Over half of Australia’s lawyers are unhappy in their current job.

Some of this seems to be inherent in the structure of the average law firm.

Our mission is set out above. It is basically to construct a full service law firm which outperforms traditional firms by working with people and clients in a very different way. 

This involves giving our lawyers control over their lives, working with their energy to create what they want for themselves and channelling that energy into better outcomes for clients.  

It also involves allowing for aims other than the extraction of profit to enter into the way people relate to each other in business. We believe that business relationships that go beyond this simple motive will actually lead to a more effective and sustainable organization.  

This is not an idealistic movement. It is a reflection of the fact that a system of human organisation that doesn't allow people to thrive will not survive in the long term. 

This for us is about change. The corporation becoming a tool of civilization rather than the other way round. From an organisational perspective, this involves replacing hierarchy, single-minded pursuit of profit, consolidation of ownership and micro management with self-determination, transparent reward for outcomes, profit sharing, community and collegiality. In an overall sense, to create an environment that encourages the expression and nurturing of individual vocation and values.

Some of these ideas have been demonstrated in companies like SouthWest Airlines and Semco... 

What better place to take them than the law firm?