Turning your knowledge and expertise into pitch-perfect campaigns and law reform submissions.
I help community legal centres, advocacy organisations, for-purpose organisations and industry associations across Australia identify and address systemic issues through well-evidenced, politically credible law reform campaigns.
I help community legal centres, advocacy organisations, for-purpose organisations and industry associations across Australia identify and address systemic issues through well-evidenced, politically credible law reform campaigns. I have over 20 years' multi-sector experience across government, private legal practice, the United Nations and international NGOs. Having led the Australian Law Reform Commission, the Queensland Law Reform Commission and worked with parliamentary committees, I know exactly the drivers that will inspire a reform body to effective action. I have developed law reform recommendations in some of the most complex areas of law and legal policy, including elder abuse, financial services law, class actions procedures and corporate crime.
“I know how a submission needs to be built, evidenced and pitched to be genuinely persuasive — because I've sat on the other side of that process.”
— positioning, Corrigan AdvisoryFour ways to move a reform case forward
Systemic Advocacy Strategy
Turn recurring casework and complaint patterns into a structured, compelling and targeted reform blueprint.
Law and Legal Service Reform
Research and draft submissions to inquiries, committees and law reform bodies — designed with an understanding of the way those bodies actually assess evidence.
Governance & Compliance Advisory
Board governance, statutory compliance and funding-agreement advice for NGOs and associations.
Capability Building & Training
Practical workshops for advocacy and legal staff on law reform methods, stakeholder mapping and engagement, submission writing and contributing to parliamentary processes.
Built around who you are
Turn your casework into a structured, compelling reform blueprint.
For community legal centres, advocacy and for-purpose organisations who see the same problem in their casework and want to build a compelling case for change.
- Casework-to-campaign strategy and reform blueprints
- Submissions built the way law reform bodies assess evidence
- Current board member of a community legal centre — I understand sector funding and capacity constraints first-hand
Specialist, project-based support for a member-mandated reform agenda.
A specialised alternative to in-house government relations or a large law firm, for reform projects that combine technical complexity with the need for a compelling narrative.
- Financial services, corporate governance & civil procedure expertise
- Co-author of published work on civil penalties and systemic corporate misconduct
- Solicitor background in corporate transactions and governance (Freehills, now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer)
Twenty years, three commissions, one method
Led two law reform commissions, a sentencing council, and advised parliamentary committees at state and federal level — I know how to advocate effectively for change.
Delivered twelve major national law reform reviews at the ALRC and QLRC, including resource extraction and environmental approvals, financial services legislation, elder abuse, corporate crime, family law, anti-discrimination and civil procedure.
International governance and rule-of-law advisory experience with the United Nations in Bangladesh, South Sudan and Myanmar.
Represented statutory agencies before Senate Estimates, parliamentary committees and the media — I understand the political as well as the legal dimensions of reform.
Collaborative approach founded on sharing knowledge and expertise to achieve sustainable outcomes.
Approachable style underpinned by strong ethics and a results-driven mindset.
Current board member of a community legal centre — I understand sector funding and capacity constraints first-hand.
Available to work with organisations across Australia.
Let's talk about your reform case.
Based in Brisbane, working with clients across Australia. Get in touch to discuss a project, or just to talk through where you're starting from.