Henry Blake, founding partner. He still takes new clients on Thursday mornings.
Henry Blake, founding partner. He still takes new clients on Thursday mornings.
It started with one rule
In 1998 Henry Blake watched a client meet six different lawyers in a single year. He took two rooms on Little Collins Street and wrote one rule on the door: the lawyer you meet first is the lawyer who finishes your matter. Twenty-eight years on, we keep it the only way it can be kept, by staying small.
In 1998 Henry Blake watched a client meet six different lawyers in a single year. He took two rooms on Little Collins Street and wrote one rule on the door: the lawyer you meet first is the lawyer who finishes your matter. Twenty-eight years on, we keep it the only way it can be kept, by staying small.
Twenty-eight years on
10
lawyers, six of them partners. Two of them on every file.
1
floor. Every lawyer and every file on Level 14.
What we put in writing
Every client gets these in their first letter from us. They’re the rule, worked out in detail.
Fees
Your fee, agreed
Before any work starts, and it doesn’t change without your say-so.
Calls
Calls back the same day
From your own lawyer, not a switchboard.
Letters
Plain English, always
No Latin, no padding, nothing you need a lawyer to read.
Bad news
Bad news, early
Told as soon as we know it. Never saved for the invoice.
Your file
Two names on your file
One partner and one associate, from the first letter to the last.
Fit
Honest about fit
If we’re not the right firm, we’ll say so and tell you who is.
What we put in writing
Every client gets these in their first letter from us. They’re the rule, worked out in detail.
Fees
Your fee, agreed
Before any work starts, and it doesn’t change without your say-so.
Calls
Calls back the same day
From your own lawyer, not a switchboard.
Letters
Plain English, always
No Latin, no padding, nothing you need a lawyer to read.
Bad news
Bad news, early
Told as soon as we know it. Never saved for the invoice.
Your file
Two names on your file
One partner and one associate, from the first letter to the last.
Fit
Honest about fit
If we’re not the right firm, we’ll say so and tell you who is.
What we put in writing
Every client gets these in their first letter from us. They’re the rule, worked out in detail.
Fees
Your fee, agreed
Before any work starts, and it doesn’t change without your say-so.
Calls
Calls back the same day
From your own lawyer, not a switchboard.
Letters
Plain English, always
No Latin, no padding, nothing you need a lawyer to read.
Bad news
Bad news, early
Told as soon as we know it. Never saved for the invoice.
Your file
Two names on your file
One partner and one associate, from the first letter to the last.
Fit
Honest about fit
If we’re not the right firm, we’ll say so and tell you who is.
Everyone on one floor
Six partners, four associates and a meeting room above Collins Street. Point to a name to see who works there.
Level 14
333 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collins Street through every window.
Eleanor Hart
Employment · Partner since 2009
Tom Weller
Family · Partner since 2010
Clare Morgan
Property · Partner since 2012
Daniel Kerr
Business · Partner since 2016
Ruth Ashby
Disputes · Partner since 2001
Henry Blake
Wills & Estates · Founding partner, 1998
The associates
Ella, Ben, Jack and Liam. One of them on every file.
The meeting room
Where your first meeting happens.
The lift lobby
Ring from downstairs and we’ll meet you here.
Level 14
333 Collins Street
Level 14
333 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collins Street through every window.
Eleanor Hart
Employment · Partner since 2009
Tom Weller
Family · Partner since 2010
Clare Morgan
Property · Partner since 2012
Daniel Kerr
Business · Partner since 2016
Ruth Ashby
Disputes · Partner since 2001
Henry Blake
Wills & Estates · Founding partner, 1998
The associates
Ella, Ben, Jack and Liam. One of them on every file.
The meeting room
Where your first meeting happens.
The lift lobby
Ring from downstairs and we’ll meet you here.
Level 14
333 Collins Street
Come upstairs
Level 14
333 Collins Street, Melbourne. Trams 11, 12, 48 and 109 stop outside, and we’ll meet you at the lift.
333 Collins Street, Melbourne. Trams 11, 12, 48 and 109 stop outside, and we’ll meet you at the lift.