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Buy-side legal & compliance search
What does this search actually cost?
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Step 2 — Adjust for your firm
$800k
6 months
$5B
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Your estimated cost
Vacancy cost
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Uncovered workload + interim coverage
Search cost
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Fees, internal time, re-launch
Regulatory exposure
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Estimated on $5B AUM
Total estimated cost
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Cardea retained fee: —
Cardea retained fee for this search
33.33% of total target compensation — milestone-based, aligned incentives
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Cost breakdown
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9.5 days to identify your hire. Fully confidential. Exclusive mandate. Aligned incentives throughout.
All figures are estimates based on industry benchmarks and Cardea Group’s search data. Regulatory exposure estimates are illustrative and not legal or financial advice.
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