Christiaan Frickel is an IT Consultant at Lights-On Consulting. He is a technology and change leader with extensive experience in the legal sector. We spend 5-minutes chatting with Christiaan – keep reading to get to know Christiaan more…
What does a typical work day look like for you?
My day generally starts before breakfast with a quick check of emails to catch anything urgent. Then depends if I am working from the office or on a client site. If working from the office it will be mostly teams meetings, email, and Analysis. Depending on the engagement, or the problem to be solved, my time is split between working with the IT team and key stakeholders either face to face or remote, or often it can be fixing blockers or transformation challenges. Either way you can guarantee there is a different challenge every day!
What types of IT projects do you enjoy most or specialise in?
The M&A due diligence, is always interesting as no two firms do things quite the same, and I love the ITDaaS work, as you get to work with great teams of people over a longer engagement.
How would you describe your approach to your work in 3-words?
Lateral. Analytical. Passionate.
What’s the one IT challenge you wish more law firms took seriously?
Change agility, a lot of firms struggle with a high rate of change, and leveraging new technology, often requires significant changes in working practices not just technology.
What trend in Legal IT do you think firms need to keep a closer eye on?
Changes in legal product delivery and customer expectations. Legal IT, has a key role in creating and delivering new ways of working.
In one sentence, what makes Lights-On Consulting different from other IT Consultants?
Truly independent, highly experienced people, passionately delivering measurable benefits for clients.
What’s something people would be surprised to learn about you?
I am really Welsh!
What’s on your music playlist right now?
K-Pop (eeekk)
If you weren’t in legal IT, what would your dream job be?
An Inventor
What is your favourite peice of technology or IT to use outside of work?
3D printers
What do you enjoy doing outside of work?
Too many hobbies – if it floats, drives, rides, or is difficult to accomplish – then it’s likely on the list, past, present or future!
For more information about the projects that Christiaan has delivered, or any of the services that Lights-On Consulting offer, please get in touch.