Dubai
Claire Walters - In-house
Claire recruits lawyers and compliance professionals for the banking and finance market. Claire began recruiting lawyers in 1998, and since then she has recruited across all sectors and all levels on both a temporary and permanent basis. Claire recruited for Taylor Root in Sydney from 2001-2007 and then relocated to Dubai in October 2007 to establish the office and focus on in-house recruitment.
Rhonda Hegazi Schneider - In-house
Rhonda joined our Dubai office in April 2008 from another Middle East based recruiter. She has prior experience of working within the Hong Kong market where she spent two years with a leading legal recruitment firm. Rhonda has a proven track record having consistently placed lawyers from associate to Partner/ General Counsel level within investment banks, multinational and local companies, Magic Circle and top US law firms. She has recruited in a wide range of markets including the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Australia and the U.S. Prior to her career in legal recruitment, Rhonda practiced law in Washington D.C. for several years. She graduated at the top of her class from a first-tier law school in the U.S. and qualified to practice in both Washington, D.C. and the State of Maryland. She is also a fluent Arabic speaker.
Shane Morton - Private Practice
Shane graduated from Cambridge University with a First Class Law degree before training and qualifying with Herbert Smith. He now has over eight years’ recruitment experience, having worked with Garfield Robbins International in London and managed their office in Hong Kong, recruiting throughout Asia. Shane joined Taylor Root in October 2003 and specialised in partner level recruitment for UK and US law firms in London, before moving out to run the Dubai office in October 2007.
Email: shanemorton@taylorroot.com
