Allied Legal

Allied Legal provides Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory services from Level 14, 330 Collins Street in Melbourne, with visited offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, and has advised more than 2,500 founders and startups since the firm was established over eight years ago.

• Employment law work covers employment contracts, contractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, workplace policies, workplace disputes, termination and redundancy, and compliance with the Fair Work Act.
• The team of four commercial lawyers brings more than 75 years of combined legal expertise, led by principal Rahul Kumar, a corporate lawyer with over 19 years of experience.
• The firm works on fixed fee quotes and offers a complimentary 15-minute consultation, serving startups, scaleups and SMEs across technology, SaaS, fintech and healthcare.
• Published guidance covers labour hire licensing across Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT, including penalties for operating without a licence or engaging unlicensed providers.

Best for: founders and growing SMEs that need employment contracts, contractor agreements and workplace policies drafted to Fair Work Act standards without engaging a large firm.

Allied Legal offers Long-Term Incentive Design as a legal service for Australian startups and SMEs, documenting employee share schemes and option plans from its Melbourne office.

• Covers share option plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), vesting schedules, profit sharing and performance bonus structures.
• Publishes guidance on the ESS start-up tax concession, including eligibility criteria such as the $50 million turnover cap and the three-year minimum holding period.
• The practice has advised more than 2,500 founders and startups and supported over $200 million in transactions and capital raised.

Best for: startup and scaleup employers offering equity to staff who need option plans and vesting schedules documented to Australian regulatory requirements.