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If you are under 30 years of age and working at a top law firm, you undoubtedly would have spent the last 10 years studying and training to be a first-rate lawyer. You did well at law school and then landed that prestigious summer clerkship, turned it into a full-time associate position, and are now billing thousands of hours a year, all in the hope of making partnership bef...

Harmony Week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. Harmony Day is celebrated every year on March 21st in Australia, which recognises our country’s cultural diversity. It is a day where all Australians can celebrate the fundamental beliefs of inclusiveness, respect for different cultures, tolerance, diversity, and a sense of belonging for everyone. Harmony Day in Austral...

During this past year, we have been challenged beyond what could ever have been reasonably conceivable. In such unprecedented times and a period of incredible upheaval and tremendous uncertainty, why then should we also #ChooseToChallenge, on top of the daily challenges that we have no choice about? Because, whilst we have come so far, there is still further to go. There is ...

Australian Legal Industry Partner Movements Report - H1 FY21 Taylor Root is pleased to present our insights into the latest partner moves across Australia via this new interactive web-based format. This new report format, Taylor Root Partner Perspectives, will be released each quarter and will give a comprehensive and visual view of the Australian Legal Industry at the top e...

Managing your career from sole Legal Counsel to Head of Legal "Your organisation brought you in to save costs on external counsel, however, you are now overloaded with requests across the business and need to bring in extra support. How do you pitch the need for additional headcount to the executive team and grow the legal function in your business?" The role of the sole in-...