing no client conflicts exist.
Database Search
We work with both non-active and active candidates. On receipt of your instructions we will search our extensive candidate database, identify appropriate candidates, and meet all suitably interested individuals. We will then forward detailed candidate summaries for consideration.
Developing Your Talent Strategy
Recruitment is only one part of building a successful people strategy. That’s why we work with firms to develop tailored approaches to talent attraction and management. We begin by understanding your specific people requirements and creating assets and messaging that effectively communicate your firm’s story to the market.
Alongside this, we design internal processes to support recruitment and talent management, helping leadership teams refine how they identify, attract and retain key individuals. We also build highly targeted communication strategies that strengthen your brand, ensuring both your team and ours can engage the very best candidates in a way that resonates and reflects the culture of your firm.
Corporate Tax Partner, Top 10 Firm, South Coast
“I’ve been trying to grow my team for some time with limited success and the team at Adlestrop took the time to get to know me, to understand what I was looking for in a candidate and to present me with a sensible plan of action which ultimately led to me hiring an excellent candidate.”