Packages & Pricing
Clarity through pricing certainty and transparency
We know that legal costs can be a source of stress - and we’re here to change that. We offer a modern approach to legal pricing - clear, upfront, with no surprises.
We offer a mix of flexible options, including fixed price packages for defined projects and legal memberships for ongoing support with predictable cost.
For anything else, we’ll provide a custom quote tailored to your scope and priorities.
Whether it’s a one-off project or you’re looking for ongoing legal support, we’ll help you find the pricing structure that works best for your business.
Fixed Fee Packages
Ideal for clearly scoped projects or ad-hoc work, tailored to common needs we see from startups, scale-ups and established businesses. These packages are one-off engagements with a fixed price, giving you cost certainty from the outset.
1) Client Agreement Package
Preparation of clear, custom client-facing terms for designers, creatives, consultants, coaches or other professional service providers to engage with their clients, and support with your onboarding process. Either general terms of engagement to apply to all clients or a specific client service agreement tailored to a specific client or project.
Client terms clarify expectations, protect your business and IP, control scope and help you get paid.
$1,500 +GST
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Initial discovery consult to understand your business
Custom drafting of either Service Terms (to apply to all clients and all projects) or a Client Service Agreement (to apply to a specific client or project)
Two rounds of feedback/revisions
Optional proposal template to use with the Service Terms
Guidance on how to incorporate your terms into your client onboarding process
Plain English summary of key clauses to help you explain the terms to your clients with confidence
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Direct negotiation with your client or your client’s lawyer.
Complex or high-risk arrangements (eg. performance based pricing)
Additional revisions beyond the two included rounds - additional work will be quoted separately.
2) Platform Terms & Privacy Compliance Package
Designed for tech startups and established businesses launching new digital platforms - whether that’s a new customer portal, marketplace, SaaS platform or other online service. This package provides tailored, clear user terms, a compliant privacy statement, legal guidance to help you meet your privacy obligations and establish the right foundations for collecting, using, sharing, and protecting both personal and business data.
$2,200 +GST
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Initial discovery consult to understand your business and the platform
Tailored Terms of Use
Privacy Statement (either new or revisions to your existing)
Advice on compliance with the NZ Privacy Act
Guidance on your customer onboarding process to ensure Terms of Use & Privacy Statement are accepted
Two rounds of revisions based on your feedback
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More than two rounds of revisions (additional work will be quoted separately)
Advice on compliance with overseas privacy laws
Complex industries for privacy compliance, such as health, finance, utilities, insurance, or where there is a higher privacy risk due to the sensitivity of the information you collect.
Data Processing Agreement with third parties
3) Start-Up Legal Essentials Package
Whether you're just getting started or have already launched and are picking up momentum, this package is designed to help you lay strong legal foundations. It includes the key documents and advice every NZ company with multiple founders needs to grow with alignment - from a constitution and shareholders’ agreement to IP protection, governance, contractor templates and an overview of the key legal obligations in your industry.
$2,800 +GST
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Questionnaire to collect initial information to understand your structure, vision, and key issues
Constitution tailored to your company structure and shareholder needs
Shareholders’ Agreement tailored to your company structure and shareholder needs
Plain English summary (written or video) of key terms in the Shareholders’ Agreement and Constitution to help with understanding
Founder IP Assignment Agreement - to transfer IP to the company
Two rounds of revisions to the Constitution and Shareholders’ Agreement based on your feedback
Template Independent Contractor Agreement to use with your team
Company resolutions to adopt the Constitution
Share register set up
Filing Constitution with the NZ Companies Office
Overview of key legal obligations in your industry
Bonus check-in consult within 6 months of completion.
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Company incorporation (but guidance on DIY can be provided)
Tax, accounting or structuring advice
Trade mark or patent registrations
Shareholders’ Agreements with complex vesting or investor protections
More than 4 shareholders
More than two rounds of revisions to the documents (additional work will be quoted separately)
Negotiation with a shareholder or their lawyer
Capital raising documents to issue shares to a new shareholder eg. subscription agreement, or share sale and purchase agreements
4) Shareholders’ Agreement Review Package
Whether you’re being offered shares as a senior employee, advisor or contractor, or joining a new or existing business as an investor or partner, a shareholders’ agreement creates legally binding obligations that can impact your control, IP ownership, financial return, exit rights and restraints. This package will help you understand your rights, risks and responsibilities before you sign. We’ll review the Shareholders’ Agreement and one other related document (such as a subscription agreement, share sale agreement, contractor agreement, ESOP deed) and identify your key risks.
$1,500 +GST
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Initial discovery consult to understand the proposed business arrangement
High level review of the Shareholders’ Agreement to identify the key risks to you
High level review of one related agreement (such as a subscription agreement, share sale agreement, contractor agreement) to identify the key risks to you
Follow up consult to discuss your questions and prepare you for negotiation
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Recommending drafting changes to the documents
Acting on your behalf in negotiations or liaising with other parties
Tax and accounting advice
Shareholders’ Agreements for overseas companies
Shareholders’ Agreements more than 25 pages long (excluded cover, contents and signing pages)
Membership Plans for ongoing legal support, tailored to your business
For businesses that need regular legal input, our legal memberships offer the best of both worlds - expert, relationship-led support with pricing that’s clear, consistent, and designed to fit your stage of growth.
This is our favourite way to work with clients because we can really get to understand you and your business, building an enduring collaborative partnership to give better, more tailored support to you each step of the way.
We have two packages available but are happy to custom design a plan for your specific legal needs.
1) LegalMate Plan
This is a unique and ideal legal solution for NZ start-ups and budget constrained businesses. Unlimited access to a comprehensive suite of customisable automated NZ-made legal documents through our partner, On Your Terms, with the assurance and peace of mind of legal support from Luminate Legal for quick questions on a semi-regular basis.
$265 (+GST) per month
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12 month subscription to NZ legal tech platform, On Your Terms
Unlimited phone/video consults - 30mins max (subject to fair use policy)
Onboarding legal strategy session to understand business goals and your immediate needs – 30 mins
Quarterly check-in – 30 mins
5% discount on fixed fee legal work
Peace of mind – knowing you have access to essential legal support at an affordable and predictable price.
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Calls do not include reviewing documents, emails or drafting.
Employment matters, litigation, personal legal matters, insolvency and debt collection, construction and property transactions, regulatory advice, tax, and any other areas outside our expertise (see How we help page).
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Three months minimum
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Payment of the monthly fee must be made quarterly in advance.
Subject to our legal obligations, the quarterly payments are not refundable.
See our Terms of Engagement (link in footer) for further terms.
2) LegalPartner Plan
If you’re an established business that needs dedicated ongoing legal support for ‘BAU matters’ on a regular basis with priority service from a lawyer who will really understand your business and its goals – this is the plan for you! From quick legal questions, to creating, negotiating and reviewing contracts and regular check-ins, you’ll get experienced legal expertise and continuous next-level support with complete cost certainty.
This ‘fractional counsel’ model allows you to offload all operational commercial work (and if outside our expertise we can manage it for you) to focus on the growth of the business. If the workload is quieter, we can work on the not-as-urgent pile of matters that have been sitting on your desk, in your inbox, or in your head for too long.
$2,750 (+GST) per month
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Inclusions can be tailored to the business, but by way of example:
Unlimited phone/video consults - subject to fair use policy
1 custom contract draft, or 1 contract review and edit per month
Onboarding legal strategy session to understand business goals and immediate needs
Quarterly check-in session
10% discount on fixed fee legal work
Dedicated lawyer who understands your business
Priority turnarounds
Contract negotiation – 2 per 12 months
Remote and/or on-site (in Auckland area, as agreed)
Preparing speaking points or difficult meetings or shadow drafting emails – 1 per month
Flexibility and assurance – flexibility in your resourcing to focus on your business growth while having the assurance of top quality legal support whenever you need it.
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Employment matters, litigation, personal legal matters, insolvency and debt collection, construction and property transactions, regulatory advice, tax and any other areas outside our expertise (see How we help page).