Contract Lawyers — Melbourne
The agreements your Melbourne business runs on — drafted, reviewed and negotiated by a senior commercial lawyer. Fixed fees, no hourly surprises.
Fixed fee. Senior lawyer.
Every engagement is quoted upfront and led by a senior lawyer — never a paralegal-first pipeline.
- hello@envisionlegal.com.au
- Sydney · Melbourne · National
How we help
What we handle for you.
Concrete deliverables — not a general "advice" retainer. Each item can be scoped as a one-off fixed-fee package or bundled into a monthly counsel arrangement.
01
Service & consulting agreements
Master services agreements, statements of work and professional services terms — scope, payment, liability and IP that match the deal you actually did.
02
Supply, distribution & reseller
Supply, distribution, reseller and channel agreements with workable exclusivity, minimum volumes, territory and termination.
03
SaaS & technology contracts
Subscription terms, licences, SLAs, data processing addendums and API terms — drafted for Australian Privacy Act and ACL exposure.
04
Subcontractor & trade contracts
Subcontractor agreements for Victorian trades and services businesses, including Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) payment claim machinery.
05
Contract review & redlining
Counterparty paperwork reviewed and redlined, with a plain-English list of the clauses worth fighting over and the ones that don't matter.
06
Template library build-out
A clean set of customer, supplier and contractor templates so you stop reinventing paper on every deal.
Who this is for
Clients we work best with.
- Melbourne businesses signing customer or supplier paperwork weekly
- Operators moving from handshake deals to a proper contract stack
- Teams handed a one-sided contract by a larger counterparty
- Businesses reviewing standard form terms for unfair contract term risk
How we work
No surprises. Ever.
Fixed fees quoted upfront. Senior lawyer on every file. Clear next steps at every stage.
01 — Brief
Send a short brief or book a 15-minute call. We'll confirm scope and what you actually need — often that's less than you think.
02 — Fixed-fee quote
You get a written scope and a fixed fee before we start. No hourly billing, no scope-creep invoices.
03 — Senior lawyer, on the tools
The lawyer you scoped with is the lawyer doing the work. We turn drafts around fast and stay reachable throughout.
FAQs
Common questions.
- How much does a commercial contract cost in Melbourne?
- Most standalone contracts are fixed fee. A tailored services agreement or NDA typically runs $1,500–$3,500 + GST. Multi-party, SaaS with data processing, or bespoke licensing arrangements are scoped after a short call.
- Can you review a contract a customer sent us?
- Yes. Send it with a short brief on the deal and we will return a marked-up redline plus a plain-English risk summary — usually within 3–5 business days.
- Do unfair contract terms rules apply to my standard form contracts?
- If you contract with small businesses or consumers on standard form terms, yes — and since the 2023 reforms, using an unfair term is itself a contravention with substantial penalties. Auto-renewal, unilateral variation and broad indemnity clauses are the usual offenders.
- Does Victorian law change how contracts should be drafted?
- The general law of contract is national, but jurisdiction, security of payment, retail leasing and long service leave provisions all have Victorian specifics. Interstate templates commonly point at the wrong Act and the wrong tribunal.
- Can you sit in on negotiations?
- Yes — per matter, or under a Fractional General Counsel retainer if your contract volume is regular. You get the same senior lawyer the whole way through.
Talk to us
Legal built for contract lawyers — melbourne.
Send us a note about what you're working on. We'll respond within one business day and, if we're a fit, book a free 15-minute consultation with a senior lawyer.