Case study · Conveyancing Movera on working with Wilson Mannion
Movera · Ongoing recruitment partner · October 2026
In short
Movera works with Wilson Mannion as a recruitment partner. In its own words, the quality of candidate, the market knowledge and the way candidates are kept informed are what set the work apart.
In their words
Matt Darwell, Talent Attraction Partner, Movera explains the challenge and what made the difference.
Read the transcript
What recruitment challenges were you facing? I think the challenges are always around the market. I think it can be challenging from a conveyancing perspective to unearth talent. It's traditionally a very passive market.
Why give Wilson Mannion an opportunity? I think people still buy people, and I think it was understanding, once you explain to us your principles, how you operate, the way in which you represent your clients in the market with integrity. As a customer or a client, I don't think you can ask for much more than that. If you combine knowledge, experience and credibility, then it was a no-brainer.
What earned us tier-one supplier status? I think levels of professionalism, quality of candidate and market knowledge.
What do we do differently? I think I've more broadly definitely seen a step change in what we perceive to be successful agencies and successful partnerships. Yourself and others very much take the candidate journey, the candidate experience, extremely seriously. When you are working with us, the candidates are very much informed. I think the way you talk about the role and the business clearly outlines who we are and what we're looking for, because we're not right for everybody. Again, there are other people in the market who also do a very good job of representing and managing the candidate really effectively.
How has our approach helped your hiring? I think the information that comes into us, either when requested or proactively, helps us make more informed decisions and helps us target the market effectively. The market intel and your temperature check on the market, where the market rates are at, where the people are at, what people are expecting, definitely informs our hiring strategy, to make sure that when we do go to market, we are absolutely competitive.
What results have stood out? Again, if I'm putting it across all of our partnerships, I can be quite honest and say that the volume of numbers that you've delivered, combined with the quality, is definitely up there in the top percentiles of what our partners have done this year in terms of their activity. I think it's a result of the past 12 months or so.
Why continue investing in our partnership? Like I said, if we look at it on a purely data front, I think the numbers speak for themselves. You can't argue with the linear algebra of CVs to hires to retention. But I think it's more than that. I think it's about being able to trust somebody to go out there and represent you in the right way. If we can combine the two, then it's a no-brainer.
What would you say to another business considering us? If another business is considering working with Wilson Mannion, and yourself, James, I would definitely say have that conversation, because once you're able to put yourself in front of somebody, you can quite easily demonstrate your knowledge. You have a strong reputation in the market.
The role.
Movera says the challenge is always the market. Conveyancing is traditionally a very passive market, so finding talent is hard.
What we did.
Movera says James explained how Wilson Mannion operates and represents its clients in the market with integrity, keeps candidates informed about the role and the business, and passes on market information and a read on market rates that shapes Movera's hiring strategy.
What happened.
Movera says the volume and quality of hires from Wilson Mannion are in the top percentiles of what its partners have delivered this year, and that the numbers from CVs to hires to retention speak for themselves.
“The volume of numbers that you've delivered, combined with the quality, is definitely up there in the top percentiles of what our partners have done this year.”
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