Asha Morzaria

Director | Banking and Financal Services

UK

Asha recruits in-house lawyers of all levels into permanent positions within the banking and financial services sectors. Her clients include fintech companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, brokers, trading platforms, accountancy firms, asset/investment managers, regulatory bodies and FCA regulated entities. She specifically focuses on supporting CFO’s and General Counsel to build, grow and shape their legal teams. Asha trained and qualified as a lawyer before making a move into legal recruitment in 2003.

  • Banking (in-house)
  • Financial services (in-house)
  • FinTech

Rare Finance Lawyer Role at a Fintech – 1-3 PQE

Our client, an established fintech, is seeking a general banking lawyer or a lawyer with experience in capital markets, securitization, or structured finance transactions (1+ PQE). This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative team, working closely with the business in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We welcome applications from both UK and overseas-qualified lawyers. […]
  • Posted Posted 1 week ago

asha’s Insights

  • Career Advice

What does it mean to be a woman and work in tech?

  • Posted June 18, 2024
What is it like to work in tech? But more specifically what does it mean to be a woman and work in tech? Taylor Root Director, Asha Morzaria, recently discussed just this with Adam Baldwin and learnt more about his role as General Counsel at the not-for-profit organisation, Girls in Tech. Before we learn more […]
  • Career Advice

Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Andy Simpson

  • Posted June 5, 2024
As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Director, Asha Morzaria, recently spoke to Andy Simpson, Head of Compliance at Tysers, about being a Trustee for No Limits. Who does No Limits as a charity support? No Limits supports over 7,000 children and young people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight […]
  • Career Advice

CEO Insights with Natalie Webb: Taylor Root UK Trustee Network

  • Posted April 25, 2024
A Trustee is an essential part of any charity, providing governance, and bringing experience and support to CEO’s and leadership teams. As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network we thought it would be a great insight to understand the role of Trustee from a CEO’s perspective. So, Taylor Root Director, Asha Morzaria, recently […]
  • Global Impact Series

Client interview: How to foster diversity of thought in your legal team and boardroom

  • Posted June 15, 2023
Taylor Root’s Director, Asha Morzaria recently spoke with Nadia Hoosen, serving as a member of the Executive Committee as Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary at OneWeb. Nadia provides an incredibly candid and thought-provoking interview about her background, career journey and how this has influenced her leadership style.  It’s an inspiring one with many take […]
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  • Career Advice

Making a move to a fintech as the first legal hire

  • Posted November 21, 2022
Taylor Root Director, Asha Morzaria recently spoke with Anastasia Demetriou, General Counsel and Company Secretary at IFX Payments. They discussed topics around her career, moving in-house, what challenges she’s faced in the market, advice she would give to those looking to move into a high growth environment and the particular attributes she looks for when […]
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