James D. Ford Esq., Gaicd Cipp/Us Cc
Attorney-at-Law | innovative Counsel [iC]℠ | Blue Ocean Strategy® Consultant | Certified Information Privacy Professional ➲ United States | Certified in Cybersecurity
CA, Australia
About
In 2017 James founded Blue Ocean Law Group [BLUEOCEAN.law] which offers Self-Service/Lawyer-Assisted automated personal & business Legal Docs with Embedded Lawyer-Logic℠ ➲ [350+] Australia, [25+] California & [20+] NZ.
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From 2013 James worked for traditional property, finance & commercial law firms + Nexus… read more Law Group, an award-winning #newlaw firm (now merged with Arch.law).
From 1992 to 2002, James worked for Accenture as an IT Project Manager across APAC (incl. NZ & Singapore).
In 2003 James became a business owner. James later expanded into the mezzanine property development finance market as well as venturing into small-scale property development.
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Client Reviews
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Work History
Blue Ocean Law Group [blueocean.law]
innovative Counsel [iC]℠
May 2017 - Present
Founder, M.D. & General Practice Lawyer
Arch.law (formerly Nexus Law Group)
Consulting Principal
Sep 2023 - May 2017
Independent Contractor running my own law firm under the Nexus Law Group brand. Nexus has subsequently merged with Arch.law
Davis Lawyers Australia
Solicitor - Property Development / Property Law
Aug 2013 - Sep 2016
Sourced & had the carriage of my own client matters, with mentoring from Paul Davis (veteran 40+ years as a Qld Solicitor).
Just Answer
Australian Law | Expert
Sep 2023 - Jan 2016
Assisted 1600 satisfied paying clients with their online queries about all aspects of Australian Law (99.7% positive feedback rate).
Nicholsons Solicitors
Solicitor - Property Development / Property Law
Jan 2013 - Sep 2013
Worked as a junior solicitor at Nicholsons which was a long-standing 100+-year-old mid-size Qld law firm that sadly recently had to close its doors.