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Are you an overseas qualified lawyer looking for a career more to Australia? After being closed for more than 600 days, Australia’s international borders are finally set to reopen to UK lawyers. This is a day our law firms’ clients have been waiting for, the Australia economy has bounced back speculatively in 2021, with demand for legal services and the demand lawyers at a a...

Are you an overseas qualified lawyer looking for a career more to Australia? For more than 18 months Australia has had its international borders closed to South Africa and the world. That is all about change, with the border set to open soon.   Whether you are seeking to move to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide or Canberra, Taylor Root's international career mana...

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-...

Are you an overseas lawyer contemplating a move to Australia? Whether you are seeking to move to Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, or Sydney, Taylor Root has over 30 years experience assisting international lawyers and expats transition back into the Australian legal market.  We are the preferred recruitment partner to all the major Australian law firms for the supply of...

Finding a new job can be a stressful time. With so many websites and job boards dedicated to advertising job vacancies, it can be difficult to sift through and find the one that you want and that you are qualified for, plus there are those jobs that are not advertised or visible for direct application. And whilst using a recruitment agency may seem like yet another step in t...

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...

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, ...