The year is rapidly closing in on us, and the last quarter whipped past in a flash. It feels like only yesterday that we celebrated the success of the last financial year with special team lunches in Sydney and Adelaide.
Want to know what kept us so busy in the last quarter? Read on!
The Andreyev Lawyers team is moving and shaking (literally)!
Long time supporters of our firm will know that supporting causes that we believe in is an important part of the cultural fabric of Andreyev Lawyers. We like to be creative about how we provide this support, so over the years this has ranged from volunteer board appointments, pro bono legal support and sponsorship of events.
This quarter was no exception and to kick off, 12 of our team members participated in the 2023 Sydney Marathon a few weeks ago, our most gruelling charitable effort yet! We are so proud of our team, who raised an amazing $2,487 for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. An unexpected perk of our efforts was that our team was invited to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT HQ for a facilities tour and pawsitively adorable puppy meet and greet! We had a fabulous time and extend our gratitude to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT for making this a possibility. Keep an eye on our socials for our puppy snaps!
We were honoured to be a premium sponsor for the ABRT – Association for Business Restructuring & Turnaround Sydney launch event, held at the Fullerton Hotel. For those who don’t know, the ABRT is a non-profit organisation for the entire community of restructuring and turnaround professionals, acknowledging their experience, specialisation and vital economic contribution (courtesy of the ABRT website). Our very own Drew Craven acts as Legal Counsel to the ABRT Board and has recently featured in several media publications reporting on the ABRT’s efforts in pushing for improved standards in the insolvency sector and highlighting the valuable work ABRT does.
Don’t worry, it wasn’t just our Sydney office getting in on the action. In Adelaide, Louise Craven was invited back twice to the ABC Adelaide studio to share her invaluable legal knowledge on the airwaves. Listeners were treated to two segments with Louise – one on family law and separation, and the other on the ever-popular topic of employment law. You can listen to Louise’s interviews via the ABC’s website.
When we’re not supporting causes we believe in, we enjoy taking any opportunity to connect with each other and our valued network of professionals and clients. In Adelaide, we had the pleasure of being table sponsors at the recent Family Business Association (FBA) 25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards event for SA & NT. It was a wonderful celebration of the successes of local family businesses who contribute so much to our State and a lovely opportunity to connect with members of the family business community.
We also hosted a ‘smart networking’ event with the team from Letcher Moroney Chartered Accountants. It was a fun opportunity for our young professionals to flex their networking muscles and get to know the LMCA team.
Finally, we must extend our thanks to The Adelaide University Law Students’ Society (AULSS) who attended our office to provide us with a token of their appreciation for our sponsorship of the client interviewing and negotiations competitions. We can’t deny that sitting in the judge’s seat can be a lot of fun, so it was our pleasure to support up-and-coming legal students hone their professional skills.
And if all of that wasn’t enough, we officially moved offices in Sydney! We couldn’t have done it without our amazing BOTs (Business Operations Talent). Check out some snaps of our new office and its fabulous views here. Caution is advised for anybody with a fear of heights!
Keeping the content flowing
For those of you that loved our Employment Law Video Series on our Youtube channel, we’ve got a treat for you. We are officially in the ‘post-production’ phase for our latest top-secret film project. For those of you who are itching to know more, here are some hints about our next topic:
- It’s one of our most commonly asked about practice areas
- We’ve published over 110 posts about it on our website
- It relates to legal issues that are relevant to everybody – no matter their age, location or whether they like it or not!
Can you work it out? We can’t wait to share more with you about it soon!
For those wanting to read up on key legal issues, we’re pleased to announce that we have recently updated and published our suite of solution briefs. These are now available for reading and download via our website. These informative short-form papers provide clarity and guidance on a range of legal topics, such as estate planning, superannuation, investment structures, property and leases and family law. Search ‘solution brief’ in the search bar of our website and check out what we’ve uploaded.
For those who are fans of our legal commentary, don’t worry! We have also published fresh articles on our website providing insights and commentary on a variety of topics. Check out our new articles on equity loans (a loan with upside!), what happens when a trust ends, and the tricky question of whether an ex-partner can claim some of your inheritance after you separate.
We have also published a 6-part series on Estate Planning FAQs, addressing some of our most frequently asked questions about all things estate planning. As usual, there is plenty more content to be found under through our website blog. For avid readers, we are also continuing to post popular blog posts on our LinkedIn page.
If visual content is more your speed, our Instagram account is always being updated with visual media from our team. Check out our latest videos on what does being in a de facto relationship mean, what is a share class and the difference between an employee and independent contractor. We’ve also posted about what our team has been getting up to behind the scenes – alpacas in the office lobby? Just another day at the office!
Are there any topics you want to know more about? Send an email to our friendly marketing team at marketing@adlvlaw.com.au with your suggestions. We’d love to hear more about the topics that matter to you and will do our best to work your suggestions into our regular content production cycle.
Celebrating our team
Last quarter, we celebrated the admission of Lucy Bowler and Edward De Luca, who are now graduate solicitors. We also welcomed Jodie Kerr to the team, who has hit the ground running in Sydney.
Lucy, Ed and Jodie are looking forward to providing our valued clients with advice and support when legal issues arise in life or business.
A special congratulations to Maryke who has recently welcomed a new addition to her family. We wish the McPherson family all the best during this special time and look forward to welcoming Maryke back to the office later in 2024.
Until next time
Christmas is just around the corner, and our next update on life at Andreyev Lawyers will be in our annual wrap-up newsletter. We are looking forward to reflecting on the highlights of 2023 and sharing some closing thoughts for the year.
No doubt we will be kept bzzzzy until then – so thanks for reading our latest quarterly update and we look forward to sharing more with you in our special end of year edition.
Until then,
From the team at Andreyev Lawyers
The information contained in this post is current at the date of publishing – 6 October 2023.
