Trusted legal recruitment partner to 2500 businesses
Singapore legal recruitment agency
With over 35 years’ experience as a leading legal recruitment agency, we’re a trusted search partner to legal, risk and compliance communities. We connect leading organisations with exceptional talent and supporting strategic growth across global markets.
What we do
Matching exceptional talent with forward-thinking businesses
Whether you’re navigating growth or a career change, our expertise spans interim, executive search and permanent placements across legal, risk and compliance. Our legal recruitment consultants adapt to your needs, connecting high-calibre professionals with forward-thinking businesses.
In-house legal recruitment
With a global, market-leading team of experienced Consultants we are the recruitment partner of choice for high-performing in-house legal teams.
Law firm recruitment
Recruiting at all levels, from newly qualified Associates to Partners, we are the go-to specialists in law firm search.
Risk recruitment
We recruit across all risk disciplines, supporting financial services firms through to commercial businesses internationally.
Compliance recruitment
With a proven track record and an exceptional network of compliance professionals, we are a trusted recruitment partner to employers of choice.
Internal audit
We connect skilled internal audit professionals with businesses seeking robust governance and strategic financial oversight.
Privacy and data protection
We place data protection experts who safeguard information, ensure regulatory compliance and manage privacy risk globally.
Governance and company secretarial
We recruit governance professionals who ensure board effectiveness, regulatory compliance and corporate integrity across all sectors.
About us
We’re a global legal recruitment agency and executive search consultancy
Forming lasting partnerships with our clients and candidates, we are constantly evolving and continue to shape the world’s legal, risk and compliance markets.
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Proven results from a trusted legal recruiter
Those we’ve worked with say it best: explore the stories behind the partnerships, the challenges we’ve helped solve and the results that speak for themselves.
They consistently demonstrated strong technical ability, but just as importantly they brought the passion and commitment I was looking for.
I wanted to work with a recruiter who could be agile and respond to my requirements as I knew they would evolve throughout the hiring process. From first interview to start date took less than a week.
Their deep understanding of our organisation and their tailored approach have consistently delivered exceptional results. The successful build-out of our paralegal team in Belfast and later the specialist roles are testament to their expertise and commitment.
I worked with the interim team for my own appointment as Interim Chief Legal Officer and then with various consultants within the legal in-house and risk and compliance teams in London and Singapore. I worked with Taylor Root to quickly recruit numerous key strategic positions across the global Legal, Risk and Compliance function.
Working with Taylor Root has felt more like a true partnership than a one-off transaction. They really took the time to understand our brief, what we were looking for, and they sourced excellent candidates. The flexibility to scale our team with both permanent and interim options has worked really well for us.
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Whether you’re hiring for risk, compliance or legal roles across interim, permanent or executive levels, we’ll partner with you to find the right people. It only takes a minute to send us the details.
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Latest jobs
Discover new opportunities and take the next step in your career.
Whether you’re a 5 PQE Lawyer ready to step up, a fractional General Counsel seeking your next challenge or a data protection expert looking for your next move, explore roles that match your ambition.
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Decades of experience across global markets
Whether you’re a 5 PQE Lawyer ready to step up, a General Counsel seeking your next challenge or a data protection expert looking for your next move, explore roles that match your ambition.
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legal recruitment Frequently asked questions
This section provides clear, concise
answers to the most common queries about our services, processes and expertise.
A legal recruiter is a crucial partner in the match between employer and legal professional. With access to passive candidates and hidden job markets, a legal recruitment agency specialist can offer incomparable industry knowledge and expertise to ensure the best possible match on both sides, saving you valuable time. The simple answer is a recruiter can significantly enhance your job search. They provide access to hidden job markets, offering un-matched industry knowledge and expertise – and overall, they save you valuable time.
Taylor Root’s legal recruitment consultants can support you in preparing for interviews at any stage of your career, polish your CV and negotiate a better salary and package. They keep your job hunt confidential, which is crucial if you’re currently employed. A legal, risk and compliance recruiter is well connected in the industry, and they can secure more interviews and job offers whilst offering feedback, follow-ups and general career advice to help you reach your career goals.
Speak to a legal recruiter today.
If you’re looking to make a new permanent or interim hire, our expert legal recruiters draw on their extensive network of top legal talent to ensure the best possible individual for the role at hand. As recruitment specialists in legal, risk and compliance, we are a trusted partner to law firms, corporate and commercial firms, banking, financial services and professional services companies.
Equally, if you’re considering a new role, we can support you with interview preparation, provide CV feedback and give you the tools required to reach your career goals. We support employers of all sizes, from start-ups and scale-ups to multinational corporations, and represent talent from NQ level through to Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) and General Counsel.
We recruit legal, risk and compliance talent into law firms and all industry sectors, from technology and media, telecommunications, retail and consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, banking, financial services and professional services.
As a leading legal recruitment agency, we match employers of choice with the best legal, risk and compliance talent. Our services include executive search, permanent recruitment, contract, consulting, interim and temporary staffing.