Making Legal Teams Work Better
We set up your legal team for success
Front Foot is a law firm where clever ideas inspire in-house legal teams. We bring together the brightest minds, proven tools and the latest thinking. We help legal teams work smarter and be more effective. We empower legal teams to transform their work lives and enjoy their work more.
Based in Melbourne, we’re a boutique law firm that supports legal teams in three key areas:
- Interim legal staff
- Legal operations consulting and
- Legal operations education
We specialise in working with legal teams. We take the time to deeply understand our clients’ challenges and goals.
We then provide the right mix of people, guidance and support to achieve those outcomes. It’s all about alleviating your workload and setting you up for success.
Founder
David Curtain
Before starting Front Foot Law, David was the Head of Legal with a multinational energy company. He previously held senior roles in large law firms. In these capacities, he learned the importance of a well-run legal team.
David has dedicated his career to helping legal teams better manage operational problems so they can work more effectively and enjoy their work more.
Driven by his passion for improving the lives of in-house legal professionals, David also developed Front Foot Academy, an on-demand legal operations education platform.
Associate Director, Secondments
Jahnna McKeag
Jahnna specialises in connecting in-house legal teams with experienced professionals who integrate seamlessly into their organisation.
Jahnna understands the importance of partners who truly understand your needs.
She believes in treating people as humans, not just resources. She takes care to understand client needs – both technical skills and cultural fit, and then goes to great lengths to find the best placed legal professionals to suit those needs. This delivers the best possible outcome for clients and legal professionals.
Legal Operations Manager
Mary Ryan
Mary is a legal ops and tech specialist. She entered the legal profession in 2007 and practised law for 14 years. Then, in 2021, she discovered the world of legal operations and found her happy place.
With her deep knowledge and passion for legal operations, Mary helps clients with information governance, knowledge management and technology as well as optimising the administrative aspects of running a legal team.
She is particularly excited about the intersection between technology and law – how clients can use technology to solve problems, scale legal advice and deliver exceptional services.
Mary works with clients to identify achievable changes that can have a massive impact, setting up processes that are maintainable, easy to use and intuitive — that reduce the heavy load on legal teams.
