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Sprintlaw operates in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In Australia, Sprintlaw is a regulated law firm and an incorporated legal practice with number 32845, regulated by the Law Society of New South Wales.

In New Zealand and the UK, Sprintlaw operates as a legal consultancy rather than a traditionally regulated law firm. We chose this model in New Zealand because it made our expansion into the New Zealand market faster and easier, reduced our compliance burden, and lowered our overheads when performing legal work. We are then able to pass on these cost savings to our clients, allowing us to provide high quality legal services at a fraction of the cost of traditional firms.

In many respects, we are similar to a law firm. We offer legal services to small business clients across most of their regular legal needs, including drafting and reviewing contracts and providing legal and regulatory advice. However, there are some important differences and limitations to be aware of.

Our lawyers: The legal services we provide in New Zealand are not provided by New Zealand-qualified lawyers. Our lawyers are Australian-qualified lawyers or UK-qualified lawyers who are familiar with New Zealand laws and requirements, and are able to provide high quality legal services to New Zealand businesses. Given the strong similarities between Australian, English and New Zealand law, and the areas of law in which we practise, we do not view the fact that our lawyers have not qualified in New Zealand as having any substantive impact on the quality of our service.

Reserved areas: We are not permitted to provide services in reserved areas of law under section 6 and section 35 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. These include appearing in court or conducting litigation proceedings, managing conveyancing matters, or giving advice under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976. Sprintlaw does not operate in these areas.

Privilege: When working with traditional law firms, advice provided may be considered privileged. This means correspondence between a client and solicitor can, if made confidentially and for the purposes of legal advice, be withheld from a court or third party in connection with litigation proceedings. As Sprintlaw operates as a legal consultancy, certain advice we provide may not be privileged and may instead be treated in the same way as advice from an accountant or another non-regulated adviser. This does not affect our confidentiality obligations to you, and our engagement letter confirms that any advice or discussions we have will be kept confidential.

Insurance: Sprintlaw is not required to have professional indemnity insurance that meets the New Zealand Law Society’s minimum requirements. Regardless, Sprintlaw has chosen to maintain professional indemnity cover so our clients still benefit from insurance protection.

Submit an enquiry through this page or click the ‘get started’ button on our website. Once you’ve submitted your enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review it within 1 business day and get in touch to better understand what you’re looking for.

Your legal consultant will then send you an email with more information about the services you need, along with a fixed-fee quote setting out the cost, scope of work and timing. If you’re happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online.

Once you’ve formally accepted, we’ll connect you with our legal team, who will work with you to complete your project. They’ll contact you by email or phone if needed.

We operate completely online, which means we can help you wherever you are in New Zealand. We have office spaces in Sydney and Melbourne, and our use of technology allows our team members to work remotely from around the world. Our legal team is mostly based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. We also have a London office for Sprintlaw UK.

Our legal team is made up of experienced lawyers who specialise in different areas of law and hold Australian legal practising certificates. None of our Sprintlaw lawyers are New Zealand-qualified lawyers, and they do not currently hold New Zealand practising certificates.

They provide legal services remotely from Australia through our legal consultancy model. Under section 6 and section 35 of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, our Australian legal team is permitted to provide legal services to New Zealand businesses, provided they do not provide services in certain reserved areas of law. You can read our FAQ page to learn more about our legal consultancy model.

Given the strong similarities between Australian and New Zealand law, and the areas in which we practise, being small business and startup law, we do not view the fact that our lawyers have not qualified in New Zealand as having any substantive impact on the quality of our service. We are committed to providing high quality, affordable legal services to all our New Zealand clients.

Our legal team trained at leading Australian firms before leaving the traditional corporate law world to join us in creating a new and better way of delivering legal services. They have specialist expertise in technology law, intellectual property law, contract drafting and review, corporate law, and commercial law.