Eureka Lawyers

What Eureka Lawyers does

Eureka Lawyers is a Perth-based legal services firm operating as what it describes as the largest trade union legal practice in Western Australia. Founded in 2016 and headquartered at Level 1, 82 Beaufort Street, Perth, the firm delivers six core practice areas: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Industrial Diseases (including asbestos-related conditions and silicosis), Motor Vehicle Accidents, Employment Law, and Family Law. Its work spans representation in the Supreme Court, District Court, Federal Court, WorkCover WA, the Fair Work Commission, and the Family Court.

The firm serves individual workers, families, and trade union members, with a deliberate counter-positioning against large employers and corporations. Distribution is anchored by formal referral partnerships with six Western Australian unions (CFMEU WA, SDA WA, AWU WA, ETU WA, SSTU WA, PPTEU), which channel members to Eureka Lawyers at discounted rates. The team is led by Legal Practice Director Alex Illich and includes three Special Counsels, Senior Associates, Associates, and paralegal and support staff. Eureka Lawyers generates revenue through professional services billing on hourly and matter-based legal fees, with no disclosed AI, software, or technology product components to its offering.

Name

Eureka Lawyers

Legal name

Eureka Lawyers

Website

https://eurekalawyers.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eureka Lawyers is a Perth-based law firm representing individual workers, families, and trade union members in workers' compensation, personal injury, industrial disease, motor vehicle, employment, and family law matters, primarily through referral partnerships with six WA trade unions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Workers compensation law
• Personal injury law
• Employment law services
• Industrial disease claims
• Family law services

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Professional legal services billed to clients including workers' compensation claims, personal injury claims, employment law matters, family law, motor vehicle accidents, and industrial diseases. Offers affordable rates with discounted rates for union members. Charges for legal representation in courts and tribunals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eureka Lawyers is a Perth-based law firm dedicated to representing workers, their families, and trade unions. It delivers legal representation across workers' compensation, personal injury, industrial diseases, motor vehicle accidents, employment law, and family law matters, with affordable rates and discounted services for union members referred through affiliated trade unions.

Product overview

Eureka Lawyers is a law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services centered on workers' rights and personal injury. The core offerings include Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Industrial Diseases, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Employment Law, and Family Law services. These services function as parallel practice areas under one unified firm rather than a modular product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Legal representation for workers who have suffered injuries in the course of employment, including assistance with weekly compensation payments, vocational rehabilitation, and lump sum compensation claims for permanent impairment.
• Personal Injury Legal services for negligence claims including public liability, medical negligence, abuse claims, and criminal injuries compensation, helping clients maximize their compensation claims.
• Industrial Diseases Legal representation for industrial disease claims including asbestos-related diseases (mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis) and silicosis claims for workers in construction and mining industries.
• Motor Vehicle Accidents Legal services for car accident victims including claims for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, economic loss, and medical and rehabilitation expenses.
• Employment Law Legal representation for workers covering unfair dismissal, underpayment of wages, sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and adverse actions or general protections claims.
• Family Law Family law services including parenting arrangements, property settlement, child support agreements, and divorce applications in the Family Court.

Quantifiable outcome

• Track record of results in workers' compensation and personal injury claims
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) WAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCFMEU WA is a key referral partner for Eureka Lawyers. Union members are entitled to discounted rates and other benefits when referred to Eureka Lawyers. CFMEU advocates for worker safety and has worked with Eureka Lawyers on cases involving mining worker safety.
• Sales, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) WAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSDA WA is an affiliated union that refers members to Eureka Lawyers for legal services. Union members receive discounted rates on legal services.
• Australian Workers' Union (AWU) WAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAWU WA is an affiliated union referring workers to Eureka Lawyers. Union members entitled to discounted legal service rates.
• Electrical Trades Union (ETU) WAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorETU WA is an affiliated union referral partner. Union members receive discounted rates on Eureka Lawyers legal services.
• Security Services and Technical Officers' Union WA (SSTUWA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSSTUWA is an affiliated union referral partner. Union members receive discounted rates on Eureka Lawyers legal services.
• Professionals, Technical and Extended Union (PPTEU)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPTEU is an affiliated union referral partner. Union members receive discounted rates on Eureka Lawyers legal services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Shine Lawyers: National plaintiff firm with personal injury, workers' compensation, MVA, and employment law practices. Overlaps with Eureka's core offerings and target customer (workers and individuals), with a similar value proposition of representing the 'underdog' against insurers and employers.
• Slater and Gordon Lawyers: Australia's largest plaintiff law firm with a strong personal injury, workers' compensation, and union referral practice. Directly comparable to Eureka Lawyers in core service lines (workers' comp, MVA, personal injury) and customer base, but operates at national scale with much broader resources.
• Maurice Blackburn Lawyers: Major Australian plaintiff law firm offering personal injury, workers' compensation, employment law, and class actions. Comparable to Eureka in service mix and worker-side positioning, with national footprint and strong union affiliations.

Others

• Watermark Search International: Specialist plaintiff legal recruitment firm. Adjacent to Eureka as a service provider to law firms in the personal injury and workers' compensation space, useful for talent acquisition benchmarking rather than direct competition.
• CFMEU (Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union): Major Australian trade union that is also a key referral partner for Eureka Lawyers. Ecosystem participant rather than competitor — the CFMEU's membership base is a primary source of Eureka's workers' compensation and employment law clients.

Direct peers

• Harmers Workplace Lawyers: Australian specialist employment and workplace relations law firm. Directly comparable to Eureka's employment law practice (unfair dismissal, discrimination, adverse action), with similar focus on representing employees.
• Lavans Lawyers: Perth-based law firm with established employment and industrial relations practice. Regional direct peer to Eureka given shared WA geography and overlapping employment/workplace law services, though Lavan serves a broader corporate client base.
• McCabes Lawyers: Australian plaintiff firm with strong personal injury, workers' compensation, and employment law practices. Comparable to Eureka in service lines and employee-side positioning, with multiple offices and union referral networks.

Regional players

• Jackson McDonald Lawyers: Perth-based full-service commercial law firm with workplace relations and personal injury capability. Comparable to Eureka in WA geography and certain practice areas, but primarily serves corporate and government clients rather than individual workers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/union_lawyers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eureka-lawyers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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