Shane Morton

Partner | Head of Middle East, Africa and Turkey

UAE

• Law firms
• In-house
• Law firms
• Partner

• +971 4 448 7770
• shanemorton@taylorroot.com
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Shane graduated from Cambridge University with a first-class law degree before training and qualifying at a leading professional services firm. He has worked in the legal recruitment sector since 1999 and managed an office in Hong Kong, recruiting throughout Asia. Shane joined Taylor Root in October 2003 with a focus on partner level recruitment for UK and US law firms in London, then moved out to open and run our Dubai office in October 2007. He handles the recruitment of lawyers across the Middle East region at all levels, with a leading reputation for lateral partner hires.

SHANE’s Insights

• DEI

IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge: Female Leaders Across The Globe

• Posted March 12, 2021

During this past year we have been challenged beyond what could ever have been reasonably conceivable. In such unprecedented times and a period of incredible upheaval and tremendous uncertainty, why then should we also #ChooseToChallenge, on top of the daily challenges that we have no choice about? Because, whilst we have come so far, there […]

• DEI

IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge: Sara Khoja

• Posted March 12, 2021

Disclaimer: Please note that all commentary and opinions provided in this interview are those of the individual and not the organisation/company they are employed by.  What skills and attributes do female leaders bring to create diverse leadership at management level?My experience is that they are more focused on consensus and coaching their team members to […]

• Market update

What does Brexit mean for job movements?

• Posted September 12, 2019

Listen to Shane Morton being interviewed on Business Breakfast about how Brexit has influenced the number of Britons looking for expat jobs in the UAE. https://omny.fm/shows/businessbreakfast/taylor-root-29-08-2019/embed?style=cover