solicitor noun: Ellery Bracken Legal, solicitors in Rouse Hill

  1. The person who reads it all before you sign.

  2. Who to call in Rouse Hill about a home, a will, an estate, a lease, a contract, a debt or a job.

Claire Ellery, in a navy blazer, leaning on a café counter with a pen, going through a printed lease on a clipboard with the café owner, who wears an apron. Pastries sit in a cabinet beside them.
Claire Ellery, Principal Solicitor, going through a café lease at the counter.
Call

Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pmGot a deadline? Call us.

Look up your problem.

The legal word first, then what it means for you. Tap one for what we do, who does it and what it costs.

contractnounA deal in writing. Business contracts read before you sign, and help when one isn’t being kept.What we doClose
  1. Reading a contract with you before you sign, and saying plainly what you’re agreeing to.
  2. Writing your terms of trade, or an agreement with a supplier or customer.
  3. Help when the other side isn’t doing what they agreed.
Who
Usually Anjali Nandakumar
Cost
Quoted in writing after the first appointment
conveyancingnounBuying or selling a home. We do the contract, the searches and the settlement.What we doClose
  1. Checking the contract before you exchange, and explaining anything unusual in it.
  2. Ordering the searches and certificates on the property.
  3. Settlement, with a call to tell you it’s done.
Who
Claire Ellery, with Marcus Leung on the paperwork
Cost
Our professional fee is fixed and quoted before we start. Searches and registration are charged by others and listed separately.
debtnounMoney you’re owed, or money someone says you owe. Unpaid invoices and debt disputes.What we doClose
  1. A letter of demand for an invoice that hasn’t been paid.
  2. Replying to a demand you’ve received.
  3. Working out a payment arrangement, or what happens if it goes to court.
Who
Usually Anjali Nandakumar
Cost
A written estimate after the first appointment
employmentnounWork, and the rules around it. Contracts, pay and dismissal, for employees and small employers.What we doClose
  1. Checking an employment contract before you sign it.
  2. Advice if you’ve been dismissed, or your pay doesn’t look right.
  3. Helping a small employer get contracts and warnings right.

We can’t advise an employer and their employee about the same job. The conflict check sorts that out before anything else.

Who
Usually Anjali Nandakumar
Cost
A written estimate after the first appointment
leasenounRenting a shop, café or office. The rent, the term, the repairs, and how you get out of it.What we doClose
  1. Reading a commercial lease or an offer before you sign.
  2. Options to renew, rent reviews and who pays for the fit-out.
  3. Help when there’s a disagreement with the landlord or the tenant.
Who
Usually Claire Ellery
Cost
Quoted in writing after a first look at the lease
probatenounOfficial confirmation that a will is valid, so the executor can deal with the estate. Help after someone has died.What we doClose
  1. Explaining what an executor has to do, and in what order.
  2. Applying for probate, and collecting what the person owned.
  3. Paying what they owed, then passing the rest to the people in the will.
Who
Claire Ellery, with Marcus Leung on the paperwork
Cost
A written estimate once we’ve seen the will and roughly what’s in the estate
willnounWho gets what when you die, and who sorts it out. We do them with powers of attorney and enduring guardians.What we doClose

enduring power of attorney nounSomeone you choose to handle your money and property, who can keep doing it if you can no longer decide for yourself.

enduring guardian nounSomeone you choose to make health and lifestyle decisions if you can’t.

Who
Claire Ellery
Cost
A simple will is $550 including GST. What counts as simple

not in here? phraseDescribe it in your own words. If it isn’t work we do, we’ll say so on the phone and suggest where to go. (02) 5550 0532

first appointmentnoun

Thirty minutes with a solicitor. You leave knowing where you stand.

$22030 minutesincluding GST, the same whichever way we meet
  1. Who you meet

    Claire or Anjali, whichever of them does your kind of work. Both are solicitors.

  2. What you leave with

    Advice on where you stand and what your options are, what the next step would cost, and an email afterwards summing up what we said.

  3. What it doesn’t cover

    Reading long documents before we meet, or any work afterwards. If you go ahead, that’s quoted in writing first.

  4. Before we book it

    We run the conflict check, so we’ll ask for the names of anyone else involved.

Only want to know if we do your kind of work? Ask Deb on (02) 5550 0532. That call costs nothing.

conflict checknoun

Making sure we’ve never acted for the other side, before we act for you.

It’s why every matter starts in this order, and why an enquiry isn’t us agreeing to act.

  1. You get in touch

    Your name, a phone number, a line about what it’s about, and the names of anyone else involved. No documents yet.

  2. We run the conflict check

    Every name goes against our records. If we can’t act, we tell you straight away. We won’t say why, because that’s someone else’s confidence.

  3. Scope and costs, in writing

    What we’ll do, what we won’t, and what it should cost. Nothing starts until you’ve read it and signed.

  4. Then we act for you

    From here you’re our client, and we get on with it.

Until you sign step 3, we’re not your lawyers yet.

A booking, a form or an email doesn’t change that, so don’t let a deadline ride on one. Call instead.

costsplural noun

What you pay us, and what others charge along the way. Written down first.

Fixed fees

Fixed, quoted first

Estimated in writing

Every price on this page includes GST.

Money you pay before the work is done goes into our trust account, not our office account.

deadlinenoun

A date that won’t move for you.

Court papers, a letter giving you days to reply, an exchange or settlement date: call us, and tell Deb the date first.

Call (02) 5550 0532

Reception: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

A web enquiry or an email won’t protect a deadline, and nobody reads them outside reception hours.

who’s whonoun

The four people at Market Lane, and which of them can act for you.

Claire Ellery, smiling, in a navy blazer and striped top, standing in the office with plants and a glass meeting room behind her.

Ellery, Claire

Principal Solicitor Can act for you

Runs the practice and sees most first appointments. Homes, wills and estates, and leases.

Claire and Anjali hold practising certificates issued by the Law Society of NSW.

Check us on the Law Society of NSW register Claire and Anjali are fictional, so you won’t find them there. On a real site, this goes to each solicitor’s entry.

If your matter needs a lawyer who does nothing but that kind of work, we’ll tell you so and refer you.

the officenoun

Ground floor, glass front, no steps.

A glass-fronted ground-floor office on a corner, with a fiddle-leaf fig, a few chairs and a desk inside, and a timber bench on the footpath out front.
Level from the footpath, with the door on the corner.

2/14 Market Lane,
Rouse Hill NSW 2155

Town centre parking is a short walk away. If coming in is hard, your first appointment can be by phone or video.

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Monday
9am to 5pm
Tuesday
9am to 5pm
Wednesday
9am to 5pm
Thursday
9am to 5pm
Friday
9am to 5pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Other times by arrangement.

What people ask first

Do you handle my kind of problem?

If it’s in the dictionary above and it’s in NSW, probably. Call and describe it in your own words. If it isn’t work we do, we’ll say so and suggest where to go.

Once I send the form, are you acting for me?

No. First we run the conflict check, then we send our scope and costs in writing. We’re acting for you once you’ve signed that, not before.

Is what I tell you confidential?

Yes, even before you’re a client. Keep the first enquiry short anyway: names and a line about the problem are all we need to start.

What should I bring?

Any papers about it: the contract, lease, letter, invoice or will. For some work we also need to see photo ID, and we’ll tell you when we book. Please don’t email documents until we’ve confirmed we can act.

Can I book for my mum or dad?

Yes, and you’re welcome to come along. The advice and the decisions are theirs, though, so Claire will speak with them on their own for part of it.

Can I meet by video, or bring someone?

Yes to both. Phone, video or at Market Lane, for the same fee. A support person is welcome, though we may ask for a few minutes with you alone.

Do you do legal aid work?

No. If you think you might be eligible, Legal Aid NSW can tell you more.

enquirynoun

  1. Your name, a number, a line about what it’s about, and who else is involved.

  2. Not the same as us agreeing to act. We confirm that in writing.

Call (02) 5550 0532

Rather write? hello@ellerybracken.example

First appointment30 minutes, $220 incl. GST

Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm

Call (02) 5550 0532

First appointment

What’s it about?

30 minutes, $220 including GST. Pick the closest word.

Demonstration only: nothing you enter here is sent. On a real site, this goes to the firm’s own enquiry system.