About Us

Our Mission

To deliver precision-driven recruitment and HR consultancy solutions that empower organisations and professionals to thrive globally.

Meet Our Team

Jaye Haynes

Founder and CEO

Jaye Haynes is a distinguished recruitment expert with over a decade of global experience in talent acquisition. She specialises in the legal, corporate, and tax sectors, delivering precision hiring solutions that connect world-class professionals with leading organisations.

Jaye has a proven track record of supporting multinational law firms and corporations in the UK, US, Australia, Amsterdam, and Latin America. Her expertise spans recruitment for roles from senior partners to paralegals, always ensuring placements drive organisational success. Her global reach, cultural awareness, and client-first approach make her a trusted partner in transforming businesses through talent acquisition.

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Louise Wrench

Chief Operating Officer

With a proven track record in operational excellence and strategic leadership, Louise Wrench serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at HarKaye Core Talent, overseeing the firm’s growth, efficiency, and service delivery across Legal, Financial Services, Insurance, HR, and Business Support recruitment.

Louise brings a wealth of experience in talent acquisition, business operations, and process optimisation, ensuring that HarKaye Core Talent delivers seamless, cost-effective, and high-quality recruitment solutions for both clients and candidates. Her expertise in scaling recruitment functions, streamlining processes, and enhancing candidate experience plays a pivotal role in the firm’s success.

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Karen Rawlings

Head of Legal

Karen Rawlings is a highly accomplished legal recruitment and talent acquisition specialist with more than 25 years of experience delivering mandates for law firms and in-house legal teams across the UK and internationally, spanning both permanent and interim markets.

Her expertise covers recruitment across the full legal spectrum, from legal support professionals through to senior partners and general counsel. Karen is known for her adaptable and consultative approach, working collaboratively and closely with both clients and candidates to ensure the strongest possible fit.

With experience spanning both agency recruitment and in-house legal talent acquisition including 6 years’ with internationally recognised law firm Pinsent Masons, Karen brings broad-ranging expertise, commercial insight and a highly professional yet personable approach to legal recruitment.

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Claire Heshon

Legal Recruiter

A Legal Recruitment Consultant with over 15 year’s experience as well as a background as a Law Graduate. I specialise in placing legal professionals at every level — from graduates to partners. I work closely with law firms across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside to connect them with the right legal talent for their teams.

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Izzy Tidd

Talent Acquisition Business Partner

As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner at HarKaye Core Talent, I work closely with organisations as a trusted advisor, delivering strategic, people-first hiring solutions across the UK and globally.

I partner with clients to align recruitment strategies with business objectives, managing end-to-end hiring, transformation projects and bespoke talent solutions. My experience spans legal, corporate, financial services, insurance, HR and business support functions, with a strong focus on building high-performing, sustainable teams.

HarKaye Core Talent’s consultative approach, deep market insight and commitment to our CORE values — Collaboration, Opportunity, Results-Driven and Excellence — underpin everything I do. I’m passionate about delivering recruitment solutions that create long-term impact for both clients and candidates.

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Jenny Harrison

Recruitment Specialist

I focus on connecting talented professionals with opportunities that enable them to thrive. My background spans the Insurance market and Legal sectors, giving me a strong foundation in understanding people, culture and the dynamics that shape successful careers. I bring with me core commitment that has shaped my career: putting people at the centre. My goal at Harkaye is to offer a warm, thoughtful and credible experience to every client and candidate, ensuring they feel supported, respected and confident throughout every step of the process.

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Roy Haynes

Operations Director

Roy Haynes is the Operations Manager at Harkaye Core Talent, where he is responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the business across all functions. With a background in systems implementation, process improvement, and cross-border operations, Roy plays a pivotal role in supporting the firm’s international growth and client delivery.

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Monthly Team Meetups at Harkaye Core Talent

At Harkaye Core Talent, we believe that strong teams are built through shared experiences — not just shared targets. Each month, we step away from our day-to-day work for a team meetup where we can relax, connect, and enjoy some well-earned social time together.

Last month, we enjoyed a fantastic lunch at Gaucho in Manchester — great food, even better company, and plenty of laughs. Whether it’s a long lunch, after-work drinks, or just a chance to catch up in person, these moments help us stay connected and grounded as a team.

Because behind every successful placement is a team that enjoys what they do — and who they do it with.

Testimonials

Our values: “Transparency, collaboration, and client-focused solutions are at the core of everything we do.”

It was a pleasure working with Jaye who helped me secure an amazing new role with a US company. Her professional approach and diligence throughout the entire process particularly stood out. She never missed a beat and created an overall great recruitment experience!

Project Manager (US Law Firm)