Our Purpose
We are all about sharing knowledge, stories, experiences and ambitions so that together we can build something bigger than ourselves and better than what came before.
We want to build knowledge with you.
Whether property and construction is your primary enterprise or one of its many components, we consider your interests in the context of your whole business, your strategic plan and tactical advantages.
Our work centres on property, development, construction and business. Our advice is focused and straightforward. Our business is flexible and strong. We know what you want from a lawyer because we have sat on the client side of the table.
We love what we do and we’re doing things a little differently. Most of all, we want you to succeed. Let us help you get where you’re trying to go.
Always Was, Always Will Be
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which we work, live, and play, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, for they hold the stories, the culture, the traditions, and the continuing heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the country.
We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that it always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Big Projects, Cool Little Capital
We have a strong background in large and complex projects. As lawyers and development managers, we have been involved in:
- medium and high density residential projects
- shopping centre and retail assets
- multi-tenant commercial assets including their development, acquisition, refurbishment and redevelopment
- mixed-use precinct developments
- development of quality, safety and compliance systems for developers and builders
The key to success in major projects and large businesses is understanding your reason for doing it. We keep communications open so that we understand where you’re headed, why you’re going and how we can help you get there.
Your drive for excellence is demonstrated in high quality, safe and happy projects. To help you achieve this in your business and on every project, we plan ahead, develop systems and processes that will actually work with your business, manage your documentation, assess possible risks and delay, and provide timely advice.
We bring this thinking even to small projects and boutique businesses because we believe in doing property this way. We want you to have the tools to deliver profitable projects and enjoy doing it.
Strong and Flexible, Like a Reed in the Wind
We are a living and breathing flexible workplace. We don’t keep standard business hours. Instead we are happy to be available when and where our clients need us. Please let us know how, where and when you like to work!
We treat our team like our clients. We recognise each of our team members is dedicated, specialised and love what they do. We also know that everyone’s life is different and that we can foster serious success by trusting our team to hold the space for their work in a way that fits their life. We encourage our team to work when they are at their peak, in a place and mode that best suits them.
Reports show that 72% of Australians don’t take appropriate rest breaks from their work. Rest is essential for effectiveness at work. And because our work is understanding your business and protecting it against significant risks, we know you care that we are rested, cared for and working at our peak.
When we are at our peak, we can make better assessments and decisions, think more creatively and get more done in less time. Prioritising all our clients’ interests underpins our fixed fee guarantee, our focus on fostering connections amongst our networks and achieving excellence in our work.
It’s not the way law firms usually operate. But then again, we’re not your usual law firm.
Fixed Fee Guarantee
At Morris Legal Group, our focus is outcomes for clients. Unlike other law firms, we don’t bill you for our time. We don’t even record our time, if we can help it. We proudly offer fixed fees so that you have certainty over your spend.
Our clients are industry professionals who are used to assessing a project, providing a program and a price, coming to an agreement and just getting on with doing the job. We believe that legal work can be delivered in the same way. We believe that you should receive agreed outcomes without the constant worry about whether the clock is running.
Most of our areas of work allow us to take the problem of hourly billing out of the picture all together. Our ongoing relationship with our clients and our understanding of the industry allows us to understand the requested job, identify likely risks, and agree a project plan and price for the work.
You can also be assured that your project is the one we are pricing, not something else you cannot see. You can rest assured in the knowledge that we are independently owned, with a policy of no kickbacks to referrers.
In select instances, a matter will call for hourly billing, such as estate administration or highly complex commercial dispute negotiations. If this happens, we will tell you up front and provide you with a clear estimate and our hourly rates. If the estimate changes or we can fix our fees at any stage, we will tell you straight away.
Our promise to you: you are always in control. We will never invoice you for work for which you did not know the price.
Beyond Lawyering
In addition to excellence in legal services, by engaging Morris Legal Group you can benefit from:
- Practical exposure to property development expertise in the ACT and NSW
- Existing networks and experience with authorities and local government procedures
- Fixed prices where we control or understand the risks of the transaction
- Access to a broad network of consultants, advisors and fellow industry participants suitable to your business
