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Q1: What are the in-house legal recruitment market trends?

Posted March 25, 2024

What is happening in the legal recruitment market across corporate and commercial and banking and financial services sectors? Corporate and commercial While economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions continue to impact businesses the outlook for the UK Legal In-House Market in 2024 is more positive for commerce and industry than the news would suggest.We have seen […]

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Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Sarai Jacob-Whelan

Posted March 21, 2024

As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Partner, Sarah Ingwersen, recently spoke to Sarai Jacob-Whelan, Internal Counsel at Macquarie Asset Management, about being a Trustee for Peer UK Ltd. What motivated you to become a Trustee of this not-for-profit organisation? I was keen to become a Trustee for several reasons, namely, […]

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Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Harry Borovick

Posted March 12, 2024

As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Partner, Georgia Morgan-Wynne, recently spoke to Harry Borovick, General Counsel at Luminance, about being a Trustee for M7 Education What does your charity do? M7 Education find state schools with above 30% pupil premium and help fund educational experiences that will help both the […]

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Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Natalie Chopra

Posted March 5, 2024

As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Partner, Sarah Ingwersen, recently spoke to Natalie Chopra, Senior Solicitor at Cancer Research UK, about being a Trustee for the RSPCA London East Branch What does your Trustee charity do? We support animals in need across East London and Havering. We take in cats […]

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How busy will the private equity market be in 2024?

Posted January 22, 2024

Looking ahead to 2024 the financial services market holds more promising prospects than 2023 driven by the substantial cash reserve amassed in the private equity sector, with record levels of available capital, it is looking like there will be a significant amount of positive growth in 2024 hopefully this positions the financial services market for […]

Market Insight

General Counsel in sports, leisure and gaming roundtable: building sustainable legal teams

Posted January 12, 2024

Trying to manage expectations and build a high performing legal team isn’t easy. The key to success involves blending strategic vision with human-centered approaches for hiring, retention and succession planning. We discussed all of these topics with 20 legal leaders at our inaugural General Counsel in sports, leisure and gaming roundtable. hiring retention Succession planning […]

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Trustee toolkit

Posted November 17, 2023

As part of our work with Trustees we have put together a host of resources and information to help General Counsel understand what a trustee role entails andhow you can go about securing a position as a Trustee. We’re delighted to introduce you to our Trustee toolkit. Our guide provides insights and resources into why […]

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General Counsel roundtable: AI and DEI in insurance

Tue, 30 April 2024 8:30 am – 10:30 am

We are excited to be holding our inaugural breakfast for legal leaders in the insurance sector. Hosted by the Taylor Root in-house legal recruitment experts Nikki Newton, Emma Coulter and Karolina Mikulicz-Church and led by Mary Bowie, Lead Legal Counsel UK at Wakam, our session will cover: If you would like to attend, please contact […]

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Breakfast roundtable: General Counsel in tech

Thu, 9 May 2024 8:30 am – 10:30 am

We are excited to be holding another one of our General Counsel events for legal leaders in the technology sector. Hosted by the Taylor Root in-house legal recruitment experts Georgia Morgan-Wynne, Sinead Flanagan and Albert Toms, the session will cover the most recent industry trends and issues, with time for peer networking. If you would […]

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