Federica Volpe

Associate Consultant | In-house Legal

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Federica is part of the Taylor Root team in Amsterdam. Her focus is on in-house legal and compliance professionals within the Netherlands. Her area of recruitment expertise focuses on compliance officers, analysts, managers; legal counsels, senior legal counsels; privacy and data protection officers, analyst and managers. She is naturally curious and very interested in connecting with new people every day.

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UK and Ireland in-house legal recruitment market update Q4

  • Posted oktober 15, 2026
Contents Key insights Corporate and commercial, London Banking and financial services, London Regional UK Ireland Corporate and commercial, London Q3 saw the in-house legal market remain resilient, although hiring activity was more measured than in the first half of the year. Businesses continued to invest in legal talent where there was a clear business case, […]
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North America in-house legal market update Q4

  • Posted oktober 9, 2026
Contents Key insights As we head into Q4, energy stands out as an important area of demand for organizations hiring in-house legal professionals across North America. We are seeing opportunities across the sector, from traditional oil and gas businesses to renewables and infrastructure.  That demand is not limited to one established legal center. Hiring activity […]
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Southern Europe’s rise in mid-market PE and what it means for legal hiring

  • Posted oktober 9, 2026
Contents Share Key insights Southern Europe has emerged as one of the most attractive regions for mid-market private equity investment. Spain, Italy and Portugal are attracting growing interest from both domestic and international funds, driven by strong founder-owned businesses, succession opportunities and a growing number of companies entering periods of transformation and international expansion.  One of the […]
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Broadening your perspective: Niro Dahanayake on growing through trusteeship

  • Posted oktober 8, 2026
Contents Share For Niro Dahanayake, Legal Director at Warner Bros. Discovery, trusteeship has been a chance to apply her legal skills beyond the corporate environment while supporting a cause she has long cared about.  Niro joined the board of Ealing Book Festival in 2024. The charity promotes the enjoyment of books, reading and writing across the […]
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AI for in-house legal teams: what works, what doesn’t and what’s next

  • Posted oktober 7, 2026
Contents Share Artificial intelligence has rapidly moved from an emerging technology to a strategic consideration for in-house legal teams. The conversation is no longer centred on whether lawyers should use AI, but on where it can deliver meaningful value, where caution is needed and how legal professionals can adapt as the technology evolves. At a […]
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Five capabilities that matter in a first General Counsel hire for life sciences

  • Posted oktober 7, 2026
Contents Share Key insights When a life sciences or pharmaceutical business is ready to make its first senior legal appointment, our in-house legal recruitment team helps leaders define the capabilities the role must cover before they go to market. A funding round, clinical milestone, licensing agreement or move towards commercialisation can all create pressure to […]
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Where are regional businesses struggling to hire lawyers?

  • Posted september 22, 2026
Contents Share Key insights The UK regional in-house legal market continues to evolve at pace. Over the last decade, businesses across Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and other regional centres have invested heavily in legal capability, creating increasingly sophisticated legal functions outside London.  While this growth has created exciting opportunities for lawyers, it has also intensified talent competition. Many employers are finding […]
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From General Counsel to CEO: how legal leaders can make the leap

  • Posted september 22, 2026
Contents Share Key insights Katherine Potter (Katie) has led a public company as CEO and served as General Counsel in listed and private equity-backed businesses. She explains why the move from legal adviser to business leader starts long before the title changes, and what ambitious GCs can do now to prepare for it. For many […]
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Talent is everywhere, access is not: Russell Johnstone on purposeful trusteeship

  • Posted september 9, 2026
Contents Share For Russell Johnstone, trusteeship is where senior commercial judgment meets social purpose. With a career advising some of the UK’s most prominent consumer, media and technology businesses, including as General Counsel for BT’s Consumer division, he now brings board-level judgment, regulatory fluency and commercial discipline to three organisations united by a powerful idea: […]

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