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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...

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...

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,...

Working as an interim lawyer can be an exciting and challenging way to take your career forward and can offer you flexibility that you might not have previously considered. Interim work is great for lawyers of all levels of experience, who find themselves in between roles or taking some time off before they look for their next permanent role. It is also an extremely attracti...