DARKE, Matthew <br/><br/>
Lobbying by law firms :   

 - Oxford :  Blacwell Publishers Limited,  December 1997 
<br/><br/> This article examines the way in which national law firms lobby the federal government from their Canberra offices. It is based on extensive interviews with lobbyists in Canberra and legal professional bodies. The article begins by establishing the unique nature of law firm lobbuing. In particular, it looks at the technical skills law firm lobbyists possess, their access to specialist legal knowledge and their preference for administrative, over political, lobbying. The development of law firm lobbying is then discussed. This centres around changes to the legal profession, federal business laws and federal government decision-making. The article concludes by suggesting that law firm lobbyung both reflects and stimulates changes in government decision-making and will grow in importance as the legal profession in Canberra grows