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Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Sophie Hosking

Posted April 10, 2024

As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Partner, Georgia Morgan-Wynne, recently spoke to Sophie Hosking, Head of Legal at Cazoo, about being a Trustee for London Youth Rowing. What does your NFP do and what is your role as a trustee? London Youth Rowing (LYR) believes in sport, specifically rowing, for […]

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Are you considering a career as a lawyer in Sydney, Australia?

Posted April 10, 2024

Sydney holds a prominent position as Australia’s financial and economic hub. Its status as a global city and key financial center has been solidified over the past decade. The city is home to the headquarters of numerous multinational corporations, major banks, financial institutions, and all levels of law firms. Sydney’s economy benefits from its diverse […]

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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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Life as a Trustee: A Crafty Counsel podcast

Posted February 29, 2024

Our latest podcast in collaboration with Crafty Counsel is now live. Thank you to our guests Shrina Shah and Natalie Salunke for their time and eye-opening insights into how they find joy at work and outside of it as Trustees. In this episode Shrina and Natalie share their rewarding experiences as Trustees talking about how the role can be life […]

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Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Nicola Lucas

Posted February 1, 2024

As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Partner, Georgia Morgan-Wynne recently spoke to Nicola Lucas, General Counsel and Company Secretary at New Look about being a Trustee for One YMCA. What Trustee opportunities have you undertaken? I became a Trustee of the One YMCA based in Herts, Beds and Bucks nearly 10 years ago […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Webinar: The calm before the storm – SEC private fund best practices

Tue, 16 April 2024 9:00 am – 10:00 am

As the landscape for compliance in the US is going through turbulent times, join us for the first session of our two-part conversation series with SEC funds specialist Dan Faigus, where he will give a comprehensive overview of the best SEC practices in preparation of the upcoming developments. For this series, we are excited to […]

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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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