Our Specialists
Legal
Interpeople's Legal team consists of Lawyers, HR specialists and Registered Migration Agents. We partner with clients in the private practice and commercial sectors to deliver commercially focused Technical Recruitment, HR Consulting and Migration solutions.
Chris Bates
- Director (LLB/BCOM MARN 1001209) is a lawyer by background and registered Migration Agent, holding a Bachelors degree in Law/Commerce from the University of Western Australia. He previously worked for a leading commercial and tax law firm and prior to that was part of KPMG’s tax team.Chris currently leads Interpeople’s Legal recruitment and Migration Services teams. In 2011, he was recognised as one of Western Australia’s 40Under40 business people and received two awards for his contributions to business and charity.
Conor O’Brien
- Director (LLB, MAICD) - is a lawyer by background, holding a Bachelors degree in Law from the University of Western Australia.Conor heads up Interpeople’s Accounting & Finance team, and previously worked for a commercial and tax law firm in Perth, and in the areas of consumer and administrative law.
Barb Channing
- Principal HR Business Partner - has over 25 years of Human Resources and Consulting experience. Barb specialises in leadership coaching and executive evaluation, talent management, workforce planning, developing and implementing performance management systems, streamlining HR processes, developing staff attraction/retention strategies, and training/development plans.Barb has worked for some of the world’s most recognised organisations including Woodside Energy, KPMG and WorleyParsons within a broad range of industries across multiple jurisdictions.
Jaclyn Green
- Manager - Petroleum, Mining, Construction (BCom) - specialises in the placement of HR professionals, legal secretaries, PA/EAs, office managers, marketing professionals, and related corporate services staff, partnering with companies across our client base.Jaclyn has worked with several of the world’s leading professional services firms in generalist HR and internal recruitment roles. Jaclyn managed the graduate recruitment process and related HR projects for Ernst & Young, Western Australia, before transferring to EY’s London office. Jaclyn then made the transition to law, working in HR for a number of the UK’s most recognised law firms, gaining exposure to international best practice. Prior to joining Interpeople, Jaclyn was part of Blake Dawson’s HR team.