About Sladen

A refreshingly different kind of law firm.

Sladen Legal is a Melbourne based law firm dedicated to providing expert advice and legal services to private enterprise.

Representing some of Melbourne’s most innovative and forward-thinking businesses, we are driven by the fierce determination and entrepreneurial spirit of our clients. We offer a client-driven and personalised approach to law. We take the time to understand our clients and their business, ensuring that we reflect their values in the work that we do.

Our team of talented principals, special counsel and lawyers share an unwavering focus on carving out the road ahead for private enterprise. We are dedicated to championing truth, pioneering thought and inspiring outcomes for our clients.

The Sladen Legal brand represents the unique nature of our firm – an innovative and forward-thinking law firm with a rich history and strong foundations in legal practice. For more information on the Sladen Legal brand and our values, download a copy of the Sladen Legal brandbook.

At Sladen Legal we offer a fresh approach – an approach that embodies the passion, dedication and entrepreneurial spirit that we share with our clients.

With an emphasis on private enterprise, our pioneering approach to legal services is unique. We are fierce in representing our clients - commanding in our approach to business and resolute in our commitment to achieving results.

We offer clients the highest standard of knowledge, experience and dedication. We are committed to understanding the structure and complexities of every client and providing them with personalised service and a targeted approach.

For an overview of Sladen Legal and our key service areas, please download a copy of our service brochure or contact us for more information.

Here lies the dust of one who in public life never paltered with conscience, never took an unfair advantage of his own position or another’s, never sought a selfish end, never stooped to flattery or calumny or railing, but lived for the public good, and inspired others with the same high purpose.
— Sir Charles Sladen's Eulogy

Awards & Recognition

Sladen Legal is consistently recognised for excellence across commercial and specialist legal services, earning industry awards and peer acknowledgements that reflect the firm’s technical expertise and client-focused approach. Recent honours include top-tier rankings in national legal directories for tax law, wills & estates and property law. Individual lawyers at the firm have received accolades for thought leadership and exemplary contribution to their areas of practice, including Best Lawyers, lawyer of the year awards. These awards and recognitions reaffirm the firm’s commitment to delivering practical, commercially minded legal advice.

The
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Spirit

Every firm has its own story.
Its reason for being.

The Sladen Legal Spirit is what we believe and what drives us.

To be fierce.

We know the road is not always clear and easy.
But this does not daunt us – or our clients.

We are passionate and determined to achieve a great outcome.

“ There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

Nelson Mandela

Pioneering.

Being first doesn’t faze us.
We will always explore new ways of thinking to create more opportunities.

“ If you do things well, do them better.
Be daring, be first, be different, be just.”

Anita Roddick

A champion.

An honourable cause.
A legal truth. A better way.

We are thought leaders and will always look to lead and guide change.

“ There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”

Dr.Denis Waitley

A great communicator.

Our ability to listen to and understand complex business problems allows us to speak and act with absolute clarity and total transparency.

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

Winston Churchill

A performer.

Actions speak louder than words.
It’s that simple – every day achieving the best result for our clients.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Amelia Earhart

Trustworthy

We conduct ourselves with the highest of professional and ethical standards, treating every client with integrity and respect.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, earn more, do more and become more, you are a leaderIf you do things well, do them better.
Be daring, be first, be different, be just.”

John Quincy Adams