Volunteer arrangements, casual hours and client-facing roles make it easy for pay, rostering and conduct issues to escalate quickly in the NFP sector. We help you establish people practices that protect your brand, support your frontline staff and stand up to regulatory and employee scrutiny. Our services include:

• Support across the employee lifecycle, including:

  • Hiring

  • Performance management

  • Disciplinary processes

  • Termination, redundancies

  • Post-exit claims

• Payroll and workforce structure issues including advising on employee classifications and employment contract terms

• Enterprise Bargaining and Fair Work Commission approvals

• Drafting, review and implementation of compliant workforce policies

• Workplace investigations

• Practical training for HR staff on Award compliance, workforce investigations, performance and Respect@Work obligations.

Learn more about our Employment + Workplace Relations expertise.

For NFPs, strong commercial agreements help protect funding, support partnerships and keep operations moving. We help NFPs lock in clear, compliant contracts that align with their mission and create accountability across key relationships. We provide support to draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including:

• Funding, grant and service delivery agreements

• Data sharing, partnership and joint venture agreements

• Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SOWs)

• Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements

• SaaS, software licensing and cloud services agreements

Learn more about our Commercial expertise.

NFPs rely on strong brands, trusted relationships and careful stewardship of information. We help organisations protect their IP, strengthen privacy practices and manage data risk in a way that supports both compliance and reputation, including:

• Trade mark searches, registration and clearances

• Ownership, protection and commercialisation of IP

• Privacy policies, collection notices and consent wording

• Data sharing, processing and information handling agreements

• Cross-border data transfers and international privacy compliance, including GDPR

• Data breach assessments and notification obligations

Learn more about our Privacy and Intellectual Property expertise.

From offices and community hubs to retail and event spaces, where you operate matters. We help NFPs negotiate and manage their premises with confidence, ensuring every lease supports the people and communities they serve. Our fixed-cost support includes:

• Lease negotiation and documentation

• Portfolio and lease management

• Fit-out and access

• Leasing compliance

• Licenses and short-term occupations

Learn more about our Property + Leasing expertise.

For NFPs, unresolved disputes and unpaid amounts can divert time, funding and focus away from your mission. We help organisations resolve disputes efficiently, recover what is owed and protect limited resources with practical, commercially grounded support.

We provide support for:

• Debt recovery

• Enforcing contractual rights

• Recovering secured assets

• Resolving commercial disputes efficiently

Learn more about our Disputes + Litigation expertise.

NFPs operate in an environment shaped by funding obligations, stakeholder scrutiny and growing regulatory expectations. We help NFPs put practical frameworks in place, respond when issues arise and build stronger governance across the organisation. Our support includes:

• Employment & Workplace Relations legislation

• Privacy and data protection frameworks

• Modern Slavery and regulatory compliance

• Regulatory responses and remediation programs

• Australian Consumer Law (ACL), competition law and unfair practices

• AI governance and emerging technology risk

• Internal compliance training

Learn more about our Governance expertise.

NFPs are often managing complex legal issues without the benefit of a large in-house legal team. Law Squared as a Service (LSaaS) gives NFPs flexible, fixed-cost legal support through a monthly retainer model.

LSaaS is particularly valuable for NFPs who need:

• Senior legal support on demand

• Short-term cover during leave periods, peak demand or recruitment gaps

• Extra capacity for governance, employment, compliance or other high-priority initiatives

Learn more about Law Squared as a Service