Curium Legal

Curium Legal Lawyer for businesses, big and small Why did I start Curium Legal? Most lawyers have only ever been lawyers and frankly, it shows!

I had a growing frustration over 12 years in the industry of lawyers talking a different language to the businesses they work with and charging based on hourly rates which surely were invented by someone super lazy who wanted to be a millionaire. I wanted to be able to do thing differently depending on whether you’re a small startup or an established business, because they have totally different n

eeds! I was really lucky to have my first baby right before Covid put Victoria into lockdown and while I was realising that traditional law firms weren’t for me any longer, everyone else was realising that flexible, home based work is perfectly effective. My business is run flexibly which allows me to be a present Mum and a productive lawyer without compromising either role. My vision is to design my legal services specifically to suit the businesses I’m working with and where they are on their business journey. I believe you should know what the price is and what you’re getting, just like you would buying a mattress or a lipstick (coincidentally as a mum of 2 little ones, 2 things I would like to spend much more time with!). There is no secrecy here, make a buying decision as an empowered consumer and feel confident that you’re not being ripped off. Not only do I have the experience and training (legal and business) to understand large businesses and what they need, but as a small business owner myself, I understand how this translates to the small business setting and the unique challenges in managing risk within limited budgets. Get in touch for a no obligation free chat and leave with a clear plan and a fixed quote. My services include

❖ Contract negotiation
❖ Contract preparation
❖ Contract review
❖ Employment law
❖ Governance support
❖ Insolvency
❖ Leasing
❖ Partnership agreements
❖ Personal Property Securities Register
❖ Policies and procedures
❖ Risk mitigation
❖ Shareholder agreements
❖ Succession planning
❖ Terms and conditions
❖ Trade marks and intellectual property (IP)
❖ All other commercial advice

28/05/2026

An insightful (albeit heartbreaking!) piece from WIN News Ballarat - new data is out showing 1 in 4 businesses in regional Victoria fear they won't be here this time next year...🥺 We are hearing these same challenges across the people we talk to every day. If you’re a small business owner and feel like you need to talk to someone, our 'Curly Question Clinic' can give you quick, affordable and practical legal guidance - only $121 for a 30 minute consultation to answer any questions you have.
Learn more here: https://curiumlegal.com.au/curly-question-clinic/

Contract Scam Warning ‼️ How a ’dream deal’ nearly turned into a nightmare. One contract, zero obligations and all the r...
19/05/2026

Contract Scam Warning ‼️ How a ’dream deal’ nearly turned into a nightmare. One contract, zero obligations and all the risk on our client 📝
Our team spotted a scam before it could have cost our client big time. Read about how we found the red flags here 👉 https://curiumlegal.com.au/how-a-contract-lawyer-spotted-a-scammer/

Happy Mother's Day! 🌸Today we'd like to celebrate all the mums in our community and give a special shout-out to those wh...
10/05/2026

Happy Mother's Day! 🌸
Today we'd like to celebrate all the mums in our community and give a special shout-out to those who balance motherhood and business life every day.

We’d like to celebrate our founder Sarah, who juggles running a business and being a mum of 3 like an absolute boss! But she'll be the first to tell you that she hasn't done it alone... A key member of her village: her own mum, Simone has been working behind the scenes since day one and is a significant reason why Sarah makes it look easy (truth bomb: it's not). We are so excited to have had her join our business this year.

We also recently welcomed Megan who is an exceptionally skilled lawyer, a wonderful mum as well, and an amazing addition to our team!
Three mums, ten kids between us. No wonder we know how to get the job done without mucking around!

Happy Mother's Day everyone! 💐

Meet Simone!After 5+ years behind the scenes keeping our books in sparkling form, Simone has officially joined Curium Le...
28/04/2026

Meet Simone!
After 5+ years behind the scenes keeping our books in sparkling form, Simone has officially joined Curium Legal, bringing with her 15 years of legal, accounting & HR experience (and yes, she’s Sarah’s mum if you couldn't tell! 😉).

Simone has been a behind the scene champion of the business since its inception, helping with everything from brainstorming business names to babysitting the kids on weekends when Sarah has a backlog of work to get through.

We are delighted to have her expertise in-house with us and look forward to her contribution in helping keep our client's legals in fine form, particularly with anything involving maths!

This year’s Zonta Bendigo International Women’s Day dinner was a cracker. We hosted a table bringing together 10 fabulou...
26/04/2026

This year’s Zonta Bendigo International Women’s Day dinner was a cracker. We hosted a table bringing together 10 fabulous women we are lucky to have in our network. We were delighted by Diana Williams' openness in sharing about the process behind building the Fernwood powerhouse brand. We were wildly entertained by Sue Clarke’s quips as she MC’d the raffle and had us all in stitches. Zonta certainly know how to put on a good night and assemble a room full of women that you can’t help but be inspired by and catch their enthusiasm. One of our favourite nights on the calendar each year 💜

We’re proud of our continuing support of Zonta Bendigo 💜 Once again, we sponsored the Women of Achievement Award which t...
24/04/2026

We’re proud of our continuing support of Zonta Bendigo 💜

Once again, we sponsored the Women of Achievement Award which this year recognised women in Emergency Services and First Responder roles - those who show extraordinary courage, leadership, and resilience in protecting our communities.

Congratulations to the joint winners, Krystal Every and Dr Megan Scott, whose dedication and impact show us what it means when women lead in a way that serves and strengthens our community 👏 Every year, the applicants knock our socks off, and every year, they say they are just playing their part and didn’t see themselves as the amazing leaders they are.

We see this Award as a way to acknowledge and honour the way women lead and were chuffed to see such amazing and worthy winners!

Did you know: Fixing an AI drafted document often takes longer than drafting it properly from the start. Why? We have ou...
30/03/2026

Did you know: Fixing an AI drafted document often takes longer than drafting it properly from the start. Why? We have our own templates that we have been honing for 15 years. They are far easier and more reliable to start with, rather than a template from AI that contains internal contradictions, misses that case that came through Federal Court last year and is based in US legal principles.

We've even seen an AI loan agreement without repayment terms 🤦‍♀️ I'll tell ya, that took quite some fixing. Contracts are intended to protect your business so let's do it properly. Book in a chat with Sarah via curiumlegal.com.au

23/01/2026

Day in the life of a lawyer Mum 💁🏻‍♀️ Anyone else jump back on emails once the kids go to bed? 😴

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