Gemma Ellison – is a former award winning family lawyer who now works in the culture and leadership space, particularly helping small businesses, law firms and charities. In 2023 she set up Heart Leadership which is a culture and leadership consultancy, helping organisations to create inspiring places to work.
Keith Harper is a Management Consultant and Trainer who has worked exclusively with Law firms since 1998. His focus is on practical advice and action. Keith has worked with a wide range of firms helping them to develop successful strategies, coaching senior people, and delivering leadership/management programmes for all levels of staff.
Lindsey Kidd, Managing Director, HM3 Legal – is known for blending commercial success with a strong people-first approach. Her leadership has created a positive, inclusive workplace culture which empowers employees, fosters innovation, and consistently delivers gold-standard client service. Lindsey is regularly invited as a guest speaker to national events, sharing her experience and vision to do law differently. She is committed to changing lives for the better by expanding her team of ‘bloody brilliant lawyers’ while aligning ambitious goals with ongoing B Corp improvements.
Calum MacLean is a Risk Manager within Miller’s Professions team, working primarily with law firms, however his experience also spans across accountants and construction professionals. A qualified solicitor, he has worked in insurance & risk management for 17 years, following a career in private practice. Whilst his current focus is on UK based firms, he also brings a wealth of international experience. Calum is a self-confessed ideas person and loves looking at how to make things work better. He enjoys bringing a pragmatic approach to clients and delivering innovative ways to assist clients in all aspects of insurance and risk
Simon McCrum – Qualifying as a Commercial Litigation solicitor in 1990 at Pannone in Manchester, Simon’s role evolved from fee-earner into a wider role – Head of various teams, Marketing Partner, Director of Business Development, Equity Partner, and part of the Management Team at 1000 people, £50m turnover Pannone. In 2007, Simon became Managing Partner at a full-service Top 200, £6m turnover law firm in Oxford, Darbys Solicitors. The firm made a trading loss in 2007 but after going a long way backwards – and during the Credit Crunch – the firm emerged to be the country’s fastest-growing law firm. In 2016, Darbys was acquired by Knights and Simon exited to form McCrum Consulting and the McCrum Training Academy, to help the business performance and growth of law firms, teams, and lawyers. Simon helps partners, teams, and firms to secure ongoing growth in a safe, sustainable way. As well as the “mechanical” improvements that can be implemented (though in a joined-up way) Simon focuses on the “magic ingredient” – the power of leadership. He has pulled all of this together into a model which he calls ‘The Perfect Legal Business’ out of which has flowed his Law Firm Management & Growth trilogy – “The Perfect Legal Business”, “The Perfect Lawyer”, and new in 2025, “The Perfect Partner”, a seminal work on leadership and on the role of partners in law firms. These books have sold thousands of copies in over 50 countries and Simon is invited to speak on these topics around the world.
Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO Lawcare – has been managing and developing charities in the mental health sector for over 20 years. She joined LawCare in 2014 from the Institute of Group Analysis, a membership and training organisation for group psychotherapists. Before that she headed up Alzheimer’s Disease International, a worldwide federation of Alzheimer Associations. Elizabeth started her working life as a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, practicing at Leigh Day. Elizabeth is a trustee of the Helplines Partnership (national body for support and advice helplines) and a member of the International Bar Association’s Wellbeing Commission.
Cat Williams is a speaker, author and clinical hypnotherapist. Cat specialises in uncovering the root-cause of subconscious limitations such as anxiety, perfectionism, imposter syndrome or a fear of public speaking, and setting people free to bring out the best in themselves and others.
