ADVISORY SERVICES
Your company secretary and corporate lawyer. One retainer.
Most ASX-listed small-to-mid cap companies have a company secretary provided by a registry firm. The service handles filings, board minutes and meeting convening. What it doesn't do is give legal advice. JR3 Legal replaces that arrangement with a single engagement. I act as your company secretary and your corporate lawyer — the same practitioner, one retainer, full institutional knowledge from day one.
Services
Three core ASX legal services for the board.
Engagement Model
Direct engagement. Zero friction.
JR3 Legal operates under a structural rhythm designed for board stability. We replace fragmented billing with institutional knowledge.
The CoSec function
- Managing ASX and ASIC compliance filings
- Liaising with the registry and share plan providers.
- Convening board and committee meetings
- Drafting and maintaining precise minutes
- Managing the annual general meeting process
The Legal function
- Continuous disclosure and ASX query advice.
- Capital raising structural legal support.
- Corporate governance and director duties advice
- Institutional knowledge across all transactionsPrivileged communication with the board
Structural problem
The fragmented advisory model is broken.
Most boards operate with a registry-provided secretary and an external law firm. This silos information, increases costs, and removes legal privilege from governance deliberations.
Information Silos.
The secretary handles the minutes; the lawyer provides the advice. Neither sees the full context, leading to governance gaps and reactive decision-making.
No Privilege.
Registry and boutique Corporate Secretarial service firms are not law practices. Deliberations on disclosure and compliance recorded by a secretary are discoverable. JR3 secures this with legal privilege.
Fragmented Costs.
Paying two distinct entities for one board function is inefficient. JR3 consolidates these into a single retainer. Spend the same budget on a higher calibre of service.