Our Team

  • Chris Bates

    Director
    LLB, BCom, 40Under40 Recipient.

    Chris is the Director of KBE Legal Talent and Founder & CEO of Lawmee.

    Chris specialises in Partner recruitment, General Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel recruitment, on-demand lawyers, and facilitating law firm mergers and acquisitions.  

    Chris is a lawyer admitted to practice in WA (2008) with over 15 years of experience in legal recruitment.

    M: 0411 645 984
    E:     cb@kbelegaltalent.com.au

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  • Siemone Neutgens

    Director

    Siemone is a Director of KBE Legal Talent and Lawmee, and brings over 25 years of recruitment experience across Australia and New Zealand, with the past 9 years dedicated to specialist legal recruitment.

    With a focus on in-house recruitment, Siemone specialises in placing lawyers in permanent and on-demand roles, across Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel and Company Secretary positions.

    Siemone is a board member of Lawmee and a former board member of The Piddington Society.

    M: 0403 383 326
    E: sn@kbelegaltalent.com.au

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  • Sam Turton

    Consultant
    LLB, BCom

    As a lawyer and consultant at KBE Legal Talent, Sam specialises in placing lawyers with law firms and companies from 1-year PAE to Special Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel positions.

    Sam offers expert guidance to top-tier, international, mid-tier, and boutique firms, as well as in-house teams at ASX-listed and private companies.

    Sam was admitted in WA in 2018.

    M: 0481 714 388
    E: st@kbelegaltalent.com.au

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  • Una Ni Fhlatharta

    Secondment & Lawyer Support

    Una is an administrative professional with over 10 years of experience across various industries in both Ireland and Australia.

    For the past 2.5 years, she has worked in business support recruitment, specialising in candidate care and stakeholder management, with a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer service.

    Una is dedicated to continuous learning and professional growth and is excited to transition into legal recruitment.

    M: 0403 154 022
    E: un@kbelegaltalent.com.au