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Our business is powered by our people, solving today’s problems, planning for tomorrow, and shaping legal teams for the future

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Our leaders

Paul
Cowling
Managing Director, Australia
Paul
Cowling
Managing Director, Australia

Paul is responsible for running LOD’s Australia business.

Paul has worked both within and alongside the legal profession. Starting out as a commercial disputes lawyer, he went on to manage legal teams, working in London, Hong Kong and Australia.

Simon
Harper
Founder, EVP & Global Head of LOD
Simon
Harper
Founder, EVP & Global Head of LOD

Simon founded Lawyers On Demand in 2007 to provide different and better ways for lawyers and clients to work together.

He has been recognised by the Financial Times for “sending shockwaves through the legal industry” and by American Lawyer as a top 50 innovator of the last 50 years.

Brett
Menadue
Managing Director, Asia & Middle East
Brett
Menadue
Managing Director, Asia & Middle East

Brett is responsible for running LOD’s Asia and Middle East business.

Starting his career at Freehills, Brett then moved in-house holding a range of leadership roles across multiple industries and practice areas in Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Rachel
Murphy
Managing Director, UK
Rachel
Murphy
Managing Director, UK

Rachel is part of LOD's global executive team with responsibility for LOD in the UK.

After a number of years working in Big Law, she made the leap to LOD and hasn’t looked back since. Before becoming Managing Director, UK, Rachel was our Head of Global Clients. She's focused on helping clients unlock the benefits of alternative legal services.

Nigel
Rea
Managing Director, Global Clients
Nigel
Rea
Managing Director, Global Clients

Nigel is the Managing Director for Global Clients at Lawyers On Demand and is responsible for bringing the best of LOD and Consilio Advisory & Transformation to help our largest clients solve the complex challenges their legal teams face.

Nigel is a passionate believer that the best solutions lie in the middle of the Venn diagram of people, process and technology.

Patty
Wise
Managing Director, US
Patty
Wise
Managing Director, US

Patty is Lawyer On Demand's Managing Director for the US where she oversees the flexible talent business unit.

Since 2008, she helps global businesses find the right talent to build their ideal legal function.

Paul
Cowling
Managing Director, Australia

Paul is responsible for running LOD’s Australia business.

Paul has worked both within and alongside the legal profession. Starting out as a commercial disputes lawyer, he went on to manage legal teams, working in London, Hong Kong and Australia.

Meet
Paul
Simon
Harper
Founder, EVP & Global Head of LOD

Simon founded Lawyers On Demand in 2007 to provide different and better ways for lawyers and clients to work together.

He has been recognised by the Financial Times for “sending shockwaves through the legal industry” and by American Lawyer as a top 50 innovator of the last 50 years.

Meet
Simon
Brett
Menadue
Managing Director, Asia & Middle East

Brett is responsible for running LOD’s Asia and Middle East business.

Starting his career at Freehills, Brett then moved in-house holding a range of leadership roles across multiple industries and practice areas in Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Meet
Brett
Rachel
Murphy
Managing Director, UK

Rachel is part of LOD's global executive team with responsibility for LOD in the UK.

After a number of years working in Big Law, she made the leap to LOD and hasn’t looked back since. Before becoming Managing Director, UK, Rachel was our Head of Global Clients. She's focused on helping clients unlock the benefits of alternative legal services.

Meet
Rachel
Nigel
Rea
Managing Director, Global Clients

Nigel is the Managing Director for Global Clients at Lawyers On Demand and is responsible for bringing the best of LOD and Consilio Advisory & Transformation to help our largest clients solve the complex challenges their legal teams face.

Nigel is a passionate believer that the best solutions lie in the middle of the Venn diagram of people, process and technology.

Meet
Nigel
Patty
Wise
Managing Director, US

Patty is Lawyer On Demand's Managing Director for the US where she oversees the flexible talent business unit.

Since 2008, she helps global businesses find the right talent to build their ideal legal function.

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Patty

Our Leaders

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Paul
Cowling
Managing Director, Australia
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Simon
Harper
Founder, EVP & Global Head of LOD
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Brett
Menadue
Managing Director, Asia & Middle East
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Rachel
Murphy
Managing Director, UK
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Nigel
Rea
Managing Director, Global Clients
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Patty
Wise
Managing Director, US
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David
Crawford
Senior Delivery Manager
Cape Town
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Ellie
Creffield
Recruitment Manager
London
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Rocco
Crincoli
People and Development Manager
New York
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Lewis
Davey
Client Solutions Manager, Global Clients
London
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Eímear
Deery
Coordinator, People & Development
Sydney
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Ariola
Dobla
Head of Lawyer Engagement
London
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