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We are delighted to present Taylor Root’s 2020-21 Private Practice Salary Guide & Market Report. A lot has changed since we presented our last report, with the challenge of COVID-19 impacting us all. For over 20 years, Taylor Root Australia has produced an annual salary guide in July, and despite COVID-19 we wanted to continue the tradition. We appreacite that many law firms...

As business operations around the world are impacted by the significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Energy and Natural Resource sector, like the rest of Australia, has also been affected and has faced unprecedented interruption in its activities. "Although recruitment is currently on hold, historically, legal professionals for Energy & Natural Resources ...

The SR Group stands with the Black community, committed to the unalienable truth that Black Lives Matter. We've spent time listening, learning, and reflecting on how we can better equip our staff, leadership, clients and community to seek to understand and call out bias. It is up to us all to do more to dismantle the systemic structures which create barriers to equality for ...

Starting a new role can be daunting for many people in good times, so deciding to make the change in the midst of a pandemic and a major economic downturn can be paralysing for some. Whilst there has been a major shock to the employment market, wiping millions of jobs from the global economy, there have been many that have secured and started a new legal role during this unc...

Taylor Root is proud to be the principal partner in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Law Awards. Daniel Hogan, Associate Director at Taylor Root, had the opportunity to speak to this year’s finalists in the Construction & Infrastructure category. This award recognises a lawyer who has advised on complex matters while having to navigate the ever-changing construction and infras...

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 high-stakes legal matters concerning the ...

Taylor Root is proud to be the principal partner in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Law Awards. Alexandra Starke, Associate Director at Taylor Root, had the opportunity to speak to this year’s finalists in the Mergers & Acquisitions category. This award recognises a lawyer who has advised on M&A transactions concerning Australia’s business sphere. There were ten finalists thi...

Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Taylor Root, principal partner of this year’s 30 Under 30 Law Awards, conducted a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories from this year’s awards, including:- Banking & Finance Construction & Infrastructure Dispute Resolution & Litigation Lawyers Weekly editor Emma Ryan, along with Hayden Gordine, Partn...

Taylor Root is proud to be the principal partner in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Law Awards. Richard Schontag, Associate Director at Taylor Root, had the opportunity to speak to this year’s finalists in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation category. This award recognises a lawyer who has demonstrated skill and expertise in acting across a range of dispute resolution forms, ...

Taylor Root is proud to be the principal partner in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Law Awards. Samantha Jones, Consultant at Taylor Root, had the opportunity to speak to this year’s finalists in the Projects, Energy & Resources category. The Projects, Energy & Resources award recognises a lawyer who has acted for clients on matters concerning projects, energy and/or resource...