Nicholas Scott is a leading search & selection firm working in the Legal and Global Financal Markets.
We have a long history of consulting to a core clientele of Law firms and Investment Banks and Alternative Asset Managers in the City and across the UK, Europe and Asia.
The company has offices in the Broadgate Tower in the City of London ,the Cirencester Business Park,Glos and in the centre of Guildford,Surrey
Nicholas Scott consultants are some of the most experienced in the Legal and Financial Sector with experience of working in the City ,Hong Kong ,Sydney and Melbourne.
We are a dynamic company committed to providing the ‘best in class’ recruitment service to our clients and candidates.
Our core markets are
Legal Market: Partner, Associate and
In-House assignments in the UK, Asia, Russia, Europe and Middle East
Investment Banking Capital Markets: Covering DCM, Interest Rate, FX, Fixed Income/ Credit and Quantitative Finance
News
Magic Circle Partnership
Early 2013 and the partnership round is here and for those who will hear the words 'not this year but next' having put in their all , there are Partnership opportunities in US firms and Silver Circle UK firms if you have a niche i.e.structured finance,regulatory,IP and corporate niche i.e.insurance,restructuring,corporate real estate and can show how you can build a practice with the Partner title either in London or Asia.
Cash Accounting or Accruals Basis - Partnership
One of the big advantages to a number of US firms is they run cash accounting when distributing Partnership profits which allows payments in a number of circumstances to be paid with 6/8 weeks of the year end.A number of UK firms operating on an accruals basis are failing to distribute up to 24 months after the year end.Firms operating a cash accounting basis also tend to be debt free and have a lower capital requirement.
Profits or Turnover
Speaking to a number of City Partners they are increasingly finding their firms pushing for turnover as the key driver of the firm where they believe in holding out for the high quality work which in turn has the higher value .These Partners are concerned the brand is being tarnished by accepting lower value work.