Your Vision, Our Legal Expertise
Starting a business is exciting, but it comes with legal risks that can quickly turn into expensive problems. At Maguire Legal, we work with entrepreneurs and founders to turn big ideas into successful, legally-sound businesses.
Whether you’re just forming your company, onboarding your first hire, or negotiating your first big contract, we’re here to provide expert legal support at every step.
Why Start-Ups Choose Maguire Legal
We understand the realities of starting and growing a business, limited budgets, tight timelines, and high stakes. That’s why we’ve built flexible, accessible legal services to match your needs, including on-demand legal advice, fixed-fee packages, and our innovative Maguire Legal Subscribe service.
Let us handle the legal side, so you can focus on what matters most: building your business.
Legal Services for Start-Ups: From Set-Up to Scale-Up
1. Business Set-Up & Structure
We guide you through the legal foundations:
- Choosing the right structure (sole trader, partnership, company, trust)
- Registering your ABN, ACN, and business/trading names
- Drafting partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, and company constitutions
- Setting up corporate governance frameworks for compliance and investor readiness
2. Employment Law & Hiring Your First Team
As you grow, we help you hire and manage people legally and confidently:
- Employment contracts (award and non-award)
- Independent contractor agreements
- Intern and volunteer arrangements
- Employee handbooks, workplace policies, performance management frameworks
- Advice on award coverage, wage compliance, leave entitlements, and Fair Work obligations
All these resources are available through Maguire Legal Subscribe, with options to tailor documents to your business.
3. Maguire Legal Subscribe – Smart Legal Support for Start-Ups
A subscription service that gives you:
- On-demand legal advice (phone/email) when issues arise
- Access to our employment law template library:
- Customisable Employee Handbook
- Employer’s Guide to HR policies
- 20+ downloadable workplace policies (leave, misconduct, social media, etc.)
- Compliant employment contract templates
- Regular updates on workplace laws, awards, and compliance obligations
- Flexible pricing — monthly or annual plans to suit your cash flow
- Higher tiers include tailored legal document preparation and ongoing support
4. Commercial Law Services
From your first supplier to your first big customer:
- Business-to-business contracts, supply agreements, distribution agreements
- Terms and conditions for products, platforms, or services
- Partnership agreements, MOUs, and collaboration arrangements
- Review and negotiation of key deals
We ensure your contracts protect your rights, limit your liability, and align with your commercial goals.
5. Intellectual Property & Confidentiality
Your IP is one of your most valuable assets especially in a start-up. We help you:
- Register business names, trademarks, and copyright
- Draft IP ownership clauses in employment and contractor agreements
- Create confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Develop licensing or commercialisation strategies for your innovations
6. Cybersecurity & Privacy Compliance
Start-ups often handle sensitive client data — and the legal consequences of mishandling it are serious.
We provide:
- Privacy Policies, Data Breach Response Plans, and Workplace Surveillance Policies
- Advice on Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliance
- Cyber risk minimisation strategies to reduce liability exposure
7. Dispute Resolution & Risk Management
As your business grows, so does exposure to disputes.
We support you with:
- Advice and representation in employee disputes
- Help navigating client or supplier disagreements
- Access to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before it escalates
8. Support for Scaling & Exit
Ready to scale? We work with your financial advisors on:
- Investor readiness due diligence preparation
- Drafting shareholder agreements
- Advice on IP assignment or business sale agreements
- Strategic legal guidance as you expand locally or internationally
How to Get Started with Maguire Legal.
Let’s Build Your Business — The Right Way
Maguire Legal is here to be your long-term legal partner — providing proactive, practical advice that scales with your business.
Stay Compliant. Stay Protected. Stay Ahead.
Contact us here and start with Maguire Legal.