I’ve spent two decades helping law firms grow – first as head of marketing inside two fast-growing practices, then founding a legal marketing agency that works with over 50 firms across Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand.
I built Pillar & Scroll to deliver what I learned working alongside hundreds of successful lawyers: most firms don’t need more marketing. They need marketing that keeps them front of mind with the right referrers, turns introductions into retained clients, and works repeatedly without becoming another burden on their schedule.
The firms I work with best are boutique and growing practices – typically 1-20 partners – serving organisations or discerning private clients through referral relationships. These partners are genuinely excellent at what they do, but their marketing is scattered across tactics that don’t fit how they actually get work, their internal marketing team needs support to execute, or they’re getting referrals by chance rather than through deliberate relationship and reputation building.
From Law Firm Offices
to Law Firm
Marketing Agency
I didn’t develop my approach in a marketing agency or classroom. I learned it while working inside two of Australia’s fastest-growing law firms:
HWL Ebsworth
I managed marketing through their expansion from 200 to 650 people, including two major mergers. Learned what it takes to scale through acquisition and how to keep dozens of partners aligned on market positioning when everything else is changing.
Macpherson Kelley
Built their marketing strategy from scratch, helping 60+ partners shift from scattered individual efforts to a focused approach built around referral partnerships. That work fuelled years of organic growth and taught me how to get excellent lawyers – who loathe self-promotion – actively contributing to business development.
Toro Digital
In 2014, I founded Toro Digital to bring this approach to other firms. Over the past decade, we’ve delivered fractional CMO services, marketing strategy, and website projects for large commercial practices across Asia Pacific.
Pillar & Scroll
In 2024, I launched Pillar & Scroll to work exclusively with boutique and growing firms – bringing the same strategic expertise through streamlined services and fixed-price packages that fit smaller practices.
years working exclusively in legal marketing
How I've Helped Law Firms Grow
Here are some examples:Â
Making Experience Visible
M&A Deal Tombstone Library
A mid-market M&A practice competed with top-tier firms but had no public record of its transactions. Built a comprehensive, filterable database of completed deals organised by industry and deal size.Â
Property Development Project Documentation
Wills and Estates Litigation ContentÂ
White Collar Crime Case StudyÂ
Growing Referral Networks
Manufacturing Association Partnership
Employment Law Practice Expansion
Fixing What’s Not Working
Intake System for Technology Lawyers
Public-Facing Intake Tool
Google Reviews Recovery
In six months, improved their average rating from 3.2 to 4.7, grew reviews from 28 to 107, and successfully removed 17 inappropriate reviews.
Positioning and Transitions
Migration Practice Rebrand
Merger RebrandÂ
Delivered website, stationery, signage, and communications to clients, referrers, staff, vendors, and media. Launched with an event of 500+ attendees. The visual identity remains in use 15 years later.
Patents Practice Market Expansion
Building Internal Capability
Partner Track Program
70% of participants made partner within three years, 85% within five years.
Content Program for Commercial & IP LawyersÂ
Talent Attraction Campaign
My Approach
to Law Firm Marketing
Most law firm marketing fails because it attempts to attract strangers. This is expensive, time-consuming, and critically ineffective for lawyers who work with institutions, businesses, or discerning private clients.
The lawyers who are consistently busy with work aren’t doing more marketing than their competitors. They’re doing the right marketing – and that changes what every marketing asset needs to accomplish:
Your website turns a referrer's introduction into a qualified initial conversation and attracts the lawyers you want to hire.
Your content gives referrers something valuable to share and gives prospects confidence you can help them.
Everything you build should compound over time, not start from scratch every few years.
Ready for Marketing
That Grows Your Practice?
Start with a conversation. We’ll clarify where you want to focus, identify your
highest-potential referral sources, and create a practical plan to activate them – without adding another burden to your schedule.
Looking for a
Speaker for Your
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I speak regularly at legal conferences and association events on legal marketing and practice growth. If you need a presenter who delivers practical, actionable insights rather than marketing theory, visit my speaking page.