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How to determine an interim market rate for in-house lawyers

Posted October 22, 2024

Contents Introduction If you’re contemplating interim opportunities for the first time in a while, you might be considering how to best calculate your market rate. The key to ensuring that you’re paid fairly depends on two factors: 1. Your years of experience or what your last assignment paid 2. The market rate of the job […]

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In-house

In-house legal recruitment market update Q4

Posted October 22, 2024

Corporate and commercial The corporate and commercial legal hiring landscape reflects ongoing economic challenges, with a slight decline in vacancies compared to the same quarter last year, although only by 5%. The media, energy and retail industries experienced a notable downturn, with vacancies dropping by 20%. However, we saw a positive shift for the not-for-profit […]

In-house

Taylor Root Asia 2024/25 In-house Salary Guide Launch

Posted September 2, 2024

Taylor Root Singapore hosted our 2024/25 In-house Salary Guide launch on 29 August 2024 at VUE, OUE Bayfront. The event showcased the launch of our 2024/25 In-house Salary Guide, which provides valuable insights into the latest trends in compensation, benefits and talent acquisition strategies for Legal, Risk and Compliance professionals across Singapore and Southeast Asia. […]

Market Insight

ACC Australia and Taylor Root In-House Counsel Trends Report 2024

Posted August 6, 2024

The In-house Paradigm – doing more with less! Anticipating, analysing, and planning for challenges are key skills for in-house legal teams. This year’s report is more than just a document – it’s your gateway to the latest trends shaping the future of in-house legal teams. Key Highlights Include: We hope the key trends identified in […]

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 […]

Hiring advice

How to engage interim legal resource: Day rate vs fixed term contract

Posted May 2, 2024

What is the difference between day rate contractors and salaried fixed term contract (FTC) employees? What type of contract to choose has been an age long debate in the interim market and it can be confusing to know which route is best for your legal function. Taylor Root has been working closely with businesses for […]

General counsel

Are you a new General Counsel? Top goals to accomplish in your first year.

Posted April 3, 2024

The first months in any new role are a critical period for setting the stage for success and making a positive impact on an organisation. For a new General Counsel who reports to the CEO and the board of directors, this effect is amplified because of the high profile of the position. There are several […]

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Career Advice

Moving in-house: career advice for junior lawyers

Posted October 30, 2023

In recent years, there has been a noticeable surge in the demand for in-house junior lawyers. At the same time, we have seen an upswing in the enthusiasm of junior lawyers aiming for careers in-house. However, despite these trends, apprehensions remain within the legal industry around the possibility of being deemed ‘too junior’ to move […]

Career Advice

The GC as Trustee: How can both General Counsel and a not-for-profit benefit?

Posted July 13, 2023

Watch the webinar in full below As part of our Trustee Network series of events, Taylor Root has partnered with Indigo Volunteers to explore the value General Counsel bring to the charity trustee role. The role of the trustee can be hugely rewarding and provides opportunities to add value to a charity through the sharing […]

Career Advice

Take your legal career to London

Posted October 11, 2022

We recently held our ‘Take your legal career to London’ webinar, hosted by Priya Shah who was joined by Holly O’Connell, Legal Advisor at FirstGroup Plc and David Harrigan, Interim Deputy General Counsel. The session discussed the current in-house interim, legal job market and career development opportunities and explored the logistics around making an international […]

Upcoming events

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Breakfast roundtable: navigating regulatory changes in data protection and privacy

Tue, 5 November 2024 8:30 am – 10:30 am

How can organisations and legal teams stay ahead in the evolving data protection landscape? Join our data protection roundtable in Bank, London, to discuss key trends, challenges and emerging regulations. We will explore the ongoing impact of GDPR, diverging global laws, the rise of AI governance and ways to adapt to new legal and technical […]

Event

General Counsel in retail, FMCG and leisure roundtable

Tue, 12 November 2024 8:30 am – 10:30 am

We are pleased to announce the date for our General Counsel in retail, FMCG and leisure breakfast roundtable event, specifically for senior legal leaders in these sectors. Hosted by Taylor Root Partner Georgia Morgan-Wynne, the event will feature an informal discussion led by a General Counsel on current industry challenges and trends. This event is an excellent […]

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