Lyndsey Pitt Head of People & Culture

Lyndsey Pitt is the Head of People & Culture at Swinburne Maddison, bringing over a decade of experience in HR, with a particular focus on employee relations, performance management, and employee well-being. She joined the firm in January 2025, having worked extensively in HR leadership roles within the technology sector.

With a background in law and criminology, Lyndsey offers a unique perspective on people management, ensuring a strong foundation of fairness, compliance, and strategic HR support. Having often worked in stand-alone HR roles, she has developed a proactive and hands-on approach, taking ownership of all aspects of people management. At Swinburne Maddison, her primary focus is on employee well-being, fostering a collaborative and supportive workplace culture, and ensuring the firm’s people strategies align with business growth.

Lyndsey is passionate about creating a workplace where employees feel valued and supported, believing that trust, care, collaboration, and agility should be at the core of every HR decision. She is committed to making Swinburne Maddison not just an excellent law firm but an exceptional place to work.

Lyndsey believes that Swinburne Maddison stands out due to its people – a team of friendly, supportive individuals who genuinely care about their colleagues. She embodies the firm’s core values of trust, care, collaboration, and agility in her daily work, ensuring that HR practices reinforce these principles.

Lyndsey has built a strong career in HR, particularly within the technology sector, where she has led people strategies for businesses undergoing significant growth and change. Prior to joining Swinburne Maddison, she played a pivotal role in expanding a technology company during the pandemic, successfully supporting a rapid scale-up while maintaining a strong company culture.

Her day-to-day work at Swinburne Maddison varies greatly, from leading employee well-being initiatives to conducting one-on-one feedback meetings with staff. She takes a proactive approach to HR strategy, ensuring that policies and processes not only support business objectives but also enhance employee experience.

Some of her key career highlights include:

• Two-time nominee for CIPD North East Awards
• Supporting a technology company to double in size during the pandemic
• Providing ongoing support to colleagues through challenging times, which she considers one of the most rewarding aspects of her career

While she has spent much of her career in the technology sector, her long-standing passion for law made Swinburne Maddison the perfect fit. With previous legal work experience and a degree in Law with Criminology, she feels she has found her ideal professional environment – one where she can combine her HR expertise with her passion for the legal sector.

As the firm continues to grow, Lyndsey is dedicated to supporting its people, ensuring that Swinburne Maddison remains an exceptional place to work for both current and future employees.

• Member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
• CSR Committee Member
• Mental Health First Aider
• IOSH Managing Safely

• Two-time nominee for CIPD North East Awards