Lawganised - The trusted adviser to the legal profession. You be a lawyer. Let us help your business with the rest.
Lawganised is a boutique management consultancy that exclusively services the legal profession in Australia and around the World. Our vision is simple: "To change the lives of law firm Principals." Lawganised is your trusted adviser for all aspects of operating your legal practice.
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Lawganised exists to provide tailored solutions based on your needs. So whatever you need, get in contact with us today to discuss how we can get your firm 'Lawganised'.
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- The Fiver Golden Rules to Improve Your Cash Flow
- Information on the Lawganised Comprehensive Firmwide Review
- A brochure on the Lawganised Trust (aka, 'Team Cohesion') Workshop
Our Team
Founder | Managing Director
Founder & Managing Director of Lawganised, Ben Deverson, has had a 30-year executive career of which over half has been managing and leading professional services firms. For four years (2016-2019), Ben was the Managing Director and an equity principal of a boutique law firm in Brisbane, Australia.
Whilst not being a qualified lawyer, Ben is an expert in the best practice operations of law firms. Throughout his career, Ben has gained an intimate knowledge of the challenges that law firm Principals face each day. Ben's strengths include strategic planning, people and culture, forecasting, cash flow management, process automation, performance metrics, leadership, and legal practice risk management.
Ben has a passion for helping law firm Principals build strong, positive cultures and cohesive teams built on vulnerability-based leadership and trust. Ben believes teams with these characteristics allow Principals to optimise their people and generate enormous value in their practices, leading to a positive outlook on their business and their lives.
That is why the Lawganised vision is simply: "To change the lives of law firm Principals".
Ben's unrelenting commitment and motivation to achieve excellence stems from his past unique leadership roles as an Australian Army Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Practice Manager for two global accounting firms, and a senior commercial role in a major Queensland infrastructure project.
Ben is a proud husband and father of three children, and happily admits he married well outside his weight division(!). He's an avid sports fan, animal lover, Dad joke connoisseur, and a proud 'Swiftie' (a Taylor Swift fan). Ben always enjoys a good laugh and, in particular, enjoys a chat about anything Seinfeld related. Ben is often guilty of excessive overuse of Seinfeld references and quotes given he believes there’s a Seinfeld moment in every day.
Ben is also a non-executive Director of the AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism and RSPCA Queensland.
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Director
Rachel Barbaro (aka ‘Rach’) is one of Lawganised’s Directors and acts as the Virtual General Manager for several client firms across Australia.
Rach comes to Lawganised with 25 years of experience in legal assistant and office management roles, most recently with a boutique employment law firm in Brisbane.
Rach thrives on being organised and has an extensive background in creating procedures, precedents, management reporting, and enhancing productivity through technology. Rach is a self-professed legal practice management system geek and loves to find ways to help clients find efficiencies in their systems.
Like the rest of the team, Rach is also an animal lover and is often seen around her neighbourhood ‘being walked’ by her dog ‘Abby’. She otherwise spends her time being her cat’s ‘doorperson’ and hanging out with her husband and three children.
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Erin Steward (aka 'Ez') is one of Lawganised’s Directors and acts as the Virtual General Manager for several client firms across Australia.
Erin comes to Lawganised with 20 years of experience in office management and executive management roles in the legal industry, hospitality, and retail sectors. Most recently, Erin was the CEO of a boutique criminal law and civil litigation firm on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Erin is a results-focused trusted advisor to law firm Principals who has an eye for detail and uses her deep analytical and financial expertise to create efficient plans that drive operational success. Erin also has a passion for mentoring our clients’ new and developing leaders and building high-performing teams.
Erin is a graduate of the Australian National University and the University of Southern Queensland with a Bachelor in Arts (International Relations) and a Graduate Certificate of Business, respectively.
Erin is a proud wife and mum of two children, and is a huge fan of F1 and cricket. She loves music and going to the beach with her family every Sunday morning for nippers. Erin also has a dog called Cleo, who is a red border collie that loves walking and producing tumble weeds of fur. Erin is often at gymnastics (definitely not as a participant), to watch her daughter and help out around the club.
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Director
Kathryn Milczewski (aka ‘Kath’) is another of Lawganised’s Directors and acts as the Virtual General Manager for several client firms across Australia.
Kath joins Lawganised with 30 years of experience predominantly in law firms, both within Australia and the UK, as well as having held roles in the public sector and in-house environments. Most recently, Kath was the Operations Manager of a boutique commercial litigation firm with offices on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane.
Driven by contributing to growth and performance, Kath is naturally drawn to identifying 1% changes that contribute to significant operational improvements for both simple and complex challenges and leverages technology to deliver efficient and effective solutions.
On a personal level, Kath takes a genuine interest in understanding the goals of those she works with, finding coaching and mentoring others to succeed extremely rewarding.
An avid traveller, Kath is excited that planes have returned to the skies and she is currently planning trips in Australia and beyond with her partner, family, and friends. Kath also enjoys checking out the latest food and wine venues around Brisbane and the Gold Coast, a day at the races, or spending time in the kitchen whipping up a storm (probably with the latest Netflix binge on in the background).
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