Lobbying by Law Firms

A Study of Lobbying by National Law Firms in Canberra1

Bibliographic Data

ID11959014
AuthorsMatthew Darke (Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume56
Issue4
Pages32-46
Publication date1997-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8500.1997.tb02487.x
OpenAlexW2047263858
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This article examines the way in which national law firms lobby the federal government from their Canberra offices. It is based on extensive interviews with lobbyists from those law firms, other commercial lobbyists in Canberra and legal professional bodies. The article begins by establishing the unique nature of law firm lobbying. In particular, it looks at the technical skills law firm lobbyists possess, their access to specialist legal knowledge and their preference for administrative, over political, lobbying. The development of law firm lobbying is then discussed. This centres around changes to the legal profession, federal business laws and federal government decision‐making. The article concludes by suggesting that law firm lobbying both reflects and stimulates changes in government decision‐making and will grow in importance as the legal profession in Canberra grows

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