Olivia Courtney

Associate Director | In-house Legal

Australia

Olivia is based out of the Sydney office covering the in-house, banking and financial services legal market as well as the commerce and industry legal sector. Olivia recruits lawyers and company secretarial professionals at all levels across the Australian market. Prior to joining Taylor Root, Olivia worked for a leading national recruitment brand in London, where she gained experience recruiting lawyers, legal executives and paralegals into temporary, contract and permanent positions in private practice. Olivia is a graduate of Lancaster University where she studied for her Bachelor of Laws.

OLIVIA’s JOBS

  • Construction (In-house)

Corporate Counsel – Infrastructure

The Opportunity Our client is an international construction company with office throughout Australia. This business is seeking a senior, front-end construction lawyer based out of Sydney or Melbourne to join their existing legal team. Key Responsibilities Work on large scale bids; negotiating various contractual agreements such as EPCs, MCCs and JVs across numerous sectors including […]
  • Posted 4 dagen geleden geplaatst
  • Financial services (in-house)
  • Information technology

Senior Legal Counsel – Commercial

The Opportunity Our client is a well-known global consumer credit agency. This is a Senior Legal Counsel role that will see you involved in providing specialised legal advice on data privacy, competition, and consumer law as well as aspects of commercial and corporate law. This role can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Key […]
  • Posted 4 dagen geleden geplaatst
  • Real Estate (In-house)

Property Lawyer

The Opportunity Our client is recruiting for a property lawyer to join a large legal team of long-standing counsel with a well-regarded industry supplier. Key Responsibilities Working across all property transactional and property leasing matters. Preparing, reviewing, negotiating, amending and renewing leases. Providing commercial and legal advice in relation to all aspects of property including […]
  • Posted 4 dagen geleden geplaatst
  • Financial services (in-house)
  • FinTech
  • Technology (In-house)

Corporate Counsel

The Opportunity Our client is an American Fortune 500 company seeking an experienced legal counsel to join their close-knit legal team. Hybrid working model for those based in Sydney, although the role can be performed remotely from anywhere else in Australia. You will form part of a growing APAC team supporting business in the region. […]
  • Posted 4 weken geleden geplaatst
  • Education

Senior Legal Counsel – Family

The Opportunity This is a great opportunity for a senior legal counsel to join the legal team of a large not-for profit in the education sector, during a period of significant expansion. Key Responsibilities Providing pragmatic and business-focused solutions to legal issues Advising the Executive Leadership Team, senior system and school leadership and Board on […]
  • Posted 1 maand geleden geplaatst

OLIVIA’s Insights

  • General counsel

Recruiting General Counsel: The essential interview questions

  • Posted september 20, 2023
When looking for a general counsel, most businesses are looking for someone with two main attributes: in-depth legal expertise and sound judgment. The third attribute, however, that many teams highly prize is business acumen. Company leaders believe a general counsel with these three attributes will be successful in the position and will be a valued […]
  • Industry leaders

Interviews: banking and finance award finalists – 30 under 30 law awards

  • Posted mei 12, 2020
Taylor Root is proud to be the principal partner in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Law Awards. Olivia Courtney, Associate Director at Taylor Root, had the opportunity to speak to this year’s finalists in the Banking & Finance category. This award recognises a lawyer who has dominated the banking and finance practice area, advising on […]
  • Industry leaders

Interviews: banking and finance award finalists – 30 under 30 law awards – part two

  • Posted mei 12, 2020
Taylor Root is proud to be the principal partner in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Law Awards. Olivia Courtney, Associate Director at Taylor Root, had the opportunity to speak to this year’s finalists in the Banking & Finance category. This award recognises a lawyer who has dominated the banking and finance practice area, advising on […]
  • Salary guides

Banking & Financial Services Salary Guide 2017-18

  • Posted augustus 13, 2017
We are delighted to present Taylor Root’s 2017 Australian In-house Legal, Banking & Financial Services salary guide. Once again, this year’s data and market commentary is drawn from in-depth research and input from the Australian in-house legal, banking and financial services community. In excess of 600 key contacts of Taylor Root were invited to contribute […]
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