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Taking Your Legal Career Overseas with Tyler Wren
Thinking About a Legal Career Overseas? If you're considering taking your legal career overseas, Tyler Wren can help. Whether you’re heading across the Tasman or further abroad, we offer tailored advice and market insights to guide your journey. We partner with...
Thinking About a Return to Law – But Not to the Billable Hour?
Why the Programme Director Legal Education New Zealand Role Could Be Your Ideal Next Chapter Let’s be honest, law is a fantastic foundation, but not everyone wants to spend their entire career in traditional legal practice. Maybe you’ve stepped out into business...
Mapping the Market – Why the 2025 BFSI Salary Survey Matters More Than Ever
As the pace of change across financial services, insurance, risk & compliance, banking, and consulting continues to accelerate, so too does the need for real-time, localised insights into salary benchmarks, staffing trends, and talent movement. That's exactly why...
Toxic Recruitment Tactics to Avoid: What Netflix’s You Can Teach Job Seekers
Netflix’s ‘You’ is full of red flags - obsession, manipulation, and charm masking chaos. Disturbingly, it’s not too different from what some candidates experience when they’re dealing with bad recruiters. And just like Joe Goldberg’s behaviour isn’t fuelled by ‘love’,...
A guide on how to choose the right boss and what management styles work for you
How to Choose the Right Boss for You Choosing a job is one thing. But choosing the right boss? That’s where careers are made or quietly derailed. In the legal profession, it’s easy to focus on salary, location, or the prestige of the firm. But if you overlook who...
Retaining Insurance Talent in Regional New Zealand: Why It’s Hard and What Employers Can Do
Introduction The insurance industry in New Zealand has always had strong roots in community-focused service. Yet in recent years, regional brokerages have started to feel the strain when it comes to retaining insurance talent in regional New Zealand. While lifestyle...
You Know You’re a Lawyer Who’s Moved Back Home When…
A light-hearted listicle for the global legal elite who've traded BigLaw burnout for backyard BBQs. So, you’ve made the move. You’ve swapped your daily Pret for a proper flat white, your three-hour commute for a beach run, and your “non-compete clause” for your...
The Rise of Non-Financial Risk – Why Talent Is Critical to Banking’s Future
In today’s increasingly complex financial environment, New Zealand and Australian banks are facing a pivotal shift. With regulatory expectations climbing and organisational maturity under the spotlight, financial institutions must plan, maintain, and implement...
Be Part of the 2025 Salary Guide Survey for the Legal Profession
Real Insights. Market-Relevant Data. Your Voice Shapes the Result. At Tyler Wren, we’re building our most focused salary guide survey yet, centred exclusively on Australia and New Zealand’s private practice legal market. Whether you’re a junior solicitor, senior...
The Pros and Cons of Working in a Full Service Firm vs Small Firm in New Zealand
In New Zealand's legal industry, the question of whether to join a full service or specialist firm often arises at key career junctions. You’ll likely face this decision after admission, during post-review season, or when reassessing your long-term goals. Both...
Regulatory Uplift in Financial Crime: Where New Zealand and Australia Stand in the AML Evolution
Intro Financial crime is firmly under the microscope. Across New Zealand and Australia, regulatory bodies are doubling down on anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, driving significant changes in how financial institutions operate, supervise, and respond. If you're...
Why Passive Candidates Often Land the Best Roles
You don’t need to be actively job hunting to start exploring what else is out there. In fact, some of the best career moves I’ve seen started with a casual, “I’m not really looking, but…” conversation. As a recruiter who speaks with public practice accountants daily,...