Becoming a member
The Stacks/Law Group is dedicated to providing services to its member firms to help them deliver expert, friendly and cost-effective service to the communities in which they serve.
Why join the Stacks/Law Group?
- “There are enormous advantages associated with joining forces with Stacks/The Law Firm. Maurie Stack is a mentor and great lawyer who taught me to always ‘have a go’; to have ‘fire in the belly’ in doing everything possible to win for clients; and that no worthy case is too difficult. Maurie has great courage and compassion for people and clients keep coming back to the firm because they know that Stacks/The Law Firm lawyers will have their best interests at heart.”
Tom Goudkamp, Managing Director
Stacks/Goudkamp, Castlereagh St, Sydney
- “Undoubtedly the very well known and respected name of Stacks/The Law Firm is highly valuable to our firm. The name alone delivers us a steady stream of clients from a very wide area.
The CEO and staff of the Stacks/Law Group are dynamic, enthusiastic and innovative and it is very satisfying to know that whilst we concentrate on our legal work there is a dedicated team at head office doing everything necessary to bring in even more valuable clients to our firm, to work on marketing, web-design, group discounts etc.
But probably the best thing about being part of the Stacks/Law Group is the genuine co-operation and support between the solicitors in the group, as well as a high level of cross referrals. We are able to quickly access senior solicitors in areas of law that we don't specialise in, and know that our clients will be very well looked after, and importantly, returned!”
Nathan Luke, Managing Director
Stacks/The Law Firm, Ballina
- “Our firm has benefited immensely from joining Stacks/The Law Firm. We enjoy significant costs savings on expenses ranging from professional indemnity insurance to access to online legal research tools. We have increased our revenue by referrals from other members of the group. Most importantly, we have access to a wide range of experienced and specialist lawyers in various areas of the law in which we do not specialise. As a result, we are able to better service our clients, helping us become a trusted adviser and to greatly strengthen our valuable client relationships.”
Clayton Davis, Principal Solicitor
Stacks/The Law Firm, Southern Highlands
What services do member firms receive?
- Business advice, assistance & professional support – from experienced practitioners, practice managers and experienced consultants to help you develop your firm in a profitable, tax and cost effective manner
- Lifestyle – a strong sense of collegiality with other like minded practitioners. We help you to get back to enjoying the practice of law by being part of a fun, dynamic and social group.
- Branding – a licence to use our professionally produced branding tools with which we have built significant brand equity across NSW, the ACT and southern QLD.
- Reduced operating costs – access to significant group corporate arrangements that deliver significant savings in a number of areas, including professional indemnity insurance, legal research subscriptions, practice management software, print & stationery supplies and telecommunications, to name a few.
- Networking & referrals – practitioners in similar areas regularly come together via conference calls and face-to-face meetings to share common precedents, pool resources and collectively problem solve. There are also real opportunities for business development by way of referrals and up-skilling into new areas of law by partnering with experienced practitioners
- Online advertising – members immediately tap into the group online advertising through the main website and the associated product and Stacks/Business site
- Advertising, media and public relations – access to professionally produced advertisements (particularly for TV and print) and weekly editorials (the ‘Legal Light’) as well as assistance in buying media as well as access to an experienced public relations consultant
- A variety of office tools – including access to the group communication and knowledge management resources, such as precedents, papers & articles, bulletins, legal research subscriptions
- ISO9001 Quality Management systems and certification – to achieve best practice business processes, drive cost-saving performance improvements and instil a culture of continual process improvement in staff
- Management of professional conduct issues – we personally manage any serious complaint or claim made against any practitioner in the group to achieve objective outcomes and alleviate the stress associated with issues of this nature
- Human resources – assistance with human resources issues and staffing, including access to the Stacks University Scholarship Scheme to encourage the recruitment of bright, young, local talent
- Information technology & communications – access to a number of technology tools including a cutting edge intranet platform and WebEx online meeting software as well as an experienced IT manager whose role is to continually monitor IT developments and identify new tools to assist your practice as well as assist you with all your IT queries – from procurement to helpdesk assistance.
- Practice management software – we have worked closely with a number of providers and can assist you to implement appropriate practice management software
If you’d like some more detailed information of the services we offer, please see ‘Why join Stacks?’
If you are a law firm that is interested in becoming a member of the Stacks/Law Group, please complete our preliminary expression of interest form.
If you are a bright, enthusiastic lawyer with an entrepreneurial spirit and dissatisfaction with the big firm partnership lottery, we can provide a real alternative. Why not give us a call to see if we can help?