Know where you stand.

LK Legal is a tech-forward boutique law firm. We deliver legal audits, eDiscovery, and dispute services, for government and business clients.

  • Experienced in completing highly sensitive legal audits for government
  • Routinely advising on record sets of tens of thousands of pages
  • Partners remain hands‑on from end to end, ensuring quality and experience at every stage
  • Get quick preliminary reports, and fast-tracked advice when you need it

A modern vertically integrated technology and legal service

  • We build our own tools

    We build our own tools and processes in-house, allowing us to adapt to the data sets you provide and deliver the best results.

  • We deliver solutions, not just advice

    We support our clients to take action on the issues we uncover, including through additional technical and legal services, and by connecting them with the right people.

  • We speak your language

    We are comfortable dealing directly with your technical staff and providers, so your matter won't get lost in translation.

Services

Legal Audits & Internal Investigations

“We need to know what's happened, what our risks are, and what to do about it.”

We review your records, emails and other data sets, and provide a clear report setting out your risks, options and how to take action.

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Disputes & Statutory Schemes

“What are we entitled to, and what happens when a decision goes against us?”

We advise on what a scheme provides, prepare and lodge the claim, and take contested decisions to review, from NCAT to the NSW Court of Appeal.

Learn more about Disputes & Statutory Schemes

eDiscovery & Chronologies

“We have a massive data dump. Which documents matter, and what do they say?”

We code every document against your issues, and hand back a filtered set, a schedule of privilege claims, and a fully referenced chronology.

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The partners of LK Legal

The partners of LK Legal possess a broad range of skills and experience across public and private industry, across disciplines, and with highly sensitive information, to deliver the practical solutions needed by government and business clients.

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Ashley Kelso

Partner & Co-founder

Lawyer and mechatronics engineer, formerly with the Department of Defence. Admitted in 2014, he has represented clients from NCAT to the NSW Court of Appeal. An avid technologist, he has completed additional training in data science and machine learning, including delivering a paper at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

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Lydia Kelso

Partner & Co-founder

Lydia is a senior lawyer with more than 20 years' experience in the legal industry. Admitted as a solicitor in 2017, she has been a persistent advocate for law reform via Royal Commissions, Senate inquiries, state and federal statutory schemes, and through speaking at the annual conference for the NSW Department of Communities and Justice. She is a highly effective administrator with an eye for detail.

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