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Discover why we are Australia’s most innovative law firm.

Why G+T Innovate
Safe hands for your innovation project.

Gilbert + Tobin has developed G+T Innovate, an award-winning transformation and technology advisory capability. This advisory capability underpins Gilbert + Tobin’s own productivity strategy, and is now available to in-house teams. Our team, many of whom are lawyers, have battle-tested knowledge developed through transformation journeys both at G+T and within in-house roles.

We are ready to assist you with the full-suite legal transformation. Our services are not formulaic – we have adapted and improved on the “best in class” frameworks and models to specifically meet the needs of in-house teams, time and time again. We deliver meaningful, sustainable change.

“We are passionate about new ‘ways of working’ in the ever-changing legal world. Innovation has become business-as-usual at G+T and we are excited to work with our clients on transformative projects”

Caryn Sandler
PARTNER + CHIEF KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION OFFICER
Born out of law firm Gilbert and Tobin, recognised as one of Australia's leaders in legal innovation.
Completed over 20 major corporate transformation projects in the last 3 years
Much more than just lawyers – we are your strategic and technical partners.
Accelerate with battle tested commercial know-how. Driven by our insights into the latest legal innovation.

Our Team

G+T Innovate combines Legal Operations in Big Law with consultancy. Our market-leading team has expertise in deep Agile, Design Thinking, LEAN, and Innovation experience.
Caryn Sandler PARTNER + CHIEF KNOWLEDGE & INNOVATION OFFICER csandler@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4463 +61 412 109 937
Caryn leads the Gilbert + Tobin Legal Service Innovation team and G+T Innovate. These teams provide specialised services to support our legal services delivery; and innovate to deliver new tools and services benefiting Gilbert + Tobin’s practice and our clients. Under Caryn’s leadership, Gilbert + Tobin has been recognised as a market leader, including most recently for: ‘Most Innovative Law Firm in the Asia-Pacific’ and ‘Innovation in Technology’ at the Financial Times Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards 2019, and ‘Most Innovative Firm’ in the 2020 AFR Client Choice Awards for the third year in a row. Caryn was awarded “Innovator of the Year” at the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards 2021 as well as the Women in Law Awards 2020 and 2019.
Sam Nickless PARTNER + CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER snickless@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4463 +61 412 109 937
Sam is responsible for the firm’s operational functions and plays a leadership role in the development and implementation of the firm’s overall strategy. With a focus on technology and innovation, he drives the firm to challenge the status quo, particularly in the delivery of legal services, as well as consulting directly to clients on critical initiatives. Sam is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading legal innovators and in 2019 he was named Legal Innovator of the Year at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards, Asia-Pacific. Sam also represents the firm on the board of LegalVision, a technology-based legal start-up which is partly owned by Gilbert + Tobin.
Linda-Rose Daya HEAD OF LEGAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT + DESIGN ldaya@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4352 +61 459 600 044
Linda is the firm’s lead Agile and Design Thinking consultant. Linda is a highly experienced and commercially focused facilitator and project manager, with comprehensive legal practice and project management experience. She stands out from the market by embracing diversity and innovative thinking to foster a stimulating team environment. Linda has a demonstrated ability to continuously innovate, design and deliver desired transformational project outcomes. Linda holds a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge, is an Admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, a past member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, New Zealand; and a current member of the Australian Institute of Project Management (with CPPM). Linda is certified in Agile Project Management, Agile Coaching, Effective Stakeholder Engagement, and Prince2 Foundation. She is a Lean Bootcamp graduate, and has also successfully completed two Design Thinking Programmes. Linda was awarded “Legal Operations Professional of the Year” at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2021.
Lisa Ziegert HEAD OF KNOWLEDGE + PRACTICE INNOVATION lziegert@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4445
Lisa is the head of the national knowledge and practice innovation team, with expertise in leading a variety of knowledge, document automation and workflow automation projects. She is a knowledge management professional with significant expertise in information architecture design, legal technology and business process improvement. She also has experience in applying innovation methodologies such as design thinking, with training at Echos School of Design Thinking. Prior to working in legal knowledge management, she worked as a commercial lawyer at a top-tier law firm.
Priya Lele Head of Legal Transformation PLele@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4139
Priya is the Head of the Legal Transformation at Gilbert + Tobin, focusing on transformation initiatives both internally and with clients. Priya brings over 20 years of experience - split across legal practice (as a Solicitor in England & Wales) and a comprehensive experience of legal transformation – encompassing the entire spectrum of the journey from process design, stakeholder management, project management, capability development to adoption and use of existing and emerging technology solutions. Priya has a substantial track record of successful transformation and innovation projects in private practice as well as with in-house legal teams (including of several FTSE100 and Fortune50 clients). Focusing on new ways of working, Priya creates user-centric solutions including through use of technology and automated solutions to optimise legal functions. Priya holds a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge, is a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales and an Advocate in India (Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa). She is a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma & Organisational Development, an Agile Scrum Master and holds certifications in Design thinking including from the Design Thinkers Academy in London. Priya is also a Co-Founder and Chair of She Breaks the Law and was awarded the European Women of Legal Technology Award 2020 (professional services.
Mark Jackson Director, Capability - G+T Innovate mxjackson@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4712
Mark is Director, Capability for G+T Innovate. He helps clients transform their legal functions to address the many challenges of today’s fast-moving and dynamic business environment. Mark began his career as a lawyer in Sydney and London, and has held roles such as General Counsel at the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. He has also worked in Silicon Valley where he led technology and media businesses, and for global management consulting firms, focusing on building capability in people and organisations. Mark’s expertise includes change and transformation, culture change, leadership development, innovation/design thinking, and individual and team development. An accomplished facilitator, Mark frequently works with C-Suite and other senior leaders to help them change and transform their businesses.
Kim Lewis LEGAL TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION MANAGER klewis@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4520 +61 416 948 292
Kim works closely with matter teams and clients to project manage and streamline largescale projects, creating efficiencies and quality outputs for Gilbert + Tobin’s clients. Kim specialises in implementing artificial intelligence tools and legal technology, and has experience on the practical side of legal technology selection, piloting, roll-out and change management using iterative design thinking methodology.
Guy Manning Legal Technology Solutions Manager GManning@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4979
Guy designs and delivers innovative solutions to Gilbert + Tobin’s clients utilising the latest in legal technology and change management methodology, that improves efficiency, reduces risk and enables legal teams to scale. He has a wealth of experience designing and implementing custom legal technology solutions for large companies across Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Africa. Prior to specialising in legal technology, Guy practiced corporate and commercial law in South Africa where he is admitted as a solicitor.
Gareth Cantin KNOWLEDGE CONSULTANT gcantin@gtlaw.com.au +61 2 9263 4450 +61 416 004 961
Gareth is a corporate advisory legal knowledge management expert. He has worked for over 13 years in the legal knowledge management and solutions space, including in magic circle and top-tier global law firms. Gareth has a wealth of systems and solutions design experience and is a graduate of the Emeritus hosted MIT Sloan Design Thinking short course. He has deep document automation experience, gained over 8 years across multiple platforms and applications.
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