Pauline is an experienced people and leadership adviser, executive coach and Non-Executive Director, with more than 25 years’ experience across professional and financial services. A former Global HR Director, she now works with Boards, executive teams and senior leaders across the legal sector and wider professional services, helping them strengthen leadership, develop their teams and shape the people and organisational strategies that support their business ambitions. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Cambridge Building Society.

The legal sector has been a significant part of Pauline’s career and remains a sector she is passionate about working with. She has a particular interest in how leadership and the People agenda continue to evolve, and in the contribution that strong People teams can make when they are closely connected to the strategy, culture and commercial ambitions of their firms. Pauline is delighted to be a judge for the People in Law Awards and to help recognise the individuals and teams making a meaningful difference to their firms and the wider profession.

Corrin Kaye is Global Chief People Officer at HFW, where she has established herself as a strategic and influential people leader in the legal sector. As a member of the Global Management Board and Remuneration Committee, and Chair of the Nomination Committee, she has helped shape the firm’s global growth agenda, leading people initiatives impacting colleagues in 22 offices across five continents.

With almost 30 years spent mostly in the financial and professional services sectors, Corrin has gained deep technical expertise in people, executive reward and succession planning, organisational change, development and behaviour. Corrin is passionate about helping people and organisations thrive through effective leadership, inclusive cultures and meaningful career development opportunities. A strong advocate for wellbeing and talent development, Corrin is committed to advancing excellence in the professional services industry.

Corrin holds a master's degree in occupational psychology, is an accredited assessor of psychometrics and a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.

Lak is the Director and Principal Consultant of Pure HR & Mediation Ltd, a specialist consultancy he founded in 2023 to support law firms and a wide range of organisations in navigating complex organisational change, strategic transformation, and sensitive employee relations matters. He is an accredited Mediator with the International Mediation Institute and brings a balanced, pragmatic approach to resolving workplace conflict and facilitating constructive dialogue.

With more than 30 years of experience in people, leadership, and organisational development, Lak has worked across multiple sectors and cultures. Notably, he spent a decade as HR Director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia at Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF), where he played a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s people strategy across a diverse international footprint. In his final two years at NRF, he created and led the Partner Development function, providing both strategic guidance and operational HR support to the partnership and senior leadership teams.

In addition to his consulting practice, Lak serves as a Lay Member of the Employment Tribunal, bringing his extensive HR expertise to the judicial process. He is also a member of the Risk and Audit Committee for the charity Police Now, contributing to governance, oversight, and organisational resilience. Lak is known for his clarity of thought, collaborative style, and ability to guide organisations through high-stakes people challenges with confidence, discretion, and insight.