Declan Norrie
Senior AdvisorManager - Community
Lead: Manager - Community
Phone: 1800 959 885
Mobile: 0451 115 062
Email: declan.norrie@proximity.com.au
Experience
Declan is a high performing Senior Advisor working across Proximity’s consulting, legal, and commercial service lines.
Declan has a particular interest in cross-disciplinary synergies, leveraging lessons learned from legal engagements in commercial and consulting work, and vice versa. His approach is focused on finding pragmatic solutions tailored to the organisation he is advising – regardless of the service he’s offering.
Declan has been recognised by the legal profession as a shortlisted Rising Star in the 2020 Australian Law Awards, an Private Practice Lawyer (30 and Under) Excellence Awardee in the Australasian Law Awards, and a Young Lawyer Award finalist in the 2021 ACT Law Awards.
Declan is also Proximity’s Community Program Lead, co-ordinating and providing pro bono services to community organisations across Australia as well as Proximity’s philanthropic efforts.
Outside of work, Declan is heavily involved in several community organisations as a board member and/or volunteer. Declan draws on his day-to-day experience advising government clients to drive the community sector towards operational efficiency and maximised impact.
Declan and his partner are on a long and challenging journey to minimising their environmental footprint and enjoy sharing sharing tips and tricks with friends, family, and colleagues.
Education
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)Australian National University, 2018
Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management)Australian National University, 2018
Graduate Diploma of Legal PracticeAustralian National University, 2018
Skills
Commercial
Contract and Vendor Management
Probity
Procurement and Tendering
Consulting
Governance
Organisational Planning and Transformation
Policy, Programs, Grants and Regulation
Reviews, Investigations and Inquiries
Legal
Corporate and commercial law
Property and Environment Law
Public Law
Proximity Business Services
Memberships
ACT Law Society
Admissions
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory