Our Experience
Drawing on our wide range of skills, we can:
- Assist you with legal advice or Privacy Impact Assessments
- Collaborate with you on redesigning policies, processes and systems
- Develop targeted training across privacy and Freedom of Information areas
- Provide surge capacity for Freedom of Information processing.
Skills and expertise
Our Advisors have deep and broad experience across a range of government agencies and have provided complex, technical legal advice on privacy and information law provisions, to highly pragmatic advice on Freedom of Information processing.
With enormous experience managing and advising on significant projects, our Advisors can support you with Privacy Impact Assessments and advice on how to meet information management requirements.
We can also provide skilled and focused staff to supplement your Freedom of Information processing team at times of peak demand.
FinalistTelstra Best of Business Awards2022
State Finalist ACT - Building Communities
FinalistWomen in Law Awards 2021
Diversity Law Firm of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2021
NewLaw Firm of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2021
Employer of Choice
FinalistAustralian Financial Review2020
BOSS Best Places to Work List
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2021
Pro Bono Program of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2021
Government Team of the Year
WinnerMy Business Awards2020
Professional Services Business of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2020
Diversity Law Firm of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2020
Law Firm of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2020
New Law Firm of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2020
Employer of Choice
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2020
Pro Bono Program of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2019
Government Team of the Year
FinalistAustralian Law Awards2018
Government Team of the Year
FinalistAustralasian Law Awards 2017
Law Firm of the Year
WinnerAustralian Law Awards2017
Government Team of the Year
Finalist2017
Top 10 Procurement Consulting / Professional Services Companies
Finalist2017
ALPMA / Lexis Nexis Thought Leadership Awards
WinnerAustralasian Lawyer Magazine2016
Top 30 Innovative Firms of the Year
WinnerAustralian Law Awards2016
Australian Boutique Firm of the Year
WinnerAPAC Insider Legal Awards2015
WinnerAustralia (Acquisition International Legal Awards)2015
Contracting Law Firm of the Year
Commonwealth Panels and Marketplaces
- Australian Government Management Advisory Services Panel
- Australian Government ABS Privacy Services Panel
- Australian Government Aged Care Policy Panel
- Australian Government Legal Service Panel
State and Territory Panels and Marketplaces
- ACT Government Legal Services Panel
- NSW Local Government Legal Panel
People

Sean King
Co-Founder | Proximity
M 0408 167 542
E sean.king@proximity.com.au
We are a leading provider of integrated consulting, commercial and legal services to government and large organisations.
We collaborate with you to overcome challenges and achieve excellent outcomes. By creating an exceptional workplace culture, we equip our people with the confidence and knowledge to find the ‘right fit’ solution for your needs.
Clients can engage us for our respective expertise in legal, procurement, program, project and management consulting; but more notably, we offer the full suite of support on projects. We advise from start to finish, with Proximity consultants working seamlessly with Proximity lawyers and commercial advisors to deliver the intended project outcome.
Our team members are true experts in their field, who share their insights generously, at every step of the way.
Advantages of Proximity include:
Intensive support — dedicated resources working directly with your team.
No increase to your head count — the flexibility to scale up and down as required.
High quality — highly regarded practitioners that understand your sector.
Fresh approach — the flexibility and varied experience of external advisors and the intimate knowledge and commercial focus of an in-house team.
Tailored pricing — pricing solutions that suit your needs; whether you require price certainty or flexible pricing solutions that allow you to deal with uncertain demand.
Value for money — our model eliminates expensive overheads; and you benefit from the savings.
The Proximity difference means you:
- You won’t need to engage multiple providers on projects
- You will have a customised service delivery
- The team you work with will be handpicked to meet your project needs, with the right skills and the right size
- You will achieve an efficient delivery, through industry best practice and innovative approaches
- Integrity and traceability will be evident throughout the engagement
- You can have complete confidence that the outcome is delivered, with value for money.