Plexus
Michael Vorpasso has held various roles in the legal field, starting with their current position as a Legal Counsel at Plexus since March 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Legal Counsel at G4S from September 2021 to March 2022. Before these roles, Michael worked at Nicholson Ryan Lawyers as a Solicitor from April 2020 to September 2021 and as a Paralegal from June 2019 to April 2020. Michael also had a Trainee Solicitor Placement at Brand Partners Commercial Lawyers for two months in 2018. In addition, Michael worked at Project 22 as a Paralegal & Business Support from April 2015 to December 2017, and at Harry Notaras Investments as a Leasing Assistant from June 2014 to March 2015.
Michael Vorpasso started their education in 2003 at St Edmund's College in Canberra, where they completed their schooling in 2008. In 2009 and 2010, they furthered their education at Daramalan College in Canberra. From 2011 to 2018, Michael attended Victoria University, where they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Law and Business. In 2018, they completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the Leo Cussen Centre for Law. Recently, in 2020, Michael enrolled at the Melbourne Business School and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA). Additionally, they obtained the Australian Lawyer certification from the Supreme Court of Victoria in April 2020.
Plexus
Plexus is on a mission to transform legal value. Through advanced technology and flexible access to world-class talent, Plexus powers the world’s leading organisations, enabling legal teams to deliver more with less, and freeing lawyers to focus on higher value strategic work.Founded in Melbourne 2011, Plexus now has an international footprintwith offices in Sydney, London and Washington DC. The business has been profiled as a case study in the disruption of the professional services industry by HBR, INSEAD, ACU, and RMIT, and their thought leadership can often be found published in the AFR, Sydney Morning Herald, ALB, Lawyers Weekly and The Age.Plexus launched Gateway, the world’s first legal operating system, in 2016, and already it’s being used by in-house legal teams at over 200 of the world’s largest organisations including L’Oreal, Samsung, Woolworths, Spotify, General Mills, Coca Cola and General Motors.Gateway gives in-house legal teams the tools they need to deliver faster, better and more cost-effective legal support. It enables them to manage risk at speed and reduces external spend while increasing client satisfaction and employee engagement.In May 2019, Plexus raised A$4.65 million in Series-A funding led by KPMG, with whom they have also formed a strategic partnership.Get in touch to find out why more GCs are partnering with Plexus to transform their functions.