Nick Mackenzie
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Education: Institutions (Schools)
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About
Provided by Nick Mackenzie
Career
Nick is an education lawyer, executive coach and a member of the firm’s board. Recognised as a leading expert in education by The Legal 500 and Chambers for over 10 years, Nick specialises in corporate and governance advice in the education sector.
He has significant experience of advising executive teams and boards in the social housing, corporate and, for well over 10 years, education sectors.
Nick works with boards and executive teams to help them navigate the landscape together with helping them spot and take opportunities. He is regularly used by education clients as an external sounding board on strategic issues, using his expertise to make the complex simple. His clients include some of the largest school trusts in the country.
Over the last 10 years, Nick has contributed regularly to the debate on key issues impacting the sector. He also has excellent relationships with sector bodies such ASCL, CST and NGA regularly speaking at their conferences and collaborating on joint projects.
Nick was invited to join the board of the Foundation for Education Development, a CIC established to promote a long-term plan for education in England. Its work involves bringing together policy influencers from education, business, politics and beyond.
Chambers Review
UK
Nick Mackenzie is a respected lawyer with a strong reputation for representing multi-academy trusts. He frequently assists with governance arrangements, as well as academy transfers and conversions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nick is simply outstanding. He is much more than a lawyer, he is a counsel on many things with huge knowledge. He is a deep thinker."
"Having Nick at your back means you sleep a little better at night."
"Nick Mackenzie has the remarkable ability to help you see other perspectives without pain and delivers wise counsel with a smile, so even difficult news is bearable."
"Nick is simply outstanding. He is much more than a lawyer, he is a counsel on many things with huge knowledge. He is a deep thinker."
"Having Nick at your back means you sleep a little better at night."
"Nick Mackenzie has the remarkable ability to help you see other perspectives without pain and delivers wise counsel with a smile, so even difficult news is bearable."