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CONNECTED

Our clients tell us they choose us for our people, and they stay with us because our people deliver on our service commitment.

We take the time to connect with our clients. We actively listen, look and learn so that we understand every client's individual situation, concerns and ambitions.

It is important that our clients connect with us too. We regularly ask them how we rate, and if we are delivering on what we have promised. We take our clients' answers very seriously, and we act on what they tell us.

IN TUNE

Staying in tune with our clients keeps us alert to their changing demands so that we can quickly match our service to their needs. 

We make a point of knowing our clients' businesses and industries, what is important to them, and what they want to achieve. It is only when we have this knowledge that we can give relevant, valuable advice that will bring significant results.

INTELLIGENT

It is important to us that our clients continually receive the best possible advice. To ensure they benefit from our expertise, we apply the knowledge and insights we have gained from advising on thousands of legal matters.

We also believe in looking to the future. Not only do we capture and share our intellectual capital across the firm, we pay just as much attention to selecting people with the right legal skills, commitment and attitude to join our firm.

COMMITTED

We treat every client as an individual. By putting ourselves into their shoes, we see things from their perspective and respond with advice that is appropriate to their business and goals.

Our commitment to knowing our clients has built long lasting relationships, some going back over 100 years.  Our long-term clients include national and multi-national businesses, listed companies, government authorities, substantial privately held enterprises and venture capitalists.

We are also committed to giving back to the community through our pro bono relationships with not-for-profit organisations.

Our pro bono clients

We have a strong commitment to the provision of pro bono legal and business services to community groups and organisations.

Our people are encouraged to choose organisations that they personally feel passionate about. We provide grass roots support to a wide range of community services in the health, disability services, arts, sporting and other areas (a small portion are listed below).

Aboriginal Artists Development Trust

Australian Gastro- Intestinal Trials Group

Baptist Union of Queensland

Childrens' Medical Research Institute
Council for the Ageing
Emergency Architects Limited
Fifteen Restaurant Melbourne
Fitzroy Legal Service
Friends of Farm Vigano Inc.
French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Moreland Community Legal Centre
Redfern Legal Centre
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
Skin & Cancer Dermatology Trust Centre
Starlight Starbright Childrens Foundation

Starlight Children's Foundation Australia

Victorian Heart Foundation

Victorian Outdoor Education Association

Victoria Maccabi Incorporated

Every year our people provide hundreds of hours of legal service during business hours for community organisations. Many also commit substantial amounts of time outside of business hours in providing legal and non-legal business services.

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