People First Series by Identifi Group

S2E3: Joanne Djebara & Laura Wiegleb, Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) | Caring for your employees

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 3 of The People First podcast. Today, we’re talking to Joanne Djebara and Laura Wiegleb from The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB). Joanne is the Head of Candidate and Employee Experience and Laura is a Resourcing Partner. The pandemic threw most businesses into the deep end and demanded they either sink or swim. MIB proved that they could survive - and even thrive - in all circumstances. Joanne and Laura talk about the measures that MIB put in place to ensure their ...

S2 Episode 2: Lisa Lloyd, Founder of It's Time for Change | Prioritising mental health at work

Dedicated to working collaboratively with organisations, It’s Time for Change uses psychological principles and evidence-based practices to create workplace cultures where employees excel, teams are dynamic, and people are happy.  For this episode of The People First Podcast, we’re joined by the talented Lisa Lloyd, Chartered Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Founder of It’s Time for Change. Listen in full for Lisa’s tips on prioritising your employees’ mental health post-pandemic, what yo...

S2 Episode 1: Sheila Lord, Director at BMR Health and Wellbeing | A Thriving Work Environment in 2022

Welcome to the latest episode of The People First Podcast! Today, host Peter Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD of identifi Global, is talking to Sheila Lord, Director at BMR Health and Wellbeing.  They discuss important topics around workplace happiness, mental health while working remotely, how to empower employees, and what makes a great manager.  As we’ve completely changed the way we work over the past two years, taking a long hard look at what makes a positive working environment is cr...

Pete Sanders speak to Consilio’s Senior Director, James Morrey-Jones, about what it takes to overcome periods of uncertainty

As we near the end of 2021, many organisations are unsurprisingly still feeling the strain of 2020. However, Consilio has managed to propel forwards as a result of the people-first-processes it has put in place to support its workforce.  In this installment of the People First Series, host Pete Sanders speaks with Consilio’s Senior Director, James Morrey-Jones, about what it takes to overcome periods of uncertainty, and how resilience, agility and humility are the key attributes to do so. ...

Elani Buchan, Venture Lead at MDR LAB | The impact of Brexit on legal tech companies, and startup culture in the UK

Welcome to episode 23 of The People First podcast. Today, we’re joined by Elani Buchan, Venture Lead at MDR LAB. We spoke about the legal tech trends that Elani finds most exciting, the importance of diversity in the industry, the impact of Brexit on legal tech companies, and startup culture in the UK.  The People First podcast spotlights tech companies that champion people at the forefront of their organisation. MDR LAB runs a series of programmes aiming to launch, improve, and scale the f...

Elani Buchan, Venture Lead at MDR LAB | The impact of Brexit on legal tech companies, and startup culture in the UK

Welcome to episode 23 of The People First podcast. Today, we’re joined by Elani Buchan, Venture Lead at MDR LAB. We spoke about the legal tech trends that Elani finds most exciting, the importance of diversity in the industry, the impact of Brexit on legal tech companies, and startup culture in the UK.  The People First podcast spotlights tech companies that champion people at the forefront of their organisation. MDR LAB runs a series of programmes aiming to launch, improve, and scale the f...

Stéphanie Hamon, Head of Legal Operations Consulting at Norton Rose Fulbright | People challenges during Covid and leading by example

For this episode of The People First series, we’re joined by Stéphanie Hamon, Head of Legal Operations Consulting at Norton Rose Fulbright.  During the episode, Stéphanie talks us through her journey into the legal sector, explaining that she took a relatively unconventional route to get there. Being born and raised in France, Stéphanie moved to England with the hope of improving her English skills for her eventual career in marketing, but the only job available was in a law firm. It was fr...

Malcolm Gray, Co-founder of Libryo | Pushing Sustainability, Empowering Leadership, People & Culture

Welcome to episode 21 of The People First podcast. We’re joined all the way from Cape Town by Malcolm Gray, Co-founder of Libryo. We spoke about how Libryo was born, overcoming resistance to sustainability, and why he was an advocate of remote working before it was cool. The People First Podcast puts tech companies that recognise the value of great people in the spotlight. Libryo is a regulatory compliance SaaS company that acts as the engine behind the Standards & Legal Platform. With over...

Guy Stern, Co-Founder and CEO of Legal Connection | Virtual law firms, trends in the legal world, and more.

We’ve hit Episode 20 of The People First podcast, and a familiar face joins us again in Guy Stern. He’s the Co-Founder and CEO of Legal Connection. We sit down to discuss virtual law firms, trends in the legal world, and more.  The People First Podcast puts tech companies that recognise the value of great people in the spotlight. Legal Connection is a case management tool that lawyers can use to manage and run their cases from start to finish. The difference between Legal Connection and sim...

Guy Stern, Co-Founder and CEO of Legal Connection | Virtual law firms, trends in the legal world, and more

We’ve hit Episode 20 of The People First podcast, and a familiar face joins us again in Guy Stern. He’s the Co-Founder and CEO of Legal Connection. We sit down to discuss virtual law firms, trends in the legal world, and more.  The People First Podcast puts tech companies that recognise the value of great people in the spotlight. Legal Connection is a case management tool that lawyers can use to manage and run their cases from start to finish. The difference between Legal Connection and sim...

Our host Peter Sanders is joined by Richard Mabey, CEO at Juro, and Thomas Forstner, Head of People and Talent at Juro

It’s episode 19 of the People First podcast, and our host Peter Sanders is joined by Richard Mabey, CEO at Juro, and Thomas Forstner, Head of People and Talent at Juro.  The People First Podcast puts tech companies who recognise the value of great people in the spotlight, and Juro is no exception. Juro is the contract automation platform that empowers legal and business teams to streamline routine contract workflow in one unified workspace. They’re used to doing things differently, so havin...

Pete Sanders speaks to Jay Connolly, CHRO and Global Chief Talent Officer at Dentons, the world’s largest law firm.

In this episode of The People First Series, we welcome Jay Connolly, CHRO and Global Chief Talent Officer at Denton’s, the world’s largest law firm. With extensive commercial and professional service experience in several highly-acclaimed organisations, Jay is full to the brim with compelling advice and insight.  Alongside host and familiar voice Pete Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Global, Jay discusses the human elements of business, from people challenges to the pertinent fo...

Pete Sanders speak to Jay Connolly, CHRO and Global Chief Talent Officer at Denton’s, the world’s largest law firm.

In this episode of The People First Series, we welcome Jay Connolly, CHRO and Global Chief Talent Officer at Denton’s, the world’s largest law firm. With extensive commercial and professional service experience in several highly-acclaimed organisations, Jay is full to the brim with compelling advice and insight.  Alongside host and familiar voice Pete Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Global, Jay discusses the human elements of business, from people challenges to the pertinent fo...

Pete Sanders speaks to Dave Newick, CEO of Arken Legal, a legal tech provider in the bereavement space.

In episode 17 of The People First Series, we speak to Dave Newick, CEO of Arken Legal, a legal tech provider in the bereavement space. With familiar host, Pete Sanders, Co-founder and MD of Identifi Global, Dave discusses the importance of creating a purpose-focussed environment for his employees and clients. He talks about the initiatives implemented across Arken Legal to support their staff during the pandemic, including the introduction (and approval) of a four day working week.  Dave’s...

Pete Sanders and Gary Gallen, founder and CEO of RRADAR, discuss legal tech, the role confidence plays in leadership and why you must trust your people

Pete Sanders and Gary Gallen, founder and CEO of rradar, discuss legal tech, the role confidence plays in leadership and why you must trust your people

In Episode 16 of The People First Podcast, Pete Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Global, chats with Gary Gallen, founder and CEO of rradar. They discuss Gary’s move into legal tech, the role confidence plays in leadership and why you must trust your people. rradar is a specialist litigation and commercial law firm that combines legal expertise with digital tools to help businesses avoid legal risks. Focused on education and the prevention of legal crises, they provide clients ea...

Pete Sanders and Dror Levy from mi terms discuss the challenges of bringing SMEs and legal professionals together

In Episode 15 of The People First Series, Peter Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD of Identifi Global, sits down with Dror Levy, Chief Executive Officer at mi terms. mi terms is a data-driven marketplace that bridges the gap between SMEs and law firms, helping them to work together efficiently. Dror has extensive experience in the legal space. Prior to setting up Mi Terms, he worked for 10 years in London, running a top legal publishing house. It was here, he spotted an issue in the market: ...

Pete Sanders and Dror Levy from Mi Terms discuss the challenges of bringing SMEs and legal professionals together

Pete Sanders and Edward Bird from Solomonic discuss different strategies for supporting both employees and company culture through stages of growth

In Episode 14 of The People First Podcast, Pete Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Global, sits down with Edward Bird, Director of Solomonic to discuss different strategies for supporting both employees and company culture through stages of growth. The People First Podcast puts tech companies who recognise the value of great people in the spotlight; Solomonic is a litigation intelligence and analytics start-up dedicated to bringing a data-led approach to litigation intelligence an...

Pete Sanders and Simon Farthing from LexisNexis discuss how legal tech teams have adapted to remote working

In Episode 13 of The People First Podcast, Pete Sanders- Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Global- gets together with Simon Farthing, Commercial & Marketing Director at LexisNexis.  The People First Podcast puts tech companies who recognise the value of great people in the spotlight;  LexisNexis, a legal tech & legal services company who have built an impressive reputation based on their client and employee relationships, makes an obvious guest company! In this episode, Pete and Simon di...

Pete Sanders and Simon Farthing from LexisNexis | Legal Technology

Peter Sanders sits down with Benjamin White, the Founder of Crafty Counsel | Helpful lockdown communication tools, how to be an empowering leader and all things personal development

Episode 12 of The People First Series is not one to be missed! Peter Sanders virtually sits down and chats with Benjamin White, the Founder of Crafty Counsel, about helpful lockdown communication tools, how to be an empowering leader and all things personal development. Crafty counsel is a media company operating in the legal sector who provide videos, bite-sized tutorials and other easy-to-digest content on legal operations, innovation, technology, careers and much, much more. In this ep...

Helen Thorne sits down with Amiqus duo Lisa Mahoney, Growth Marketing Lead, and Richie Stewart, Head of Client Management, for an in-depth chat about the challenges of remote working

For Episode 11 of The People First Series, Helen Thorne sits down (digitally, of course!) with Amiqus duo Lisa Mahoney, Growth Marketing Lead, and Richie Stewart, Head of Client Management, for an in-depth chat about the challenges of remote working. Being a small tech company, Amiqus managed to move their team online relatively quickly when the pandemic first struck in March 2020. Since then, it’s been a constant learning curve, however, as the concept of remote working shifted from tempor...

Jed Stone, Issured, and Jill Battley – Former Head of Intelligence, Scotland Yard | MEA Connexus, the importance of secure video conferencing & the future of UK policing and legal

In Episode 10 of The People First Series, Pete Sanders - Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Group – and Gary Fay – CEO at Identifi Group – are joined by two very special guests. The first is Jed Stone, Director at Issured, Identifi Group’s consulting partner. Jed joins us to talk about Issured’s very exciting new product: MEA Connexus. Perfect for the legal services sector, the software provides secure, immutable (un-editable) video conferencing for important meetings, interviews, and sens...

Jed Stone (Chief Product Officer, Issured) & Jill McTigue-Battley (former Senior Police Officer, New Scotland Yard) | MEA Connexus, the importance of secure video conferencing & the future of UK policing and legal

In Episode 10 of The People First Series, Pete Sanders - Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Group – and Gary Fay – CEO at Identifi Group – are joined by two very special guests. The first is Jed Stone, Director at Issured, Identifi Group’s consulting partner. Jed joins us to talk about Issured’s very exciting new product: MEA Connexus. Perfect for the legal services sector, the software provides secure, immutable (un-editable) video conferencing for important meetings, interviews, and sens...

Rachel Denholm, Lawrie IP | Remote onboarding & how businesses can support staff WFH

In Episode 9 of The People First Series, Peter Sanders - Co-Founder and Group MD at Identifi Group - is joined by Rachel Denholm, a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney with Lawrie IP.   Lawrie IP is a Glasgow-based firm of patent, trademark, and design attorneys founded in 2010. Rachel joined the firm in June of last year whilst the UK was still in full lockdown, and in this episode, she shares her insight into what it’s like to join a new organisation when the staff are working remotely.  Durin...

Janet Taylor-Hall, Cognia Law | Building a purpose-driven culture & the future of leadership in Covid19

For Episode 8 of The People First Series, Peter Sanders - Co-Founder & Group MD at Identifi Group - is joined by Janet Taylor-Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Cognia Law. Janet started her career as a management consultant in South Africa before moving to Europe to pursue law. After a successful ten-year stint at esteemed law firm Clifford Chance, Janet set up her own firm, Cognia Law – an independent international law company that delivers advisory, flexible resourcing, and managed service...

Kevin Karue, Lifeium | Positives from 2020, Legal Tech Challenges, Saving Time - and Money

In Episode 7 of The People First Series, Peter Sanders - Co-Founder & Group MD at Identifi Group - is joined by Kevin Karue, Co-Founder & CEO of Lifeium. Kevin  actually started Lifeium - a legal tech startup that has developed an innovative will-creating app and legal operations dashboard for law firms - at the beginning of the pandemic. The app, lets law firms engage with their customers using modern technology and allowing data capture through the app. This tech first approach has been ...

Lee Mason, Assure Consulting | Company Culture and Covid, Performance Measurement, Brexit

For episode 6 of People First, Helen Thorne – Business Manager at Identifi Office Professionals – talks to Lee Mason, Managing Director at Assure Consulting, a professional services consultancy that helps clients through a range of services, including service charge management and property auditing services for commercial occupiers. During this podcast, Helen and Lee discuss Lee’s approach to building a company culture, and how he has maintained this throughout the pandemic, how Brexit and t...

Psycruit | Developing Culture Remotely, Fit-For-Purpose Tools, Looking Out for Mental Health

A really interesting episode for Ep.5 as the 2 Founders of Identifi Group - Peter Sanders and Gary Fay - are joined by Dr Alan Redman (Head of Science & Technology) and Heikki Karimaa (Sales Director) of Psycruit. It's difficult to pick out just a few key points from this discussion, but some of the topics they cover focus on how to develop a great culture remotely, understanding what tools are fit for purpose to understand and support staff working behaviours and working styles, as well as...

Chris Thurn, Alacrity Law | Candid Communication, Pockets of Remote Talent, Brexit

Episode 4 of People First is hosted by Mark Gale and he's joined by Chris Thurn, Founder of Alacrity Law. In a short amount of time, Mark and Chris are able to fit in a lot, including why Chris set up Alacrity in the first place, communication and transparency being key to keeping staff motivated during the pandemic, facing challenges head on, building a remote workforce based on talent pockets and not forgetting to look to the future. Alacrity Law is a legal relationship management tool t...

Guy Stern, Legal Connection | The Legal Tech Capital, Global Recruitment, Crowd Funding

For episode 3 of People First, Peter Sanders - Director and Co-Founder of Identifi Group - is joined by Guy Stern, CEO at Legal Connection, an n-sided network market for the legal profession where lawyers connect with their peers to form project-based collaborations. During the podcast, Peter and Guy talk about Guy's journey to London and his drive to see Legal Connection become a key player in the Legal Tech capital of the world, adjusting to a remote working environment and taking advanta...

Nick Watson, Ruby Datum | Hard Truths, Your Inner World, Embracing Uncertainty

In this episode of the People First Series, Identifi Global's Co-Founder & MD - Peter Sanders - talks with Nick Watson, MD of Ruby Datum. Built on over ten years of industry experience, Ruby Datum offers the next generation in online data room and contract management services. Nick is able to give some fantastic insights into, not just how Ruby Datum coped with the disruption caused by the pandemic, but his personal style of leadership throughout the course of this period. Peter and Nock ta...

Rod Foster-Hill, Travers Smith | Communication, Mental Health, Culture

In the first installment of the People First Series, Rachael Harrison talks with Rod Foster-Hill, Senior HR Business Partner at Travers Smith, a leading full-service law firm based in London that considers diversity and independence of thought as key to the firms success. In the episode, Rachael and Rod discuss how Travers Smith quickly implemented flexible means of communication when lockdown hit, focused on mental health early on and helped prioritise a healthy work life balance. For a b...