Expert Legal Sector Advisory & Incorporated Law Firm Services
Legal Advisory Experts
Strategic financial guidance for legal professionals across New Zealand
At Moore Markhams, our leading team of experts specialises in providing comprehensive accounting and advisory services for the legal profession. In a complex and often challenging sector, our professionals understand the nature of our clients’ requirements and act for a significant number of legal firms and barristers throughout the country.
Why legal professionals choose Moore Markhams
From traditional partnerships to modern incorporated structures, we support legal professionals through every stage of their business journey, ensuring you can focus on what you do best – practising law.
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Deep legal sector expertise
We understand the unique financial and operational challenges facing legal professionals. Our team has worked alongside law firms for years, giving us genuine insight into what drives success in your profession.
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Comprehensive service offering
We’re more than accountants. Our range of services spans forensic accounting, business advisory, and strategic planning – everything you need to build a thriving legal practice.
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Trusted by the profession
We act for legal firms and barristers across New Zealand, from sole practitioners to large commercial firms. Our reputation in the legal community speaks for itself.
Traditional legal firm services
Trusted services for a thriving legal practice
Running a successful legal practice requires more than legal expertise – it demands sound financial management and strategic planning. Whether you’re considering incorporation, planning a merger, or simply looking to optimise your practice’s performance, we’re here to help.
Our approach is straightforward: we listen to your goals, understand your challenges, and provide practical advice that works in the real world of legal practice. With our support, you can build a stronger, more profitable practice whilst focusing on serving your clients.
- Firm mergers and acquisitions: expert guidance through complex merger processes, ensuring smooth transitions and optimal outcomes
- Partner admissions and retirement: navigate partnership changes with confidence, from admission procedures to retirement planning
- Law firm valuations: professional valuations for partnership changes, mergers, or succession planning
- Litigation support: comprehensive financial analysis and expert testimony to strengthen your cases
- Expert witness services: professional valuation work and economic analysis for court proceedings
- Income diminution calculations: specialist expertise in quantifying awards for economic disparity claims under Section 15 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976
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Forensic accounting: detailed financial investigations and analysis for complex legal matters
- Audit services: thorough audit processes tailored to legal firm requirements
- Financial reporting: clear, comprehensive reporting that keeps you informed and compliant
- Tax planning: strategic tax advice to optimise your firm’s financial position
Industry Expertise
Legal Practitioners’ Financial Performance SurveyÂ
Our accountancy team conducts the biannual industry Legal Practitioners’ Financial Performance Survey, which is highly valued and regarded by the legal fraternity.
This survey has been conducted since 2006 in the Auckland marketplace, and covers topics such as practice profitability, efficiency, work type, hours, salary comparisons and professional indemnity insurance.
Incorporated legal firm services
Smooth incorporation transition
Since the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act came into effect in 2008, law firms have had the option to incorporate. Our specialist legal team assists firms and barristers with the transition from partnership or sole trading practice to an incorporated structure.
We ensure you make a smooth transition with expert guidance on every aspect of incorporation.
- Professional valuations of existing partnerships to establish fair incorporation terms
- Comprehensive analysis of tax aspects relating to the sale and purchase of firm assets
- Strategic planning to ensure optimal incorporation structure
- Drafting and reviewing shareholder agreements, with particular focus on entry and exit clauses
- Governance structure advice to protect all parties’ interests
- Ongoing support for shareholder relationship management
- Design new remuneration structures incorporating dividends and salaries
- Strategic advice on profit distribution and tax efficiency
- Implementation of accounting systems suited to incorporated structures
- Accounting systems tailored to incorporated legal firms
- General profit improvement strategies specific to legal practices
- Ongoing financial management and advisory services
Expert Industry Services
Local Expertise
Ready to move your organisation forward?
Whether you are navigating change, planning growth or managing risk, our local teams are here to help. Explore our people to find the adviser best placed to support you.
