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Ph: 0411 645 984
Email: chris.bates@lawmee.com

Chris is a lawyer with a passion for building high-performance teams and scaling businesses. He is a Director at KBE Legal Talent, co-founded The Piddington Society, Interpeople (now Rigforce), national insurance brokerage KBI and was previously a Director at Parkerville Children & Youth Care. Chris’ primary purpose at this stage of his career is to give back and help lawyers and clients to live their best lives.

Career history and qualifications

• Lawyer admitted in Western Australia (2008)
• 15+ years of legal recruitment experience
• LLB, BCom (Corporate Finance and Investment Finance), UWA
• 40Under40 Recipient (2011)
• Founder/Director of KBE Legal Talent, The Piddington Society, Interpeople (now Rigforce) and KBI
• Former board member of Parkerville Children & Youth Care
• Involved in the acquisition and vend of a Brazilian iron ore project
• Dedicated kitesurfer and super passionate about leaving the legal industry better than he found it

Ph: 0403 383 326
Email: siemone.neutgens@lawmee.com

Siemone is a legal recruitment specialist with 25+ years of experience. She is a Director at KBE Legal Talent, former board member of The Piddington Society and has established recruitment teams in both Australia and New Zealand. Siemone’s clients include some of the world’s leading law firms, ASX-listed companies, GTEs, multinationals and private companies. She is very passionate about supporting lawyers to achieve their career goals.

Career history and qualifications

• 25+ years of recruitment experience
• One of Australia’s leading legal recruiters
• Founder/Director of KBE Legal Talent
• Former board member of The Piddington Society
• A natural leader and mentor to the Lawmee team
• Passionate All Blacks supporter and proud Kiwi

Ph: 0493 138 837
Email: chris.gibson@lawmee.com

Chris is an experienced General Counsel who has worked in Australia, Singapore and the UK. He has supported teams across North America, Latin America, EMEA, CIS and Asia Pacific. Chris has held leadership roles at Lloyds TSB Bank, SunGard Data Systems (now FIS), CSIRO, Lawyers on Demand, and Orica. Chris joined Lawmee to help make the legal profession a better place and sits on the board.

Career history and qualifications

• Admitted in Victoria (2000)
• 20+ years of top-tier law firm and General Counsel experience
• Founder/Legal Practice Director of Law Cat, former General Counsel at CSIRO, Senior Legal Counsel at Orica and Senior Legal Counsel at NAB
• Former Client Services Director at Lawyers On Demand, Singapore
• Passionate about values-driven leadership
• Deeply committed to using his in-house experience as a client and lawyer to make the legal industry better for everyone

Tim has significant experience as a senior executive in technology businesses and in bringing new technologies and business models to market. He has worked in business strategy, innovation, start-ups, capital raisings, corporate governance, corporate and commercial law, and intellectual property transactions. Tim has been involved with commercial and legal transactions in Australia, US, Canada, EU, and Singapore. Tim started his career working in top-tier law firms and enjoys merging his experience in law, technology and strategy working with the Lawmee board.

Career history and qualifications

• CEO of hyprfire, Advisor to Ultra Power Systems and Founder/Director of Mavuno Advisory
• Former General Manager at HealthEngine, General Manager at ipernica limited, Director at 360 Health + Community and CEO of AutumnCare
• Past President of LESANZ Inc
• Lawyer (no longer practising) admitted in Western Australia (1996)
• Corporate and Commercial Lawyer with MinterEllison and Gilbert + Tobin
• Specialises in capital raising and taking tech companies to market

Ph: 0481 714 388
Email: sam.turton@lawmee.com

Sam prides himself on building long term relationships with lawyers, companies and law firms to make sure we find the right fit. Sam is a emerging as one of Australia’s up-and-coming legal recruiters.

Career history and qualifications

• Developing a reputation as one of Australia’s up-and-coming legal recruiters
• Started his career in commercial law and litigation
• Lawyer admitted in Western Australia (2018)
• LLB (ECU), BCom (Curtin University)
• Consultant at KBE Legal Talent
• Super positive human being and family man

Jas supports our clients and lawyers with their transition to our tech-enabled world. She helps to drive Lawmee’s marketing initiatives in adding value to our networks.

Career history and qualifications

• Helps our clients and lawyers along the Lawmee journey
• 10+ years of administrative experience, including positions as an Executive Assistant at KBE Legal Talent, the Department of Education and the University of Western Australia
• Experience building brands and implementing marketing strategies
• Go-getter, people person who values optimism, personal growth and challenging the status quo