ALPMA HR Day 2022 – Refocus, Re-engage & Retain

Leonie Green

Director at Corvus Group

Leonie is an experienced employment lawyer and HR professional, having worked in private practice for nine years, from human resources up to Director level, and then running a consulting firm, Conscious Workplace (part of Corvus Group Australia). Leonie also works in the education sector as a workshop facilitator in Executive Leadership. Leonie has facilitated this workshop for a number of years and always adds great value.

Simon Pole

Global Director, Design at Unispace

With 20 years experience leading exceptional and complex projects throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, Simon’s ideas enhance workplace performance and change the way businesses do business.  He is a global leader in agile workstyles across multiple industry sectors, delivering ground-breaking concepts and award-winning environments for his clients.

Sharon Henderson

Legal Recruitment Specialist at Legal People

Sharon is one of the leading, most respected specialist legal recruiters in Australia having successfully recruited Lawyers, Management & HR staff to the legal industry for over 20 years. She is also the Director & Owner of Legal People.

Emma Elliott

Chief Executive Officer at ALPMA

Ray D’Cruz

CEO & Co-founder at Performance Leader

I am the CEO of Performance Leader, a consulting and software business that helps professional services firms perform to harness the creativity and intelligence of their partners and employees. We help firms solve complex problems in areas such performance, collaboration and feedback through a flexible approach and deep sector knowledge. Specifically, our consulting services and software help professional services firms to:

• Support partners and employees to collaborate on plans and objectives


• Build a vibrant, relationship-centred feedback culture


• Make innovation and collaboration a routine activity


• Design partner compensation models that are strategically and culturally aligned with the firm

Working in leading professional services firms as both a lawyer and HR leader means I understand the nuances of professional services and partnership structures. I take the view that change can happen over time, and that constant evolution is usually more successful and sustainable than revolutions. Performance Leader has offices in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and we work with leading firms in more than 30 countries.

Liz Aitken

Partner, National Head of Workplace Relations & Safety at SLF Lawyers

Liz is an award-winning workplace relations lawyer bringing knowledge, experience and passion to her work.

With a track record of delivering strong client-focused results, Liz’s drive and dynamism make her sought-after as an HR business partner and legal advisor. Her talent is turning workforce challenges into opportunities for positive cultural change, increased productivity and advancement of business goals.

Liz was previously a partner at a national mid-tier law firm. She has held a range of executive and board positions for professional associations, including Victorian Women Lawyers and the Law Institute of Victoria’s Workplace Relations Section.

In 2015, Liz was named Young Gun of the Year at the Australian Women in Law Awards.

In 2018, she was recognised by the Australian Financial Review as the youngest partner appointed among participating Australian law firms.

Liz regularly speaks at professional conferences and events – headlining alongside business, political and government leaders like Lord Mayor Sally Capp, Lee Lin Chin and Commissioner Kate Jenkins – as well as featuring in major news publications.