LMJ - Q&A
Welcome to the Law Management Journal and our Q&A podcast series. Through these podcast interviews, we are telling the stories – and exploring the leadership and business strategies – of some of the leading minds in the Australian legal sector.
Episodes
Episode 16: Tendayi Chivunga of Tee Legal
Cameron Cooper, editor of the Law Management Journal, speaks to Tendayi Chivunga, a Zimbabwean immigrant to Australia, who has achieved great success as founder of Tee Legal. It's a multicultural firm with offices across the country that provide legal representation for criminal, family, traffic and commercial matters. Tendai explains the early challenges of being a young black woman trying to
Episode 15: Michelle Oates of Connect Family Law
Cameron Cooper speaks to Michelle Oates, the founder of Connect Family Law, a Mildura-based firm that is really thriving in the regions. Named the Rural and Regional Lawyer of the Year in 2025 at the Australian Law Awards, Michelle explains her passion for social justice and why opting to no longer be the hero or martyr of her firm has allowed the business to succeed and grow. She also explains he
Episode 14: Alison Shamir, Author & Imposter Syndrome Expert
Cameron Cooper speaks to Alison Shamir, a former tech industry leader who has become acknowledged globally for her work in helping high-performing lawyers and other professionals deal with imposter syndrome. The author of "Conquer Your Imposter", Alison explains why this debilitating condition is not a confidence issue, rather, it's an identity and belief system challenge.She also pr
Episode 13: Dr Patrick Awad of CU Health
Today in our Q&A series, we're speaking to Dr Patrick Aouad, a neurologist and the CEO of CU Health, a provider of employee wellbeing services, including digital solutions. Patrick and his team work with a broad range of businesses, including law firms, to deliver everything from GP telehealth, psychology, dietary, and health coaching services, through to leadership performance coaching.Fo
Episode 12: Geraldine Chin Moody of Directors Australia
Today, in our Q&A series, Cameron Cooper speaks to Geraldine Chin Moody, a Board and Governance Principal at Directors Australia. The group provides Board and Governance advisory services, as well as specialist board search and recruitment assistance. Geraldine got her start with Mallisons and went on to be COO at Baker McKenzie before filling various executive roles for ASX listed companies
Episode 11: Belinda Cohen of Gilchrist Connell
In our Q&A series, we're speaking to Belinda Cohen, the CEO of Gilchrist Connell and an executive with great experience in people management roles. In this interview, Belinda shares her strategies for getting the most out of legal practice teams and she explains how intellectual conversations can be the kickstarter for success in firms.
Episode 10: Dave Burnton of Lawlux
In our latest Q&A, Cameron Cooper speaks to Dave Burnton, co-founder of Lawlux, an exciting new Australian firm. In this interview, Dave explains why he jumped from the safety of a big law firm and all its perks to take a chance with a start-up that is using AI and legal tech to reshape legal services. With co-founder Andrew Yu, they have developed Lixo GPT, an AI paralegal that is helping to
Episode 09: Emma Maxwell of Anchored Family Law
Cameron Cooper, editor of the Law Management Journal, speaks to Emma Maxwell, founder of Anchored Family Law. In this interview, Emma explains how she started out with a major national firm working on class actions before moving into family law and ultimately setting up her own firm a few years ago.She says a subscription model has helped keep the cash flow running and she discusses how she's
Episode 08: Sarah Cappello of Hunt & Hunt Lawyers
In this episode, Cameron Cooper speaks to Sarah Cappello, the Managing Partner of Hunt & Hunt Lawyers.Sarah discusses how she and fellow principal Hasti Kalarostaghi are leading the firm and why AI has been such a key factor in its decision to merge with Hicksons Lawyers. She also explains how the firm has coped with and responded to two huge challenges. First, a costly cyber attack, and secon
Episode 07: Jordan Furlong of Law21
In our latest Q&A, Cameron Cooper speaks to Jordan Furlong, a respected Canadian law firm consultant. In this interview, Jordan explains why his career shows that there are many ways to make a difference in the legal industry without being a lawyer, and why measures such as productivity and growth are not the be all and end all for firms.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing
Episode 06: Regie Anne Gardoce of Sprintlaw
In our latest Q&A, Cameron Cooper is speaking to Regie Anne Gardoce, an award winning innovator in the legal sector. Until very recently, Regie was the Legal Transformation Lead for Sprintlaw, an online legal firm based in New South Wales. In this interview, Reggie lets us in on some of the tech secrets behind Sprintlaw's success. She also explains how a new generation of tech savvy lawyer
Episode 05: Will McCullough of MCC Advisory
Cameron Cooper is speaking to Will McCullough, a sole practitioner who runs his own thriving firm called MCC Advisory, which specialises in IP, technology and commercial law.In this interview, Will tells us about his journey from being a UK lawyer to becoming an Australian success. Along the way, he's sharing insights on the tech platform that has helped him become highly efficient in the abse
Episode 04: Sam Nickless of Gilbert + Tobin
In this episode of the LMJ podcast, Cameron Cooper speaks to Sam Nickless, CEO of Gilbert + Tobin, about the secrets behind the firm's long term success and the lessons he brings from his time at McKinsey and why Gen AI will require retooling across many aspects of law firm operations.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing. For more law management insights, visit lmhub.com.au
Episode 03: Joanna Oakey of Aspect Legal
Cameron Cooper speaks to Joanna Oakey, the founder and managing partner of Aspect Legal, a commercial law firm that specialises in helping SMEs across the country and which is headquartered in Sydney.In this interview, Joanna tells us the secrets to the success of her own two podcasts, "Talking Law" and "The Deal Room", why she wrote her book called "Buy, Grow, Exit",
Episode 02: Melissa Barlas of Conveyed
Welcome to the Law Management Journal and our Q&A podcast series. Through these podcast interviews, we are telling the stories – and exploring the leadership and business strategies – of some of the leading minds in the Australian legal sector.Our guest is Melissa Barlas, director and founder of Conveyed. She explains how a family passion for the property market has morphed into a successful l
Episode 01: Anthony Bekker of Biztech Lawyers
Welcome to the Law Management Journal and our Q&A podcast series. Through these podcast interviews, we are telling the stories – and exploring the leadership and business strategies – of some of the leading minds in the Australian legal sector.Our first guest is Anthony Bekker of Biztech Lawyers. He discusses the value that an entrepreneurial background and a global mindset can bring to modern
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