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The South African Legal Market. South Africa is a country with a population of 55 million people, GDP of USD 350 Billion, and with 25,000 practicing lawyers. These stats would indicate a level of establishment and maturity that should make hiring Legal & Compliance talent a relatively straightforward proposition. In some ways that is true. The talent pool in South Africa is ...

The 2019 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 Middle East section. The full report contains market insights for Germany, BeNeLux, Italy, Tu...

Listen to Shane Morton being interviewed on Business Breakfast about how Brexit has influenced the number of Britons looking for expat jobs in the UAE.

When it comes to hiring for legal positions, those responsible for talent acquisition strategies should beware of false economies – especially in high-cost regions such as the Middle East. I welcome your thoughts on the below article, please leave your comments here. Few members of staff are more expensive to take on than an in-house lawyer in the Middle East. However, the q...

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 Turkish section. The full report contains market insights for Germany, Italy, the Middle East...

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 South African section. The full report contains market insights for Germany, Italy, the Middl...

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 Middle East section. The full report contains market insights for Germany, Italy, Turkey, Sou...

I recently sat down with Salah Mostafa – Head of Legal META for Takeda Pharmaceuticals to discuss how he and his team used an innovative idea to create stronger relationships with their business partners: a boardgame. Salah, I guess the first question is, why a board game? It’s a good question, and I appreciate how odd it seems initially. In today’s world, reactive “lawyerin...

What makes a good In-House lawyer? Can it be quantified? Perhaps not, but Jim Merklinger, the President of the new ACCCI (Association of Corporate Counsel Credentialing Institute) thinks there are measures that can be put into place to enhance, develop, and further professionalize the role of the In-House Counsel worldwide. This is via a thoroughly researched certification p...

The legal market in the Middle East has started to recover slowly from a quiet 2017. As the market begins to improve following a recovery in oil prices and a further maturing of the market, opportunities are starting to emerge in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia across a range of sectors. The majority of roles arise in core areas such as corporate, fin...