Anita Taylor
Director
Anita Taylor is a Director at Marsden and specializes in partner hiring across the US and London markets. She has significant experience placing partners and teams in key US locations, including New York, Houston, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Northern California.
She regularly partners with global law firms on high-impact mandates in both the US and London, advising on strategic growth initiatives such as office launches, team build-outs and new practice area development.
She also works closely with lateral partner candidates, helping them navigate the transition to new firms. Her detailed, consultative approach ensures the right match between candidate and client, based on culture, ambition, and long-term goals.
Earlier in her career, Anita was a recruitment manager at Clifford Chance in London, where she led international hiring campaigns across Australia, Canada and South Africa. She began her career as a lawyer at Simpson Grierson in New Zealand and has worked in legal recruitment since 1997.