Courtney Lambert is the Director and Principal Lawyer at East Legal, based on the Gold Coast, and is renowned for her comprehensive legal acumen and a personable, pragmatic approach. Her career, marked by her role as both in-house counsel and private practice lawyer, provides her with a unique perspective on addressing the multifaceted legal challenges faced by businesses across local, national, and international platforms. Courtney's practice encompasses a broad array of areas, particularly excelling in Construction Law, Contract Law, Conveyancing, and Employment Law. Her prior experience as in-house counsel for companies of varying scale enriches her capacity to deliver strategic and insightful counsel. Her career journey includes her tenure as an Associate Solicitor at Prosper Law focusing on Property and Corporate Law, among other areas, and serving in legal consulting with Sunwater. At ADCO Constructions, Courtney's role as Legal Counsel further honed her expertise in both corporate and construction specifics. Her foundational legal experience was moulded at Piper Alderman and Robert Bird Group, where she undertook impactful roles that spanned from legal counsel to administrative responsibilities at established organisations like Tabcorp and Brisbane Family Law Centre. Courtney's academic achievements were realised at Queensland University of Technology, where she obtained a Bachelor of Business and Law (Honours). Her trajectory from educational achievements to professional milestones underscores her commitment to making law accessible and practical, always aligning her commercial mindset with her clients' goals to devise effective legal strategies.
Principal
East Legal
Jun 2024 - Present • 2 years 5 months
Legal consulting secondment
Sunwater
Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 • 3 months
Associate Solicitor
Prosper Law
Feb 2023 - Aug 2024 • 1 year 6 months
Legal Counsel
ADCO Constructions
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023 • 10 months
Lawyer
Piper Alderman
Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 • 11 months
Legal Counsel
Robert Bird Group
Jul 2020 - Jul 2021 • 1 year
Robert Bird Group
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020 • 5 months
Graduate Lawyer Secondment
Herbert Smith Freehills
May 2019 - Present • 7 years 6 months
Legal Administrator
Tabcorp
Jun 2018 - Jan 2020 • 1 year 7 months
Legal Administrative Assistant
Brisbane Family Law Centre
Nov 2016 - Jun 2018 • 1 year 7 months
Oncourse operator
Tatts Group
Jun 2014 - May 2018 • 3 years 11 months
Bachelor Business and Law (honours)
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
2014 - 2018
Last checked: 29 Jun 2026 • Checked with Queensland Law Society
