meet the
Directors
Based in the South of England, PaperRock was founded by practising Corporate and Comercial lawyer, Jonathan Dawe who, along with his business partner Clare Cook, wanted to make Business legal documents accessible for everyone without compromising their legal accuracy.
co-founder
I co-founded PaperRock after realising how difficult it is for small businesses, sole traders and startups to find legal templates online that are high quality and legally accurate. I’ve met countless small business owners who complain about engaging lawyers to write documents such as NDA’s, only to find that they’ve been charged large sums for juniors to draft something basic. The same thing tends to happen with legal document providers on the internet too. Drafters are often inexperienced, without the years of working with business clients in legal practice behind them and the resulting expertise that this brings. When you buy a template from the internet or subscribe to a document management platform, you may not be paying hundreds to a legal firm but you could still be buying a junior lawyer’s work. In the business legal world, experience counts and at PaperRock we do things differently. I am proud of that. I bring a creative vision to our business and manage our diverse and growing team. I love a challenge and can get very driven – traits that come in useful in the day-to-day running of PaperRock. When I’m not working you’ll find me enjoying time with my children, hiking across the South Downs or getting stuck into another good book.
jonathan dawe
co-founder
I’ve spent 30 years as a corporate and commercial lawyer and became a business owner leaving Dentons to co-found Grant Dawe LLP in 2006. At PaperRock, I handle the strategic development of the business and ensure that every legal document template reflects the expertise and experience of the lawyers drafting them. I have always enjoyed the challenge of producing legal documents that are both legally accurate as well as user-friendly and practical. That’s why I particularly relish ensuring that every PaperRock Document is of the highest standard. Alongside PaperRock, I continue to provide expert guidance to a wide range of businesses and business owners in my private practice. Outside of work, I enjoy cricket, in all its glorious forms – even when it lasts for five days