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Ogier provides legal advice on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law. Their network of locations also includes Hong Kong, London, Shanghai and Tokyo. Legal services for the corporate and financial sectors form the core of their business, principally in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, investment funds, dispute resolution, private equity and private wea...

Over the last 6-12 months the market for in-house legal recruitment has changed in a number of ways. One of the most significant changes for hiring has come at the junior to mid-level, with candidates having multiple suitable roles to choose from. As a result of this high level of competition we are seeing increased numbers of candidates dropping out of processes, bidding wa...

For a second consecutive year Taylor Root are sponsoring ARK Group (UK)'s Professional Support Lawyer Conference in London where our consultants Ailish Hogan and Lucinda Troostwyk will be panellists. Nicholas Stone, conference producer, recently interviewed Ailish and Lucinda about: The expanding role of the PSL The skills firms are now looking for A review of the last 12 mo...

Confidence is about recognising the unique skills and talents that you have and how you use them - intentionally and contextually. It's self-awareness coupled with an awareness of others. We interviewed Emma Sharpe, Legal Strategy at Takeda and Claire Debney, Legal Strategy at Shire as part of International Women's Day 2019. We wanted to understand the role confidence has pl...

Taylor Root is proud to be supporting International Women's Day 2019. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Whilst we all know that gender parity within the workplace has improved over the past decades, we all also know that there is still a long way to go. We would like to join the discussion and be part of ...

I don’t play safe as I prefer the excitement and challenge of trying, even if I fail. We interviewed Sheila Fahy, PSL Counsel at Allen & Overy as part of International Women's Day 2019. We wanted to understand the role confidence has played in her career. How do you define confidence, particularly in the workplace? Confidence is an inner belief in your ability to attempt/ach...