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01. How do lawyers charge?

01.1. Professional Fees
01.2. A fixed fee
01.3. An hourly rate
01.4. A Mix of fixed fee and hourly rate

02. How do we charge?

02.1. We give fee estimates in writing

03. Advice policy /risk management / practice standards
04. Solicitor & Barrister (counsel) legal team – When to brief counsel?
05. Why do fees vary?
06. Retainer fees
07. A retainer agreement – cost agreement
08. Timesheets
09. Disbursements
10. Disclosure pursuant to the Legal Profession Uniform Law (LPUL)
11. Fees for general legal matters / Conveyancing / Wills & power of attorney (POA)

11.1. Conveyancing
11.2. Wills & power of attorney (POA)
11.3. Call out fees

12. Lawyers Consultation fee structure (except Migration)
13. Criminal law /Traffic Cases /Family violence safety notices/Intervention orders
14. Migration Fees - In Australia

- Skills Assessment
- Student Visas
- TR (temporary resident 485 visa)
- General Skilled Categories Visas (GSM)
- Family, Parent & Partner Visas
- Employer Sponsored
- AAT reviews (Administrative Appeals Tribunal)
- Judicial review at the Federal Circuit Court of Australia
- Ministerial intervention
- Visitor Visa
- Re applying for rejected Visitor Visa
- Legal Submission

15. Family law fees
16. Solicitor/lawyer's certificates for bank loans
17. Estimated fees for lawyer assisted forms – Legal Documents Portal
18. Estimated fees for Self Checkout Forms – Legal Documents Portal

01. How do lawyers charge?

01.1. Professional Fees

Professional fees are what a lawyer charges for their expertise, time and experience. These fees do not include incidentals such as filing fees, stationary, postage or copying. It’s important to note that professional fees (unlike Court filing fees) also attract GST, meaning that 10% of the cost will be added to your bill.

*Fees noted in this page cover our firm’s professional fees only. There may be additional fees payable such as government lodgement fees and other disbursements. Where your circumstances are more complex (or fall outside our standard scope of services), we will provide you with a tailored fee estimate.

01.2. A fixed fee

A fixed fee is simply that – a fee that is fixed. For legal matters that are clear and straightforward, such as some visa matters, wills, divorce agreements, issuing a letter, drafting a will, or reviewing a contract we can provide a flat/fixed fee. Make sure that you know what the costs do and do not cover, eg: GST, filing fees may not be included.

01.3. An hourly rate

The most common cost arrangement where the lawyer charges an agreed-upon rate according to the hours spent working on a legal matter up until its resolution. The hourly rate may depend on the location of the lawyer’s practice, their seniority and their expertise in the matter. Experienced lawyers in smaller or rural towns can typically charge from $200 to 400 per hour while those in major urban areas can charge from $300 to $500 per hour.

Billing units
Time will be charged according to hourly rates charged in 6-minute units. For example, the time charged for an attendance of up to 6 minutes will be rounded up to 6 minutes and the time charged for an attendance between 6 and 12 minutes will be rounded up to 12 minutes.

01.4. A Mix of fixed fee and hourly rate

In certain instances, we may have to charge a mixture of both fixed fees and hourly rate. We will charge a fixed fee where it is possible to identify a fixed set of work to be completed and an hourly charge for matters that arise are not clear, straightforward or in situation where it is not possible to identify a fix set work or the time it will take. The hourly rates to be charged will be indicated in the cost disclosure provided to you.

02. How do we charge?

  • In straightforward matters we charge a fixed fee
  • Where is not strait forward and where it is not possible to identify a particular stage to provide you a fixed we will charge a mixed fee, i.e., a fixed fee (for specifically identifiable step) and an hourly rate for matters that cannot be provided fixed fee. Our hourly rate are as noted below.

Note: In a large firm, you would expect much higher charge-out rates, such as:

Partner: 770 to 880 per hour
Special Counsel: 770 per hour
Senior Associate: 500 per hour
Junior Solicitor: 400 per hour

Those members of the firm that work on your matter will record the time they spend and charge according to the following rates.

WHERE IS DLEGAL’S FEE BY COMPARISON

WHERE IS DLEGAL’S FEE BY COMPARISON

DL fee range (in hourly terms) compared to the market.

Partner Hourly rate of 600 exclusive of GST
Senior Associate Hourly rate of 500 exclusive of GST
Lawyer Hourly rate of 300 exclusive of GST
Paralegal Hourly rate of 200 exclusive of GST
Clerk Hourly rate of 180 exclusive of GST
  • The firm’s fees are determined by applying these hourly rates to the units of time recorded by each staff member on your matter.
    Time is recorded in 6-minute units e.g. the time charged for a phone call of up to 6 minutes will be 6 minutes and the time charged for an attendance between 6 and 12 minutes will be 12 minutes.
  • Once the fee reaches 500 or 1000AUD, we will send you an invoice/receipt.

02.1. We give fee estimates in writing

    • Before we start a matter, we will provide you with a fee estimation in writing, so, there will be no hidden costs or nasty surprises.
    • We offer competitive fees – feel free to compare with competitors of equal standards.
    • Our practice will assess your circumstances and provide you a suitable fee structure.
    • If the scope of the matter changes, we will keep you informed in writing.

03. Advice policy / risk management / practice standards

Our lawyers will advise you after understanding in detail your circumstances. It is our policy to provide legal advice once we have conducted a full intake and consultation in which we will conduct an assessment (and take written notes). This policy enables our lawyers to provide you with the best and most accurate legal advice.

04. Solicitor & Barrister (counsel) legal team – When to brief counsel?

As your legal practitioner we may advice you and appear in court on behalf of you and at times engage and brief counsel on how to proceed while in court.

As legal practitioners we will obtain all relevant details from you (‘take instructions’), assess the case, and provide advice. In circumstances and especially where litigation is probable, in consultation, select a counsel (barrister) with appropriate skills and experience in the area of law involved.

As your instructing solicitor, we may need to prepare a brief to counsel. When acting in your best interest and to obtain a successful outcome, it may be vital that counsel is briefed, and opinion is obtained. Courts have indicated that it is the duty of the instructor to seek a stay if counsel’s absence would not be in the interest of the client.

In certain cases it is vital to get the right legal team with counsel at an early stage particularly in the development of legal strategy; otherwise you whole case would be in jeopardy!
This situation is very similar to obtaining expert medical advice, where individuals are first referred to a medical specialist via their general practitioner.

Your ‘instructing solicitor’ will advise you if a barrister should also be engaged. Similar to the medical analogy, early briefing of a barrister is often of distinct advantage to an early/favourable resolution.

Once the case is underway, the barrister and instructing solicitor will work in consultation.

05. Why do fees vary?

  • Due to the level of experience – We have more than 20 years of combined legal experience.
  • the specific difficulties or complexities of a case – We think out of the box to get you the result!
  • the costs associated with running a business or practice – We are note not an expensive city law firm but a mid-level professional suburban law firm.
  • the desire of the applicant for higher professional service – apart from our own professional standards are governed by the legal profession uniform law.
  • the current marketplace fee levels – Our fees are competitive in line with market rates considering our expertise levels.

06. Retainer fees

When you hire a lawyer, they may request to be paid a retainer fee. Retainer fees are common amongst law firms, especially if they will be doing work for you on a continual basis. This money (say, $5,000) is then held on trust as security, and used to cover your fees when you give express authority, or when you cannot pay your bills.

07. A retainer agreement – cost agreement

A retainer agreement establishes the lawyer-client relationship, and may cover things like:

  • how much you can expect to pay (ballpark estimate)
  • fees, disbursements and other costs
  • retainer amount (if applicable)
  • billing format, when bills are due, and interest charged if you do not pay your bill on time
  • scope of the retainer: what you have hired the lawyer to do, and what you have not
  • whether work may be delegated (for example, to a paralegal, articled clerk, associate, administrative support staff)
  • withdrawal, transfer or termination of services
  • how communication will happen (for example, email, phone, letters, etc)
  • confidentiality.

08. Timesheets

Solicitors and other professionals (such as accountants) will often keep a record of the work they have done by keeping a timesheet. A timesheet records the date, description, client, and amount of time (billing units) spent on a task.The timesheet is then put into software and used to calculate a client’s bill. Solicitors will also often have minimum billing targets, for example, that they have to bill for 6 hours of work per day. If you request an itemised bill, you will see the tasks loaded into the timesheet which account for the fees charged to you.

09. Disbursements

In providing legal services to you, it may also be necessary to incur other fees, these fees, expenses and other charges we incur on your behalf are referred to as disbursements.

  • couriers, printing, postage
  • long-distance telephone, faxing
  • service of documents (process server)
  • court filing fees
  • government fees
  • medical reports
  • assessments
  • transcripts
  • expert fees.

We will charge you at cost for any disbursements we incur on your behalf. You must pay reasonable disbursements, including GST (Goods and Services Tax), incurred by us on your behalf either on demand or at the conclusion of this matter.

We may also request that you provide us with payment in advance of us incurring a disbursement on your behalf, if so, these funds will be held in a trust account until payment of the disbursement is required. If there are disbursements to be incurred that are unusual, we will seek your instructions before incurring the expense.

10. Disclosure pursuant to the Legal Profession Uniform Law (LPUL)

We are required under LPUL and also it is our policy to inform you of (estimated) professional fees (in advance) when required.

Notes:

a. Although we may have quoted you an estimated fee or a fixed fee, it is generally impractical and impossible to state with any degree of certainty the exact fees associated with a matter. Should additional costs arise, we will contact you via email to advise you of the costs associated with the service.

b. This estimate of total legal costs is NOT BINDING on us, as the work required may change, but is our best advice at this point in time. The estimate is based on our current understanding of the present circumstances of this matter. If the scope of this matter or your instructions to us change in a way that results in a significant change to anything we have previously disclosed, including this estimate, we will revise the estimate as soon as practicable.

c. The usual basis of our charges will be a fixed fee. At times depending on the nature of the matter we may adopt a combination and will be specially noted in the CA (Part B).

  1. We are able to give you a low-cost fixed price on this matter on the basis of the work we have noted on the cost agreement without the need for additional time consuming work and complexities.
  2. We have allocated a specific number of limited time duration for this matter and given you a fixed fee based on the specific work we have agreed/decided on at the time of the retainer based work we have noted on the cost agreement.
  3. It is our practice to provide fixed fees in matters but where it is impractical or exceeded the scope of work we will clearly indicate at a relevant stage an estimation or an hourly billing rate for those work.

d. In most instances it is impractical to quote a fixed fee in advance for the full matter, because, it is impossible to tell with any degree of certainty what work is going to be involved, however we estimate our fees and disbursements for each specific step before we undertake work and will provide to you in writing.

e. These costs will vary according to the complexity of the matter, the attitude and the conduct of the other parties, the issues that may arise and the stage at which a settlement may be reached. Our indicative fees are an estimate only of the likely costs and are not a quotation. Costs will vary for each matter and there may be circumstances that arise where the costs may be different to our initial estimates.

f. There may be occasions when we advise you that it is necessary to instruct experts such as Valuars, accountants, experts as well as legal counsel or specialists in particular areas. We will provide you with prior notice, their fees and seek confirmation of your instructions before engaging such experts.

g. It is usual in legal matters for each party to pay their own solicitor’s costs. We note however that the Court has the power to order one party to pay all or part of the other party’s costs as well as their own solicitor’s costs in situations where the court decides that a party has acted unreasonably, failed to comply with orders or directions of the court or refused to accept offers of settlement that were reasonable, thereby extending litigation and increasing costs.

h. Subject to you entering into a Costs Agreement with us, if and when relevant our charges are determined by time will be charged according to hourly rates charged in 6-minute units. For example, the time charged for an attendance of up to 6 minutes will be rounded up to 6 minutes and the time charged for an attendance between 6 and 12 minutes will be rounded up to 12 minutes.

i. All fees are in Australian Dollars.

j. All fee indications are estimations only and GST must be added.

11. Fees for general legal matters / Conveyancing / Wills & power of attorney (POA)

11.1. Conveyancing

Conveyance matters 880 - 990 (estimated professional fee)

11.2. Wills & power of attorney (POA)

Type of Will  Price (Excl GST) *Promotion Price (Excl GST)
Single Will (Basic) 660 N/A
Last Will (Smarter Will with testamentary trusts) - Lawyer Assisted
[A comprehensive Last Will and Testament to maximise flexibility and minimise tax, with options to create discretionary testamentary trusts, rights of residence, beneficiary support/special disability trusts and guardianship instructions. Submit the free intake form now and a lawyer will be in touch with you to complete the form.]
2110 N/A
Spouses / Partners
(Mirror Wills - basic)
1320 N/A
Complex Wills TBA TBA

Power of Attorney Price Estimation

Type of POA Price
(Excl GST)
*Promotion Price (Excl GST)  
Enduring POA 330 to 440 TBA
General Non-Enduring POA 330 to 440 TBA
Supportive POA 330 to 440 TBA

 

Medical Treatment Planning – Price Estimation

Category Price (Excl GST) *Promotion Price (Excl GST)
Medical Treatment Decision-maker appointment 330 to 440 TBA
Advanced care directive 330 to 440 TBA

 

Packages for Wills and POA - Price Estimation

Category Documents being drafted Price (Excl GST) *Promotion Price (Excl GST)
Single (basic will)

 

-Will

-Enduring POA

-Medical POA

960 670
Spouses / Partners
(basic will)
2 x Wills

2 x Enduring POA

2 x Medical POA

1920 1480
*for mirror wills only
Spouses / Partners - complex matters and smarter Wills. If it is a complex matter Prices TBA – given the complexity prices may vary Prices TBA - given the complexity prices may vary

 

* Promotion Price – T & C’s: Available only during a publicly advertised promotional period. Will be subject to relevant T & C’s.  We may offer this price for long term clients or registered clients from time to time, in special promotional campaigns.

NOTE: All prices listed above exclude GST. If your matter is complex and requires additional work the prices quoted would be reassessed dependant on your matter.

Complimentary service – Clients now have the ability to register themselves with our offices and nominate us as their legal representative. This promotes convenience in times when you require legal assistance on short notice as you will already be a registered client on our systems.

11.3 Call out fees:

We charge a call out fee of $220 (incl. GST) to locations within 20km of our Chelsea Heights and Dandenong Office.
We charge a call out fee of $330 (incl. GST) to locations within 40km of Melbourne CBD.
Note: call out fee does not include the consultation fee.
Please refer to our consultation fees section on this page - Hourly rate charges will apply if the 1 hr consultation time is exceeded.

12. Lawyers Consultation fee structure

 

WHERE IS DLEGAL’S FEE BY COMPARISON

WHERE IS DLEGAL’S FEE BY COMPARISON

DL fee range (in hourly terms) compared to the market.

Partner Hourly rate of 600 plus GST
Senior Associate Hourly rate of 500 plus GST
Lawyer Hourly rate of 300 plus GST
Paralegal Hourly rate of 200 plus GST
Clerk Hourly rate of 180 plus GST

Note: In a large firm, you would expect much higher charge-out rates, such as:

Partner: 770 to 880 per hour
Special Counsel: 770 per hour
Senior Associate: 500 per hour
Junior Solicitor: 400 per hour

13. Criminal law / Traffic Cases / Family violence safety notices / Intervention orders

Initial conference:

Please book an Appointment

330Aud
Perusal of documents, preparation time and work
work may involve:

  • perusal of material
  • Assessing briefs from police
  • Requesting full/ preliminary brief from police
  • Provide advice, taking instructions and discussing evidences and discuss prosecution briefs
  • discussion with prosecution (incl: case conference)
  • research on relevant laws, range of penalties and sentencing as per the charge sheet
  • summary case conference
  • organising witnesses
  • obtaining material for the hearing
  • Brief to instructing psychiatrist or psychologist including summary of facts etc.
  • Obtaining references
  • Peruse the report of the psychiatrist or psychologist
  • settle matters with client in relation to the report of the psychiatrist or psychologist
  • providing Court References – Information Sheets
  • briefing counsel
  • request an adjournments if required
  • settling Plea and Mitigation presentation with client including the final interview discussing among other personal and financial situation per week
  • advice letter to client and confirming instructions on pleading guilty
  • Preparatory work for a plea of guilty:
  • post case matters
  • final reporting
330 to 440 an hr
Administrative adjournment of a matter 220 to 330 fixed fees
  • Appearance at a Mention hearing (1st date)
  • Case conference
Fixed feed

  • 1800Aud (excl GST) for a brief mention

* The cost will depend on the nature and complexity of the matter (if the matter involve drafting consent order and/or detailed (except a brief mention) submissions to the Judge the fee will be 2500) and experience level of the practitioner

Appearance at a Contest mention * [Estimation only]

* The cost will depend on the nature and complexity of the matter and experience level of the practitioner

 

Guilty pleas – if you wish to plead guilty in court

For non-complex matters
We will provide a fixed fee after assessment in a complex matter

Melbourne Metropolitan areas 2200
In other cities 2500
Courts in country Victoria 2500
Defendant hearings – pleading not guilty in court (for matters such as traffic cases, assault cases, drug cases)

Note: fixed fees are offered for less complicated cases only and applicable for your first court date and include a meeting with you, preparation and the hearing.

The lawyer will inform you and provide fee estimation in all other cases after the first consultation.

Melbourne Metropolitan areas 5000
Bail applications Melbourne Metropolitan areas 2000 to 9900
Prison conferences and attending police stations for arrest, charges and interviews Melbourne Metropolitan areas

- 500 Half a day before 12pm

- 1100 full day (after 12pm)

Travel fees

 

Where an advocate appears in a hearing which is more than 30 kilometres away from the advocate’s usual place of business (Dandenong), a travel fee of 77 cents per kilometres is payable for each kilometres of the return trip in excess of 30 kilometres.
The major variables that might affect the calculation of costs are:
  • complexity of your case,
  • further evidences/statements
  • the responses by relevant parties including the prosecution,
  • whether your matter is contested,
  • additional conferences are required, etc.

Should the scope of work change and additional work other than the standard steps above is required, we will keep you informed of the likely impact on our costs and on disbursements and update our estimate.

14. Migration Fees - In Australia

We will give you a fixed fee after assessing circumstances in the first consultation

Migration - basic guidance and student visa matters only - 30 mts 160
30 mts with Solicitor - basic visa/points eligibility assessment N/A
Migration Law - basic PR assessment and general advice - 1 hr 330
1hr with Solicitor – In-depth assessments
(thorough assessments that require research, complicated matters - visa cancellations, refusals etc.)
440
1hr with Solicitor and Counsel -– complicated matters 550

Note: hourly rate may vary depending on the seniority and matter  type (general indication only)
Note: We do not employ agents who are non-lawyers and our professional fees are in AUD and include GST

Skills Assessment From  1500 (depends on the matter)
Student Visas From  1100
TR (temporary resident 485 visa) From  990 - 1500
General Skilled Categories Visas (GSM) Estimated professional *fees start from 5000
*Fees differ from [5000 to 12,000 ] based on the number of applicants and the complexity of the case. Below is an example of fee payment stages and a breakdown

Australian Migration PROCESS – Three Steps

Initial assessment and consultation appointment
May differ based on the complexity of the matter – Book Appointment Now!

From 160 to 440

Australian Migration PROCESS – Step 02(one on one conference, check list and advice)

1100
Australian Migration PROCESS – Step 03

Visa application process (this will be paid in stages as noted below)

    • Full and final assessment stage:
3300
    • EOI Lodging stage:
TBA [based on the matter decided after the full assessment
    • Visa Application Lodging stage:
TBA [based on the matter decided after the full assessment

To get a clearer understanding of our cost structure and when you need to pay including the t& c and about EOI’s please visit the links below.

Family , Parent & Partner Visas From  4000
Sponsored Parent (subclass 870) Five Year (Temporary) Visa - 1500
Employer Sponsored From 4300 (visa application)
From 4300 (sponsorship, nomination and RCB application)
AAT reviews (Administrative Appeals Tribunal)
Initial conference 440
Application lodgement with brief submission 3000
Assessment, advice and Preparation of legal submissions 4000 to 6000
Attendance at the hearing 5000
Post hearing submissions TBA

Data shows that if you are navigating the AAT with an experienced lawyer [15+ years experience], on average, you should allow 10,000 to 20,000 [Aud on avg.] for a matter ending in a hearing. Cost varies with case complexity and lawyer expertise. The cost for a junior lawyer is around 5 to 10 thousand.

Labour agreements

Fees depend on the Types of labour agreement and the work involved.
There are five types of labour agreements:

  • Company Specific labour agreements
  • Designated Area Migration
  • Agreements (DAMA)
  • Industry labour agreements
  • Project agreements
  • Global Talent Employer Sponsored (GTES) agreements

 

Full workload 9900

For certain components only fee estimation is 5500

Judicial review at the Federal Circuit Court of Australia

Visit  https://dlegal.com.au/news/migration-news/judicial-review-of-migration-decisions-by-the-federal-circuit-court-of-australia/#v11  for more information about  Judicial Review of Migration Decisions by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia 

Step 1.1 Initial conference 440
Step 1.2 Advice re: application lodgement, affidavit requirements, bridging visa process to stay legal, service on the Minister 2200 to 3300
Step 2 Directions hearing: Conference with you and brief advice, address for service, liaising with the Ministers’ lawyers and  attending to directions hearing matters and consent orders. 3300
Step 3 Post directions hearing – detailed perusal , assessment and opinion re: jurisdictional error 5500
Step 4 Post directions hearing – further preparation for a contested hearing 10000 to 20000
(Fee estimation)

If you intend to contest at the final hearing we may have to brief counsel. Please refer to - Solicitor & Barrister (counsel) legal team – When to brief counsel?

Step 5 Contested Hearing TBA
If you intend to contest at the final hearing we may have to brief counsel. Please refer to - Solicitor & Barrister (counsel) legal team – When to brief counsel?
Ministerial intervention 5500
Visitor Visa From 1100 (for Existing Clients) to 2500
Re applying for rejected Visitor Visa From 2500 - 3000
Legal Submission From 2200 or 4300 + (depending on the complexity)

15. Family law fees

HOW MUCH DOES A FAMILY LAWYER COST?

Family law matters can be complex, and the legal principles can be confusing or perplexing for most of us.

Unrepresented litigants are more likely to take the matter to trial*, which will have significant cost implications.
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People who do not have legal guidance incur expenses and complicate matters!

Take the first step to resolve your matter.

Get the guidance you need! We resolve matters without going to trial, reducing trial costs.

It has been noted by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia that the average cost for a matter at a final hearing is $30,000 per person. The cost is also dependent upon the complexity of the case.

Accordingly, complex cases heard before the Federal Circuit and Family Court may cost up to and beyond $100,000 per person. With our long-term family law experience, you can resolve your Family Law matters in a way that achieves the best possible outcome for an appropriate cost.

Expertise and Experience of Lawyers

A Lawyers experience and expertise can set them apart regarding the fees they charge.  The more experienced the lawyer, the more chance there is of navigating in and out of the system more quickly, negotiating an appropriate outcome and resolving the matter with Orders by Consent or Orders of the Court more quickly. In a final hearing, a senior associate may charge between $3,000 to $6,000 per day in court. Whereas junior lawyers will charge less due to their developing expertise.

With the right lawyer, you may be able to resolve your Family Law matters in a way that achieves the best possible outcome for an appropriate cost.

Legal costs in family law matters -

https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/pubs/legal-costs
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-20/the-true-cost-of-a-day-in-court/10610408
https://www.alrc.gov.au/publication/family-law-report/

Family law - Financial/ property Settlement

Non-complicated

  • Advising you on full financial disclosure, requesting full disclosure documents from the other side, negotiations with the other side and advice without any court appearances 2000 – 4000
  • parties formalise negotiated agreement in writing by consent orders, Preparation of Application for Consent Orders to be lodged with the Court (if required); Preparation of Consent Orders or Binding Financial Agreement; liaising with other side on the typed orders, amendments before lodging, and lodging with the Court; 2000 – 6000

Parties unable to come to an agreement

  • Sometimes parties are unable to come to an agreement and will proceed with their matter in Court (contested litigation).
  • For the preparation of applications (or responses), affidavit, and financial statement, our fees are 2000-3000
  • It may be possible for the matter to be settled at this stage

If contested litigation is commenced

  • Costs up to the first date on which we have to go to Court is 2500
  • Sometimes on the first date the matter can be settled
  • For Court Appearances, conference, negotiations, obtain further detailed instructions, to explain orders on 1st date within Courts to final settlement on the day - 10000 to 15000

16. Solicitor/lawyer's certificates for bank loans

Fee Estimation Starts from 440 (the exact amount will depend on the matter)

We will provide a quote once we assess the full set of loan documents.

Usual fee (one person) 440Aud (approximately)
Additional person: 110Aud
If required to witness documents other than providing the certificate: 110Aud

17. Estimated fees for Lawyer Assisted Forms – Legal Documents Portal

Lawyer Assisted Forms – Legal Documents Portal

Price

ESTATE PLANNING
Last Will (Smarter Will with testamentary trusts) - Lawyer Assisted
[A comprehensive Last Will and Testament to maximise flexibility and minimise tax, with options to create discretionary testamentary trusts, rights of residence, beneficiary support/special disability trusts and guardianship instructions. Submit the free intake form now and a lawyer will be in touch with you to complete the form.]
TBA
Simple Will TBA
Express Mirror Wills TBA
Express Will – All to Children 330
Enduring Power of Attorney – NSW 150
Enduring Power of Attorney – VIC 150
Enduring Power of Attorney – QLD 150
Enduring Power of Attorney – WA 150
Enduring Power of Attorney – SA 150
Enduring Power of Attorney – TAS 150
Advance Personal Plan – NT 150
Enduring Power of Attorney – ACT 150
Enduring Power of Guardianship – NSW 310
Advance Care Directive – VIC 150
Advance Care Directive – VIC (Someone signing on behalf of the Maker) 150
Appointment of Support Person – VIC 150
Appointment of Support Person – VIC (Someone signing for the Appointor) 150
Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker – VIC (Long Form) 150
Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker – VIC (Short Form) 150
Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker – VIC (Short Form) (Someone signing for the Appointor) 150
Advance Health Directive – QLD 150
Enduring Power of Guardianship – WA 310
Advance Health Directive – WA 150
Advance Care Directive – SA 150
Instrument appointing Enduring Guardianship – TAS 310
Health Direction – ACT 310
REAL ESTATE
Commercial Lease (non-retail) 1100
Deed of Transfer of Lease 1100
COMMERCIAL
Services Agreement 990
Terms of Business for Services 990
Confidentiality Agreement 990
1-Page NDA 220
Deed of Amendment 990
Deed of Guarantee 990
Deed of Novation 990
Deed of Termination and Release 990
Website Terms of Use 110
Website Returns Policy 110
Website Privacy Policy 110
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Deed of Settlement and Release 990
Statutory Demand 1650
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IP License Agreement 330
Deed of Assignment of IP 330
Consent to Use of Quote, Image or Recording TBA
CLIENT ENGAGEMENT
Engagement Letter, Costs Agreement 110
FINANCE
Loan or Loan Facility Agreement 1650
Promissory Note 990
General Security Deed 990
TRUSTS
Family Trust Deed 1100
Unit Trust Deed 1100
EMPLOYMENT
Independent Contractor Agreement 770
Employment Contract 770
Employee Option Plan 1358
Employee Handbook 1625
CORPORATE
Shareholders/Unitholders Agreement 1650
Business Sale Agreement 1650
INSOLVENCY
Asset Sale Agreement 3881
(summary stat ave)
COMPANY SECRETARIAL
Power of attorney for execution of documents 150
Director approval of execution of documents 150
Pack for appointment of directors/officers 990
Pack for resignation of directors/officers 990
Pack to change company name 990
Pack to complete issue of securities 990
Application forms for issue of securities 990
New certificates for issue of securities 990
Pack to complete transfer of securities 990
Transfer forms for transfer of securities 990
New certificates for transfer of securities 990
Constitution of Pty Ltd company 1893
Pack to change company constitution 990
Deed of Access and Indemnity 990
GUIDES FOR CLIENTS
Commercial Lease (non-retail) Guide for Clients
Independent Contractors Legal Guide for Clients
Startups Legal Guide for Clients
Premium Wills Guide for Clients
Privacy Policy GDPR Update – Client Alert
Business Legal Essentials Guide
FAMILY LAW
Application for Divorce 1258
Binding Financial Agreement 2823
Binding Financial Agreement - De Facto - WA 3000
Binding Financial Agreement - De Fact - Australia exc WA 3000
Binding Financial Agreement - Marriage 2400

 

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ESTATE PLANNING
Last Will (Smarter Will with testamentary trusts)
[A comprehensive Last Will and Testament to maximise flexibility and minimise tax, with options to create discretionary testamentary trusts, rights of residence, beneficiary support/special disability trusts and guardianship instructions. Submit the free intake form now and a lawyer will be in touch with you to complete the form.]
550
Simple Will 150
Express Mirror Wills 220
Express Will – All to Children 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – NSW 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – VIC 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – QLD 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – WA 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – SA 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – TAS 110
Advance Personal Plan – NT 110
Enduring Power of Attorney – ACT 110
Enduring Power of Guardianship – NSW 220
Advance Care Directive – VIC 110
Advance Care Directive – VIC (Someone signing on behalf of the Maker) 110
Appointment of Support Person – VIC 110
Appointment of Support Person – VIC (Someone signing for the Appointor) 110
Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker – VIC (Long Form) 110
Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker – VIC (Short Form) 110
Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision Maker – VIC (Short Form)(Someone signing for the Appointor) 110
Advance Health Directive – QLD 110
Enduring Power of Guardianship – WA 110
Advance Health Directive – WA 110
Advance Care Directive – SA 110
Instrument appointing Enduring Guardianship – TAS 110
Health Direction – ACT 110
REAL ESTATE
Commercial Lease (non-retail) 155
Deed of Transfer of Lease 155
COMMERCIAL
Services Agreement 110
Terms of Business for Services 55
Confidentiality Agreement 55
1-Page NDA 55
Deed of Amendment 220
Deed of Guarantee 220
Deed of Novation 220
Deed of Termination and Release 220
Website Terms of Use 55
Website Returns Policy 55
Website Privacy Policy 55
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Deed of Settlement and Release 220
Statutory Demand 220
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IP License Agreement 220
Deed of Assignment of IP 220
Consent to Use of Quote, Image or Recording TBA
CLIENT ENGAGEMENT
Engagement Letter, Costs Agreement 10
FINANCE
Loan or Loan Facility Agreement 220
Promissory Note 110
General Security Deed 110
TRUSTS
Family Trust Deed 440
Unit Trust Deed 440
EMPLOYMENT
Independent Contractor Agreement 110
Employment Contract 110
Employee Option Plan 110
Employee Handbook 110
CORPORATE
Shareholders/Unitholders Agreement 330
Business Sale Agreement 330
INSOLVENCY
Asset Sale Agreement 330
COMPANY SECRETARIAL
Power of attorney for execution of documents 110
Director approval of execution of documents 110
Pack for appointment of directors/officers 110
Pack for resignation of directors/officers 110
Pack to change company name 110
Pack to complete issue of securities 110
Application forms for issue of securities 110
New certificates for issue of securities 110
Pack to complete transfer of securities 110
Transfer forms for transfer of securities 110
New certificates for transfer of securities 110
Constitution of Pty Ltd company 220
Pack to change company constitution 155
Deed of Access and Indemnity 155
LAW FIRM MARKETING
Commercial Lease (non-retail) Guide for Clients
Independent Contractors Legal Guide for Clients
Startups Legal Guide for Clients
Premium Wills Guide for Clients
Privacy Policy GDPR Update – Client Alert
Business Legal Essentials Guide
FAMILY LAW
Application for Divorce 550
Binding Financial Agreement 660
Binding Financial Agreement - De Facto - WA 660
Binding Financial Agreement - De Fact - Australia exc WA 660
Binding Financial Agreement- Marriage 1100