About.

LGBTQIA+ friendly

Led by an experienced lawyer who is trans, this legal practice supports LGBTQIA+ by delivering pro bono work to charities.

Environment Priority Practice

To minimise the impact on the environment we use:

  • electric powered vehicles to deliver our services

  • work from solar power

  • constrain printing of documents

These commitments limit our impact on the environment and we commit to adopting practices that use resources sustainably.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, their diversity, histories and knowledge and their continuing connections to land and community. We pay our respects to all Australian Indigenous Peoples and their cultures, and to elders of past, present and future generations.

Vision

Focus is on:

  • responsible management

  • positive impact

  • empowering lifelong learning

Traditional legal practices are changing, and Duncans Advocacy seeks to be agile and competitive while ensuring these three values are central to delivering our professional services.

Confidentiality

We have strict professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of our clients’ confidential information pursuant to regulation 9 of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules.

Our professional obligations apply to the services we are engaged to provide, and any of your intellectual property (IP), other information (like personal information) you provide us, or your services IP which is confidential. Your services IP is IP we create specifically in the course of providing services to you, which for clarity does not include our IP. Your services IP is assigned to you on payment of your invoices.

Built on Experience

Providing strategic legal and risk management advice to senior executives in the public and corporate sectors with more than 30 years’ experience.

Team members are available to complete a range of short and long term contracts. Successful engagements have been into roles that range from General Counsel to Specialist Project Counsel.

Work undertaken varies from listed blue-chip multinational, Public Sector and not-for-profit organisations through to start-ups across a variety of industries.

Woman Led

The practice is led by a woman committed to delivering professional growth opportunity for all genders of those it employs and mentors. Perceived gender barriers are challenged in support of business agility and longevity.

Working with Us

We support our people in their growth as individuals, and encourage constant learning through ample training and teamwork.

Some benefits are:

  • flexible working

  • dress for your day

  • study and exam leave

  • competitive referral bonus

This culture is supported by an appropriate management system for a practice of our size. This system includes achieving core goals of clear communication, disclosed costs and constructive supervision.

For a confidential discussion regarding a role or to explore other career opportunities please contact:

Clara Duncan | Partner

Email: clara@duncansadvocacy.com.au

Phone: +61 401 848 430

We engage lawyers and paralegals directly and through a referral service.

Pragmatic Outcomes

Our support is proven to nurture business growth and resilience for a desired outcome.

Maybe you want to launch a business or a specific project. Duncans Advocacy completes:

  • due diligence

  • registration of your intellectual property (IP) like trade marks and establishment of guidelines, policies and procedures

  • augmentation of your key agreement with policies and procedures

  • builds trust that your ideas are supported by the necessary legal foundations

Delivering Support

Focus is on delivering legal support as and when you require.

Scale of Fees

On request we can email you how this law practice’s professional fees are charged. This can be negotiated according to an agreed scope of work and proposal as agreed. Typically the amount is calculated by reference to the amount of time spent attending to your matter.

Incorporated status of this law practice

Duncans Advocacy is an incorporated legal practice. We confirm:

  • Our services, we deliver to you, are legal services with respect to commercial and corporate law.

  • All legal services to be provided under an agreement will be provided by an Australian Legal Practitioner.

  • The provision of legal services is regulated by the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) however the provision of non-legal services under a Costs Agreement is not regulated by that legislation.

  • a disclosure notice under section 308 of the Legal Profession Act will be provided in a cost agreement and referenced in invoices we submit.

The information in this paragraph is provided to you in relation to all matters that you may instruct us on an ongoing basis.

“Clara's style was very effective and timely combining a detailed and relevant advisory input whilst ensuring a pragmatic and business oriented outcome”

-Craig

“Clara is an excellent lawyer and a person of very high personal character.”

—Kellie

Chat with me

Working from Brisbane, AEST and servicing clients locally, and in other cities and States. We welcome contact in business hours to introduce ourselves.