George Higgins

Principal Consultant

Germany, Netherlands, UK

• Corporate and commercial
• In-house
• Principal Recruiter

• +49 211 2479 1123
• [email protected]
• Connect on LinkedIn

Based in London, George is part of Taylor Root’s European in-house legal team, where he focuses on the DACH region, partnering with businesses and legal professionals across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

George has spent the last five years specialising in the European legal recruitment market. After studying Sports Science at university, he began his career with a boutique recruitment firm focused on the German market before joining Taylor Root.

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