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“There’s no reason to be nervous. You’re interviewing them as much as they’re interviewing you.” I hear myself saying this a lot to people, but it’s an important mental shift to make ahead of an interview. It prevents you going in with a passive mind set, and it will make you take control and be prepared. The people interviewing you will pick up on this and it will set you a...

We are delighted to announce the release of Taylor Root’s Australia Private Practice Salary Report & Market Update for 2019-2020. As well as market insight and salary information for lawyers at all levels, across a variety of industries, and across all Australia's capital cities, this year's report includes a dedicated section for Partner Search & Recruitment. Some highlight...

Taylor Root is proud to be supporting International Women's Day 2019. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Whilst we all know that gender parity within the workplace has improved over the past decades, we all also know that there is still a long way to go. We would like to join the discussion and be part of ...

Taylor Root is proud to be supporting International Women's Day 2019. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Whilst we all know that gender parity within the workplace has improved over the past decades, we all also know that there is still a long way to go. We would like to join the discussion and be part of ...

Ask our industry experts anonymously now. If you’re wondering what’s best for your career, our consultants can help. From issues surrounding how best to achieve partnership to moving in-house, we can help guide your decisions and facilitate conversations. Since 1989, Taylor Root has been at the forefront of legal, compliance and risk specialist recruitment. Our approach is a...

Taylor Root, part of The SR Group, has been recognised as one of the ‘Most Socially Engaged staffing agencies’ globally by LinkedIn. We are pleased to announce that we have, for the third year since its inception, been ranked in the top 25 Most Socially Engaged global recruitment businesses. From a list of over 38,000 recruitment businesses LinkedIn used complex analysis to ...

The 2018 Global In-House Report is an overview of hiring trends from a variety of sources, from the local knowledge of experienced consultants to our regional salary guides through to general market sentiment derived from interviews with senior contacts. Below is an extract from the Australian section. The full report contains market insights for Germany, Italy, the Middle E...

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 via an online que...

As was the case in 2016 demand continues to outstrip supply quite dramatically at the 4 – 7 year PQE level. Businesses are constantly seeking talent at this level as candidates bring a solid foundation of skills but still have room for growth and development and the cost of hiring at this level is much less than that at the senior level. Over the past 12 months there has bee...

This article first appeared in The Australian at 12:00AM July 14, 2017. Written by Chris Merritt, Legal Affairs Editor. The latest salary survey has revealed a major divide within the legal profession, with some lawyers receiving record offers while the sector as a whole is making do with modest pay rises. Sign-on bonuses are being ­offered to the best-performing solicitors,...