Our experts are available as your lawyers on loan.
We hire the best and brightest legal minds, who are drawn to us by our unique service offering as a full-service law firm that offers our experts as lawyers on loan.
Our lawyers on loan get the best of both worlds in building a private practice career and contributing this expertise in the government and in-house environments through short-term and long-term secondments.
We are always ready to deal with urgent matters or peaks in workload. We can also provide subject matter experts to assist when required. We can assist by placing a member of our team on site to work solely with your organisation or agency for as long as needed.
Our experts can bridge talent gaps with proven professionals. Despite our temporary presence, our lawyers on loan deliver permanent value. Contact us today to enquire about our lawyers on loan. We promise no drama and proven results.
Working with Government
Our team of Government law experts have extensive experience delivering high quality services in each of our practice areas.
We are committed to delivering on our Client Service Standards of price, communication, timeliness and quality.
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Specialised Advice
Our seconded staff have provided specialised advice while embedded in Australian Government agencies in the following practice areas:
- Privacy and data security
- Data governance
- Commercial law
- Corporate governance
- Procurement and tendering
- Administrative law
- Litigation services
- Royal Commissions
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Specialised Qualifications
Our staff possess the following qualifications:
- Certificate IV in Government Investigations
- Diploma in Government Investigations
- Security clearances at different levels
- Employment Suitability Clearances
- Working with Vulnerable People Cards
- Approved Secure Local Jobs Code Auditors
- Diplomas of Leadership and Management
- AICD Company Director Course Graduates (GAICD)
- Demonstrated experience working in, and for, government.
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Panel Arrangements
Griffin Legal has extensive capability in advising Government with a passion for providing high quality legal services to both Commonwealth Government and State/Territory Governments.
We can be engaged for both on-panel and off-panel work to suit the needs of the government agency.
We are proud to be an approved supplier appointed to many Australian Government and ACT Government panels.
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- Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel
- Management Advisory Services Panel
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Probity Services Panel
- Sport Integrity Australia Investigation Panel
- Airservices Australia Workplace Investigations
- ASIC Enforcement Bundling Arrangements
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- ACT Government Legal Services Panel
- ACT Public Trustee and Guardian Panel
- ACT Government Administrative Reviews, Investigations and Related Services Panel
- Ararat Rural City Council Probity Panel
- Registered Secure Local Jobs Auditors, appointed by ACT Government
Meet our
leadership
team
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Carina Zeccola
Managing Director
Practice Areas Carina is the Managing Director and Government Team Leader at Griffin Legal. As Managing Director, Carina leads the execution of the firm’s strategic direction, by working closely with our team and clients to achieve the firm’s goals and vision, which is to remain a leading innovative legal and advisory firm. As Government Team…
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Claire Carton
Executive Director
Practice Areas Claire is founding partner and Executive Director at Griffin Legal and is our Not-for-Profit Team Leader. Now in her third decade of legal practice, Claire is known for her focused and strategic delivery of client outcomes. Having started her legal career in banking and finance, Claire has continued to practice broadly in corporate…
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Nicole Platt
Partner
Practice Areas Nicole is a Partner at Griffin Legal, who specialises in the areas of probity and procurement, as well as overseeing the firm’s wills and estates practice. Nicole is a subject matter expert on running defensible and compliant procurement processes, with a particular interest on ensuring probity in the process. Nicole is an experienced…
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Damien Brazel
Partner
Practice Areas Damien is a Partner at Griffin Legal, and his main areas of practice are administrative law, litigation, procurement and information law. Damien has advised on a numerous Australian Government policies and programs, and the legislative frameworks that underpins them. Damien delivers solution-orientated legal advice based on over 15 years’ experience advising many different…
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Jodie Bateup
Partner
Jodie is a Partner at Griffin Legal who specialises in Employment Law and Corporate Governance. Jodie has extensive experience assisting government and not-for-profit clients with complex employment matters, including contracts, enterprise agreements and navigating termination. Jodie has extensive experience providing governance advice and support to not-for-profit organisations. Jodie has gained trust from colleagues and clients…
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William Ward
Partner
Will is a Partner at Griffin Legal who is one of only four lawyers in Canberra who are accredited by the NSW Law Society as a specialist in employment and industrial relations law. Will is an employment law subject matter expert with over 20 years’ experience in employment law and workplace relations. Will has advised…
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Melinda Twyford
Special Counsel
- Government IT Procurement and Contracts
- Corporate/Non-corporate Governance
- Industrial Relations and Employment
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