We’re a global search consultancy, specialising in risk, compliance and legal recruitment.

Forming lasting partnerships with our clients and candidates, we are constantly evolving and continue to shape the world’s risk, compliance and legal markets. 

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Our services

We tailor our services to suit your needs and goals. We offer contingent and retained search, permanent, temporary and interim recruitment as well as consultancy solutions.

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Meet our team

Our legal, risk and compliance teams are experienced specialists who have extensive knowledge of their markets.

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Resources

Our resources, including industry news, career advice, salary guides, hiring trends and more, offer insights for our clients and for legal, risk and compliance professionals.

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Our sectors

We recruit legal, risk and compliance specialists for law firms, corporate and commercial businesses, and banking and financial services companies.

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Job search

Ready to find your next legal, risk or compliance role? We offer opportunities at all levels for a wide range of companies internationally.

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Our events

Our in-person and virtual sessions cover a range of thought leadership topics as well as events which offer the legal, risk and compliance community an opportunity to come together.

Our specialisms

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With a global, market leading team of experienced consultants we are known as a leader and recruitment partner of choice within the in-house legal market. 

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Law firms

Recruiting at all levels from newly qualified to partners, we are the global go-to specialist in law firm search and recruitment.  

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Risk

We recruit across all risk disciplines, supporting a wide range of businesses internationally. 

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Compliance

With a proven track record and an exceptional network of professionals and businesses, we are a trusted compliance recruiter. 

Taylor Root in the Netherlands

A trusted name in legal, risk and compliance search and recruitment, we are a trusted advisor to companies, firms and professionals globally. From Amsterdam, we connect the best talent with leading businesses and law firms across the Netherlands and beyond. 


Legal

  • General Counsel 
  • Head of Legal 
  • Partner
  • Legal Director
  • Legal Counsel 
  • Senior Legal Counsel 
  • Associate
  • Professional Support Lawyer
  • Document Review Paralegal
  • Patent Attorney
  • Contract Manager 

Compliance

  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Head of Risk and Compliance
  • Compliance Manager
  • Compliance Director 
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Company Secretary

Risk

  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Risk Director 
  • Head of Operational Risk
  • Risk Quant Manager
  • Risk Business Partner

We are delighted to share with you our 2024-2025 global in-house legal market report and salary guide.

The global in-house legal market continues to evolve rapidly, navigating a complex landscape with both challenges and opportunities. This year’s report addresses several critical factors shaping the market.

Meet our local leadership team

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  • General counsel

Legal at the helm: why legal counsel must be central to cyber incident response

  • Posted July 2, 2025
In today’s threat-heavy digital environment, a cyberattack is not just a technical issue — it’s a business crisis. And in a crisis, leadership matters. Yet too often, legal counsel is brought in late or treated as a supporting act rather than a central figure. That mindset must change. Emma Jones, Global Manager, Cyber Incident Response […]
  • TR Plus

Tech-enabled flexibility: How technology is increasingly facilitating flexible lawyering 

  • Posted July 2, 2025
The rise of flexible lawyering, particularly through Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs), has created a new category of legal professionals – highly skilled lawyers who embed within client teams on an interim or project basis. While they often perform similar work to in-house counsel, their experience is fundamentally different. Unlike permanent employees, flexible lawyers must […]
  • Market Insight

Abu Dhabi’s Investment Fund boom: What it means for the Legal sector

  • Posted July 2, 2025
Abu Dhabi is undergoing a transformative shift in its financial landscape, rapidly emerging as a serious global contender in investment fund management. Once known primarily for its sovereign wealth funds, the capital is now attracting a growing number of hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices relocating or expanding into the region. The Abu […]
  • TR Plus

Exploring legal career paths: The rise of secondments and flexible work models

  • Posted June 30, 2025
The legal profession is undergoing a quiet revolution. For decades, lawyers followed a narrow path: private practice or in-house counsel, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Partner or General Counsel. But today, a growing number of legal professionals are stepping off the traditional track—and discovering new, fulfilling ways to build their careers. At the […]
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TR Plus: Your gateway to smarter, faster legal resourcing

  • Posted June 26, 2025
In today’s fast-paced and increasingly complex legal landscape, in-house legal teams are under more pressure than ever. 📈 Workloads are growing.⏳ Resources are stretched thin.🚨 Expectations are higher than ever. Legal leaders are being asked to do more – with less. So how can you keep up without compromising quality or burning out your team? Enter: TR Plus TR Plus is […]
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Legal careers, reimagined: what flexible work looks like now

  • Posted June 26, 2025
Flexibility used to be a compromise. It meant stepping off the path, taking a pay cut, or sacrificing high-quality work. Not anymore. Today, legal professionals are reimagining what a successful career can look like—and TR Plus is helping lead the way. TR Plus is Taylor Root’s dedicated portfolio brand for flexible legal resourcing. It connects […]