We are experienced and expert government advisors.
We are an established and proven full service commercial law firm providing legal and advisory services to the Australian Government, state and territory governments, and local government.
We regularly act as the government’s lawyers on demand and are always ready to deal with urgent matters.
We carefully select each of our team members to enhance our culture and to create a collaborative, diverse and supportive team. As a locally owned and nationally operating firm, we are proud of the important work we do for our valued clients and the role of our people in achieving practical and reliable outcomes.
Our Government Services
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.
Secondments
Griffin Legal personnel are routinely engaged by agencies and organisations under both short-term and long-term secondment arrangements.
During the term of the arrangement, Griffin Legal personnel continue to be an employee of Griffin Legal but will work on-site alongside a team at an agency or organisation.
Secondment arrangements are beneficial to both our team members as well as the host agency or organisation. It is a great way to share information, access expert advice, and build relationships.
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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
- Privacy and Information Technology Law
- Government
- Corporate Governance
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Beth Cox
Special Counsel
- Government IT Procurement and Contracts
- Corporate/Non-corporate Governance
- Industrial Relations and Employment
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