Argyll Scott's Legal Practice

Our legal function works with clients and candidates across In-House and Private Practice on both a permanent and interim basis at all levels of qualification.

We understand the complexities of the legal market and know that recruiting a lawyer for an in-house position is very different from recruiting a lawyer for a law firm. The needs of an investment bank’s legal department vary in many ways from the needs of the legal function of a telecommunications company and the right lawyer for the magic circle will likely be different from the right lawyer for a West End boutique.

We ensure that our consultants are specialists in their fields and we provide a highly consultative service to both employers and the individual lawyers we represent to ensure that not only does the individual have the right technical skills for the role, but also the right attitude and approach for the working environment.

We spend time with our clients developing comprehensive job descriptions to ensure our interview process addresses all the necessary issues to ensure a successful hire. Similarly, we spend time with our candidates to ensure we fully understand their capabilities and career aspirations so that we only submit them for the positions for which they are truly suitable.

We do not believe in persuading people to make inappropriate choices for our short term gain, nor in telling people only what they want to hear. We encourage open and honest dialogue with both clients and candidates and provide carefully considered advice to ensure that the end result is a successful one for all concerned.

We recruit lawyers, contract managers and company secretaries across the following areas:

Please contact our Legal team for more information about the career enhancing opportunities we are currently managing within this area.

TESTIMONIALS

I have worked with Monique for a number of years. Initially I was a client, but most recently I have experienced the other side of the process as a candidate. Anyone who questions the value which a recruiter can add to a search would be well advised to work with Monique. She is attentive to the client’s brief and has the instinct to assess the unwritten requirements of a role e.g. the personality required to ensure the right fit.

Monique is very quick to understand people and their motivation and in my experience as a client I was surprised at just how accurate her candidate summaries were. Importantly for a client, Monique is not pushy and unlike others in this field, she resists the temptation to create false urgency or fictional competition to pressure participants in the process. Monique is quick to gain a candidate’s trust whilst remaining professional throughout and the repeat business she wins from clients and candidates is a testament to this.

It is no myth that lawyers focus on the detail and Monique is always diligent in following up on any issues raised by a client or a candidate (however minor). This helps avoid misunderstandings at all stages of a process and usually culminates in a successful and long term hire. Above all it is this willingness to work through all concerns and issues that makes it easy for me to recommend her services to clients and candidates alike.

General Counsel for European Private Equity Firm

Argyll Scott provided a very efficient service to Global Switch in finding and placing a Maternity Cover Chief Legal Officer with us. They demonstrated knowledge of our industry sector and understood the importance of sourcing candidates with the right experience to suit our business. Argyll Scott ensured candidates were screened for ‘fit’ within the company, which we believe to be a crucial factor in determining success within our business and they took the time to understand our business and our requirements. Overall we would recommend using Argyll Scott for their efficient professional approach.

HR Manager, Global Switch

For Clients

Our candidates come from a range of sources including:

- Consultant networks
- Online advertising with legal specific job sites
- Offline generic advertising in the legal media
- Client retained advertising in the legal media
- Targeted headhunting

All our candidates are interviewed by a consultant face to face, unless geographically impossible, and fully vetted in terms of qualifications and passports/visas before their details are sent to our clients. Each CV comes with a full written report on the candidate addressing all aspects relevant to the position for which they are applying.

For Candidates

Candidates entrusting Argyll Scott Legal with their CV will have the opportunity to discuss their next career move with a consultant who is a specialist in their sector. All our consultants are highly experienced legal recruiters and/or qualified solicitors, barristers or LPC graduates and apply a thoughtful, intelligent and ethical approach to their dealings with all our candidates and clients.

When appropriate we will create a pro-active strategy for candidates who wish to approach certain employers in the market with their CV. We will advise and carefully structure a suitable plan which will connect them with the right employers in a professional and meaningful way.

Please contact our Legal team for more information about the career enhancing opportunities we are currently managing within this area.

Monique Mullins - Director

Monique qualified as a solicitor in Australia in 1997 and practised as a litigator before moving into a career in recruitment in 2000. She has recruited across both Private Practice and In-House for a range of clients over the last eleven years, both permanent and interim hires on a retained and contingent basis. Prior to joining Argyll Scott she was Associate Director for the London Legal office of a leading international recruitment business.

Monique set up Argyll Scott's Legal division in 2010 and is responsible for its leadership, overseeing clients relationships across different areas and personally focusing on senior Financial Servies appointments. She is also a member of the Argyll Scott International senior management team, contributing to the strategic direction of the overall business.

Monique is always happy to meet with clients to discuss their market position and perception and our methodology in response to it in greater detail, providing a bespoke solution according to their particular needs. She also advises CEOs and CFOs on the appointment of their first in-house lawyer; the advantages of making such an appointment, what the right lawyer will look like and the management of the recruitment process. She can also assist with issues around remuneration, team structure, succession planning and building business cases for team expansion or interim hires.

Mark Walters - Associate Director, Private Practice

Mark graduated at Manchester University with a 2.1 in Psychology. He sat the CPE and the LPC to convert to law and trained at a niche media litigation firm in the City, Peter Carter-Ruck & Partners. Qualified as a lawyer in 1999, Mark decided that he would be better suited to a career in legal recruitment.

Mark began his recruitment career at QD (Quarry Dougall) working on City based London recruitment. International elements in Mark's practice saw him relocate to Australia to create a candidate flow from Australia into London. He returned to London and was approached to open the Middle East office of a leading niche legal reruiter. After 4 very successful years in the Middle East, Mark returned to London to run the international team of one of the leading global legal recruitment consultancies. He has now joined Argyll Scott where he runs the Private Practice team which recruits in the domestic and international markets at all levels, NQ through to equity partners and teams.

Abby Walters (nee Seales) - Manager, In-House

Abby graduated from Exeter University in 1998 with a First Class degree in Modern Languages. She joined a graduate management programme with one of the UK's best known companies before moving into a career in legal recruitment in 2000 with what was then known as the QD Group, the UK's market leading legal recruitment consultancy at the time. For 5 years she focused on in-house recruitment across both financial services and commerce & industry, ultimately managing a team of consultants.

In 2005 Abby joined a boutique legal consultancy to set up their Middle East office out of the DIFC, where she focused on the recruitment of in-house counsel across the region. In 2011, having returned to the UK, Abby took up her position as head of the Argyll Scott In-House Legal team, continuing her focus on the recruitment of in-house counsel. In addition to managing the team, Abby is responsible for assignments at a senior level, both in London and internationally, with a particular focus on Asia and the Middle East.