Stumbles & Co 

Your business 

is our business

About us

Stumbles & Co (ABN 33 609 057 123) is an independent, business law firm based in Australia.

 

We act for small to medium-sized businesses based in Australia and also for overseas businesses and individuals with interests in Australia.

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Service Offering

 

Our expertise spans a number of practice areas, including:

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• Business Transactions (e.g. Business Sales)

• Business Relationship Agreements (e.g. Shareholder/Unitholder/Partnership Agreements)

• Leases

• Other Commercial Contracts

• Privacy for business

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Click here for more details about the services we provide.

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How we add value

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Quality, access, outcome-focused and cost conscious

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We derive enormous satisfaction from assisting clients and strive to improve and protect their positions.  To achieve this we:

 

• Provide a quality service by focusing on our core areas of expertise and hone our skills in those areas

• Provide direct access to a principal of our firm

• Ensure work is performed or closely supervised by a principal

• Do not engage inexperienced lawyers

• Seek to gain a comprehensive understanding of our client's business and their desired outcomes

• Focus on the outcome(s) our client wants to achieve

• Adopt a practical, commercial and flexible approach

• Communicate clearly in a way our clients understand

• Offer reasonable rates

• Fully inform clients of the likely costs before work is commenced

• Keep clients up-to-date on costs and explore with them ways to reduce costs.

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Our focus is on developing long term relationships with our clients, not short term profit.

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A Culture of Service

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In line with our motto, "Your Business is Our Business", we aim to put ourselves in our client's position and provide services we would like to receive if we were in their position.

 

​​Next Generation Law Firm

 

Smart, lightweight, flexible and client-focused

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Whilst we hold traditional values and have a strong culture of service, we are not structured as a traditional law firm.  Key differences are in the following areas:

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• Overheads

• Meeting places

• Senior staff only

• Per minute billing

• Alternative fee arrangements.

 

We do not carry the usual overheads and are therefore able to provide our services at a lower rate and to be flexible with our fee structures. 

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If you want Bay views, receptions the size of rugby fields, gargantuan boardrooms, teams of lawyers and reams of technical advice, we know many traditional law firms that would be happy to charge you for the privilege. 

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We have abandoned the ivory tower.  Most of our communications with clients take place over the telephone and by e-mail, or using other technology such as Skype, Zoom or Google Hangouts.  When we do hold the rare face-to-face meeting, this usually takes place in consulting rooms at Level 8, 90 Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD.  However, we are open to meeting our clients at their business premises or at consulting rooms near them.  (We have access to consulting rooms at a number of different locations). 

 

Clients' point of contact is a principal of the firm, not an inexperienced lawyer.  We do not engage inexperienced lawyers and we strive to avoid the duplication and over-servicing that often results from using teams.   

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As regards fees, we focus on providing value to our clients.  Rather than charging for each unit of 6, 15 or 60 minutes or part thereof (and rounding up), which is customary, we only charge for each minute spent on a matter, which can make a significant difference to the overall charge.  We also offer alternative fee arrangements where practicable (e.g. fixed fees, retainers, uplifts and hybrid arrangements).

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Contact our founder, Rod Stumbles, if you would like to learn more about our innovative approach.

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