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Legal Office Landscape Update – September 2020

Event Recording

28 September 2020

Topic	Operational Management
Type	Event Recording
CPD	1 - Practice Management and Business Skills

Pricing	AUD $79
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The legal office landscape has shifted dramatically over the last few months. Firms that seemed forever rooted in the traditional office layout are now seeing the possibility of hybrid workspaces with most staff working from home – when many had never done so in their lives. Even long-term lease structures are looking at a possible shake up for the first time in 30 years as a result of the pandemic.

Giles Knapman and Kai Schindlmayr, Directors of Kernel Property, return to ALPMA to discuss the opportunities present in the commercial property market. Giles and Kai will provide an outlook for the future legal office environment and the rising need for change in commercial lease structures.

Kernel Property is Australia’s leading independent tenant advisor to law firms, specialising in sourcing new premises and negotiating lease terms, managing the delivery of new workplace projects as well as minimising the cost of make good obligations.

Provided by

Giles Knapman

Director at Kernel Property

Giles has over 24 years’ experience in property and for the last 16, has focused solely on representing Australian commercial tenants. He provides occupiers with the opportunity to make significant savings from lease commencement, throughout lease term, at expiry and equitable in other lease terms. Giles assists clients with individual premises or structuring whole property portfolios and his knowledge has been gained in working with many business sectors and from regional offices through to CBD locations. Giles has been RICS qualified since 1995, also acting on behalf of the RICS as an assessor of new members.

Kai Schindlmayr

Director at Kernel Property

Committed and highly motivated, Kai is a skilled client side project manager who has worked on a wide range of project types for both the private and the public sector. He has extensive experience in project delivery and management consultancy through all project phases. More recently, Kai’s focus has shifted toward the delivery of a number of large scale, high-end and complex workplaces. Working with the very best design and delivery teams in Australia, Kai has a deep understanding and appreciation of changing workplace environments.