
Richard Hanks
Richard joined MRA in 2018 to lead in-house recruitment for the firm. Richard has extensive experience of recruiting for positions within the in-house market, at all levels up to and including Heads of Legal/General Counsel, and across a very broad spectrum of disciplines. Whilst he has recruited within a range of different industry sectors, throughout his career he has specialised in the banking, financial services and professional services markets.
Prior to joining MRA Search, Richard was a partner at both Taylor Root and SR Search. Whilst at Taylor Root, he headed the in-house banking and financial services team for a number of years. Before joining Taylor Root in 1999, he qualified and practised as a corporate/private equity lawyer with Travers Smith. Richard read law at the University of Bristol, where he also completed the LPC.