Meet Our Team

Who We Are

Insource evolved from 12 years recruiting lawyers for firms like Herbert Smith Freehills, Meredith Connell, Simpson Grierson, Ashurst and Buddle Findlay. It was created to give HR teams and hiring partners the choice to bring the recruitment process in-house, for a fraction of the cost, using a fraction of the time while choosing from the largest possible selection of lawyers in New Zealand and Australia.

In its first 12 months 18 of the largest 20 New Zealand law firms and 15 of the top 50 firms in Australia, with offices across all states, took up a monthly subscription to Insource.

Team

Jenn Little – Founder and Managing Director

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A business owner, innovator and classically trained professional opera singer, Jenn has an extensive network across business and the arts on both sides of the Tasman. A natural connector, Jenn enjoys developing long-term relationships built on trust, transparency and commitment. Known for her creative thinking, progressive approach, energy and passion, Jenn leads change. After seven years building and managing a trans-Tasman search and recruitment business to include key national executive appointments, Jenn has entered the tech sector having built the Insource bespoke technology platform for law firms and other professional service sectors. Jenn has more than twenty years’ experience working with the legal sector. After working in leading law firms for eight years, Jenn has spent the last 12 years searching and placing lawyers into many of New Zealand and Australia’s top-tier, mid-tier and boutique law firms. Her deep knowledge of the legal sector has seen her regularly advise on succession planning, business growth, talent development and retention and remuneration.

Simon Christie – Chief Product and Operations Officer

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Simon brings a wealth of experience from the tech industry, particularly in product management – an area of expertise he has worked in over the last 10 years. He has worked at companies such as Cisco, Trade Me, PaperKite and Timely where he worked on the Executive team driving the business to growth, profit and acquisition. Like Jenn, Simon is a trained opera singer where he worked professionally in Europe for 5 years before entering the creative world of solving business problems and developing solutions for customers. In his spare time, Simon enjoys singing, taking a choir, tennis, golf, mountain biking and woodworking. Simon is a long time supporter of Arsenal FC.

Sid Bachtiar – Principal Engineer and Development Team Manager

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Sid has decades of commercial experience in software engineering as a senior in a variety of industries including sport, food manufacturing and regulatory/compliance. Sid has worked for the biggest private company in the world to startups and has most recently led development for a publicly listed Australian company. Sid joined Insource in 2022 to lead the Insource development team.

Sharon Murphy – Business Analyst

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Sharon works with both the development and business teams to identify, develop, and deliver effective ‘fit for purpose’ outcomes to the business and the Insource platform. Sharon investigates and analyses data quality and oversees and trains our data entry team. Previously, Sharon worked at top-tier law firms across New Zealand, Australia and the UK.

Ben Rauzi – Senior Developer

Ben is a passionate software engineer with experience working across various unique roles within the software engineering industry. He’s particularly passionate about building clean, well-architected software that will work seamlessly at scale and developing a deep understanding about any technology he’s working with to allow him to tackle complex challenges. Outside of work Ben enjoys tinkering with all forms of technology and is an active contributor to open-source software projects. He also enjoys spending time working on various projects including cloud-technology, AI and machine learning.

Anna Satanina – Full-stack Developer

Meet Anna, an experienced full-stack developer with solid seven years of industry expertise. She has collaborated with renowned companies such as Nestle, Samsung, and cutting-edge startups. Anna is also recognised for her exceptional ability as a fast learner. She loves crafting user interfaces that make people go “Wow!” and building robust server-side solutions that can handle anything you throw at them. When she is not coding up a storm, she unleashes her creative side. Whether she’s strumming her trusty guitar, sketching intriguing designs, or embarking on adventures to discover new places, Anna finds inspiration that keeps her grounded and fuels her passion for innovation.

Courtney Reynolds – Client Partner

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Courtney is a qualified lawyer and previous legal recruiter in both agency and most recently in-house at an Australian top tier law firm. She joined Insource in 2022 after realising the need for a dedicated legal recruitment search and pipelining tool to help law firms bring their recruitment in-house. Courtney is passionate about helping subscribers identify talent, streamline their recruitment processes, and set themselves up with strong candidate pipelines for the future. Courtney is available to present Insource demos, provide training and generally ensure her subscribers are getting the most out of the platform. Originally from New Zealand, Courtney has made Australia home and recently welcomed her first child here. Outside of work Courtney enjoys travelling and seeing everything Aussie has to offer. From drinking wine in the Mornington Peninsula to camping in Healesville or Wilsons Prom, it is safe to say Courtney is thoroughly enjoying the Melburnian lifestyle.

Georgia Swney – Client Partner

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Georgia is a former lawyer and HR professional with over 10 years of experience across various highly skilled industries to the include health and legal sectors. Having most recently lead the HR function at a premium provincial law firm, she understands the importance of getting the edge in terms of attracting top talent. Georgia is enthusiastic about positive change in business and is keen to help our subscribers to develop their internal capability to find the best people and get the most from the Insource platform. Georgia is available to onboard new users, provide training, troubleshoot and generally support our users to maximise their use of their Insource system. Outside of work, Georgia enjoys spending time with her family, going for walks in the beautiful Bay of Plenty where she lives, and hunting for opshop treasures.

Cat McCallum – Client Partner

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Cat provides initial and ongoing support to our NZ based subscribers to ensure they have the best user experience of the Insource platform. She delivers the onboarding program to new subscribers and provides continued real time support, including advice on search strategies and using Insource as a system for firms’ live roles, talent pipelines, and pertinent analytics. In addition, Cat draws real time data analytics from the Insource platform providing law firms in New Zealand and Australia with up to date market analysis about talent movement, law firm growth/churn, firm’s talent makeup and positioning to enable key decision makers to identify their talent gaps and opportunities in line with their business strategy. Previously a senior lawyer in a New Zealand top-tier law firm, Cat understands first-hand how important it is to source the right talent for your practice. Outside of work Cat loves spending time with family and friends, with good food and wine, or some serenity with a good book and a throw.

Claire Vogelpath-de Iongh – Client Partner

Prior to joining Insource, Claire practiced law and established a leading legal recruitment agency in South Africa before relocating to New Zealand. Claire is driven by her passion for creating meaningful connections with people. Her experience working with top-tier commercial law firms has enhanced her ability to understand critical resourcing problems and provide practical and effective recruitment solutions.
Claire’s approach to work is collaborative and enthusiastic and she is focused on achieving the absolute best results for her clients. Claire understands first-hand how competitive the legal talent market is and is dedicated to helping law firms optimise their recruitment strategy with Insource. Whether onboarding new subscribers or coaching existing users, Claire is eager to assist your firm to get ahead of resourcing needs and proactively pipeline talent for the future.
Outside of work, Claire enjoys spending time with family and friends and visiting new places of interest. She also has a keen interest in all things design, décor, fashion, property, theatre and travel.

Sophie McVerry – Support Analyst

As support analyst, Sophie works on tasks that are aimed to improve the performance and user experience of Insource. Sophie is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communication, at the University of Canterbury. Sophie has a passion for people and immensely enjoys problem solving. Outside of work and study, Sophie enjoys having a cocktail with friends, discovering new hotspots in Christchurch, scrolling through Pinterest, and all things Formula One.

Christy Burgess – Finance

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Christy is a chartered accountant and has been advising start-ups and medium businesses, particularly clients in the professional and legal sector together with property clients and managing large investment syndicates. She also works closely with contractors and clients with Trusts. Working with both independent and large accounting firms she has accumulated a wealth of knowledge she shares with her clients to help them achieve their goals and evolve their businesses. Outside of work Christy enjoys netball, travelling and spending time with her three children.