Expert Panel | Leadership in Law Firms – Perspective from CEOs

Event Recording

22 September 2020

TopicLeadership
TypeEvent Recording
CPD1 - Practice Management and Business Skills
1 - New Zealand CPD

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A discussion with four of Australia’s outstanding law firm Chief Executives as they share their experiences leading legal organisations.  The discussion is facilitated by Bronwyn Pott, CEO of Holman Webb Lawyers and Life Member of ALPMA.  Bronwyn is  joined by Riana Steyn, CEO of Bartier Perry Lawyers; Kiri Brain, CEO of TurksLegal; and Suzanne Moulis, CEO of Moulis Legal.

Areas of discussion included unexpected surprises, successful adaptions, and the ‘wicked problems’ revealed in today’s environment.

Provided by

Bronwyn Pott
Chief Executive Officer at Holman Webb Lawyers

Former ALPMA President

Bronwyn is a strategic thinker with a future focus and enjoys working with businesses that want to change their paradigm. She has specific experience in practice succession, management and leadership in the legal profession and the businesses that support the profession, but also has a rather eclectic portfolio of board positions.

Suzanne Moulis
Chief Executive Officer at Moulis Legal

As Moulis Legal’s chief executive, Suzanne creates the environment for her lawyers to meet clients’ and stakeholder goals.  Suzanne is an experienced management professional who is well-attuned to the market and commercial issues that impact on the water, energy and resources, environment, property and construction, and transportation industries, locally and globally. Prior to joining Moulis Legal, Suzanne was a member of the local leadership team of a global professional services consulting firm, with responsibility for maintaining and increasing annual revenues. Suzanne holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, is a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and a University of Canberra Medallist. She is a founding member and former chair of the Property Council of Australia’s Diversity Committee, a panellist on a number of Sydney design review panels for large residential and commercial developments, and mum to an energetic nine-year-old.

Riana Steyn
Chief Executive Officer at Bartier Perry

As CEO Riana is responsible for the firm’s overall strategic direction, client relationships and culture. She brings to the role 15 years’ senior strategic and operational leadership experience. She has previously worked in senior roles in the financial and professional services sector in Australia and internationally.

Joining Bartier Perry in late 2017, Riana’s priority is building on the firm’s successful client-centric culture.

Riana has also worked to successfully build diverse and flexible workplaces where the focus is on the best outcomes over rigid operating structures.

Riana is respected for her focus on building authentic relationships at all levels, along with her ability to communicate with clarity, conviction and honesty.

Kiri Brain
Chief Executive Officer at TurksLegal

Kiri is the first non-lawyer to head TurksLegal and has a wealth of experience in professional services management and innovation. Kiri has spent more than 20 years in corporate management and five years as Chief Operating Officer at an innovative national accounting and consulting firm, and part of a successful international accountancy network.

Kiri’s strong background in HR, Marketing and Operations resulted in her being awarded COO of the year for the 2019 CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards.

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