The What, The Why & The Who
The What
Ethical Law is a social enterprise legal practice, providing accessible and affordable legal consultancy services for social enterprises (Socents), Not-for-Profits (NFPs), and other local, social, emerging and community-based businesses, helping to bridge the access-to-justice gap that faces many socially-minded organisations, and placing your business on a level playing field with your competitors, suppliers, and clients.
Combining experience from the corporate world to the non-profit sector, Ethical Law can tailor solutions for your organisation's needs to help ensure your business is well-placed from a legal perspective.
The Why
Vision
Mission
A level legal-playing field for all organisations, regardless of their resources; enabling a better world through the increased success of community and arts businesses and those focused on social issues.
To provide affordable legal consultancy services for Not-for-Profits (NFPs), social enterprises (socents), and other local, social, emerging and community businesses.
Why? (The issue we are trying to address)
Smaller and under resourced organisations (particularly those with a social goal) often do not have as much ease of access or confidence in accessing legal services, even for (relatively) basic and simple legal things.
This can be due to lack of resources, not knowing what issues to prioritise with professional legal assistance, or not having access to affordable services that are directed at the right industry.
There is a particular gap area of Socents having low access to quality legal services due to lack of sufficient funds to access traditional legal services and reduced access to pro bono legal services that are often reserved for NFPs.
Ethical Law is working to resolve these issues through its mission.
Ethical Law is a social enterprise itself, based on the “better for you” model, by increasing the ability of having a successful, effective and efficient Socent or NFP.
The Who
Kiri-Ana Libbesson
Principal Lawyer
Kiri is passionate about social justice, supporting for-purpose organisations, and providing high quality services to her clients.
Having commenced her career in private practice commercial dispute resolution (with an insurance law focus), she switched her focus to the NFP sector, working and volunteering with various community organisations, human rights organisations, in the legal assistance sector, and also as an in-house lawyer in a large NGO.
The combination of her corporate legal skills and her NFP experiences and passions means that she is well-equipped to deliver quality legal services tailored for the needs of social enterprises, NFPs, and other community-based organisations.
Outside of the office, Kiri enjoys photography, Latin dancing, and exploring the world.
Kiri was recognised in the 2022 Australasian Lawyer Rising Stars List, recognising her role in the growth of and achievements accomplished by Ethical Law during 2021.
Kiri has also won and been a finalist for several other legal industry awards recognising in particular her work with large charity and social business, Settlement Services International Limited, including:
Winner: Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year and member of NFP Team of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards 2021
Awardee in the Australasian Lawyer Elite Women list for 2021
Finalist: Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2020 and 2021
Finalist: Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year at the ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Awards 2021
Excellence Award: Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year at the Australasian Law Awards 2021
Contact us
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