Keypoint Law
Catherine Bell is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Consulting Principal at Keypoint Law since August 2023. Previously, Catherine held key positions at several law firms, including Principal Solicitor at KHQ Lawyers from February 2020 to August 2023, and Partner at both Colin Biggers & Paisley from July 2016 to January 2020 and Cornwall Stodart from December 2013 to June 2016. Additional experience includes roles as Special Counsel at Herbert Geer and Senior Associate and Special Counsel at Holding Redlich from 2005 to 2011. Catherine began a legal career as a Senior Associate at Sparke Helmore and Baker & McKenzie from 1997 to 2005. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Melbourne.
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Keypoint Law
Keypoint Law is a commercial law firm of over 80 senior lawyers, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. We work across 25 commercial law disciplines, and our lawyers are recognised by Best Lawyers across 23 of them. Our firm's model Keypoint offers senior lawyers all the benefits of an integrated, cohesive law firm: - full service offering for clients - referred work and team work - collegiality - all the services and support of a typical mid-tier, including paralegals, marketing and technology But without: - budgets - billable hour targets - timesheets - financial micromanagement - endless partner meetings The result is a modern, progressive, collegiate law firm, where our senior lawyers have genuine control over how they work and live their lives; and where they are rewarded with the lion's share of the fees they generate. Our clients range from public companies and government bodies, through to start-ups and private individuals. Keypoint has been appointed to the Legal Services Panels for the Commonwealth Government, NSW Government, Queensland Local Government and NSW Trustee and Guardian. Our client offering has three core elements: - personal, partner-level service; - low overheads; - Flexible, tailored service offerings. Keypoint aspires to be a leading mid-tier firm, providing the highest quality legal services, whilst offering senior lawyers a modern, progressive law firm which rehumanises the practise of law.