<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>331605</docID> <postdate>2024-10-23 10:07:15</postdate> <headline>There’s science behind Daryn’s love of the law</headline> <body><p><img class=" wp-image-331610" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Daryn-Griffiths.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>Lawyer Daryn Griffiths… “One of the primary advantages of Capon & Hubert is that experience. It’s compassion through previous life and legal experience.â€</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line"><span class="s1">“We’ve got the advantages of working in a small legal firm. I think it’s the small ones that do the most decent work, but it’s also the work that I enjoy," says s</span>olicitor <strong>DARYN GRIFFITHS</strong>.</span></p> <p><b>Initially pursuing a career in science, Daryn Griffiths’ introduction into law was almost entirely coincidental.</b></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">“I actually started off in science, and I worked in a small-medium sized enterprise for 20 years. It just so happened that I ended up being the lawyer for the firm,†he says. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">From there, Daryn went back to school to study law and accounting. He says his different start has been a great asset to his current work at Capon & Hubert Lawyers & Mediators. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“Because I was in a small business myself, we were part of the management team, so we saw the day-to-day dealing with supply chains, leases and building expansions,†he says. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">His experience before entering law, Daryn says, has been a “monumental help†in his ability to assist the public.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I’ve been where these [clients] have been,†he says.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“[The team are] all in our 50s and 60s… This gives us life experience as well as legal experience.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“One of the primary advantages of Capon & Hubert is that experience. It’s compassion through previous life and legal experience. You probably won’t be able to come to us with a non-criminal matter that one of us hasn’t gone through already.â€</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Daryn spent his teenage years in Canberra, eventually drifting back home with his family to settle down. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I chose Canberra to practise law and to raise my family,†he says. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I particularly love being half an hour from the bush, two hours from the snow and two hours from the coast. It’s fantastic.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I enjoyed growing up here, my kids have enjoyed that as well.â€</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Canberra’s ideal destination isn’t the only reason he chose to practise law here, preferring the cosiness and personalised approach he can take with his clients. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I like the fact that it’s not as big or as busy as Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane,†he says. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“We’ve got the advantages of working in a small legal firm. I think it’s the small ones that do the most decent work, but it’s also the work that I enjoy.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I like working in boutique law firms.I particularly like being in a collegiate environment.â€</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Daryn says working in Canberra is similar to working at Capon & Hubert, preferring the community approach to law.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“We’ve got a small number of lawyers and specialists in each area and we’re constantly in each other’s offices,†he says. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I can go and talk to [Ken Hubert] about matters and he’s in my office all the time asking me questions. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“We can cross-pollinate and have a meeting of the minds while still having our own areas of speciality and responsibility.â€</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Daryn says it’s this sense of family and cohesion that makes Capon & Hubert so enjoyable to work with. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“We all go down and have a coffee every Thursday morning and talk for half an hour or so about what legal issues we are currently facing.â€</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">More often than not, Daryn says, someone might have a solution or new way to look at a problem. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">A close connection between clientele and staff isn’t just important, Daryn says, it’s critical. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Situated in Phillip, the heart of the southside community, Daryn says it’s important that the firm’s location is accessible and easy to find. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I don’t always keep nine-to-five hours. If clients need me at eight o’clock at night, I’m here. A lot of them have their own shows to run, so they often come and see me at six or seven o’clock. I do the vast majority of my work after hours, because that’s when they can get here,†he says. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“You can’t do that in a mall.†</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Lawyer by day and cub scout leader by night, Daryn says the cub scout motto HOP (Help Other People) bleeds into his professional life. </span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“I know that’s where satisfaction and happiness comes from,†he says. “By helping others.â€</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“The ability to look after these folks who are out there on the cutting edge, is a joy.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“We are there to catch them when they fall.â€</span></p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><i>Capon & Hubert Lawyers & Mediators, first floor 32-38 Townshend Street, Phillip. Call 6152 9203 or visit <a href="http://chsol.com.au">chsol.com.au</a></i></span></p> </body>