Lawyer & Notary Public

• Jun 2022 - Present

Peter Macmillan & Associates grew out of volunteer work that our founder, Dr Peter Macmillan, undertook for individuals and small businesses in the Melbourne CBD during the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2021 and 2022. With too few Justices of the Peace available in the city, Dr Macmillan worked all hours helping hundreds of people sign affidavits and statutory declarations, file divorce documents, secure Family Violence Intervention Orders, buy interstate properties, renew their passports and visas, apply for new jobs, secure personal and business loans, initiate police and criminal history checks, and simply make sense of all the complicated (and often overwhelming) legal and official documents affecting their lives.After meeting the needs of so many people in his own time (over 450 people in the first 12 months), Dr Macmillan realised he needed a team to continue his work. So in 2022, he founded his unique Australian law firm dedicated to helping individuals, families and businesses with their legal and official documents. Peter was appointed to the position of Notary Public by the Victorian Supreme Court in November 2022.

Founder & CEO

• May 2016 - Present

Meisterline® is the world's leading provider of professional expertise metrics.Our KUJI® Ratings are the first science-based system enabling you to measure the expertise that any lawyer or law firm has to offer.Now no-one has to guess anymore.With KUJI Ratings, law firms can more easily attract and retain exceptional talent, and clients can find higher-quality and better value-for-money lawyers.We empower clients to- Find better value-for-money lawyers without sacrificing quality- Improve legal-spend decisions using critical quantitative data- Hire law firms that share their values on issues such as diversityAnd we enable law firms to- Attract and retain better legal talent, and increase client loyalty- Avoid becoming viewed as mere “commodity” service providers- Maximize the value and marketability of their lawyers’ expertise

Author & Mentor

• Jul 2015 - Present

Author and co-author of 7 books on professional expertise and continuing professional development:1. The 21 Secrets of Gritty Professionals (2022) 2. Grit-Series Seminar Book (2022) (with Dr Alexander Fox, Senior Consultant at Meisterline®)3. You Don't Know Grit! What Every Professional Needs to Know About the Science of Talent, Passion and Perseverance (2022) (with Dr Alexander Fox, Senior Consultant at Meisterline®)4. Grit Just Got Real: Applying the Scientific Formula for Becoming a Grittier – and More Effective – Professional (2022) (with Dr Alexander Fox, Senior Consultant at Meisterline®)5. Get Your Grit Together: Principles and Strategies to Help Professionals Get the Most Out of Their Grit-Building Efforts (2022) (with Dr Alexander Fox, Senior Consultant at Meisterline®)6. The KUJI Handbook (2020)7. Unlocking the Secrets of Legal Genius: Measuring Specialist Legal Expertise Through Think-Alound Verbal Protocol Analysis (2015)

Research Scholar

• Jan 2007 - Apr 2016

Dr Peter Macmillan researches empirically-based approaches to the analysis and measurement of specialist legal expertise. He holds an LLM from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in law and cognitive science from Bond University. Dr Peter Macmillan researches empirically-based approaches to the analysis and measurement of specialist legal expertise. He holds an LLM from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in law and cognitive science from Bond University.

Head of Competition Law

• Jul 1997 - Dec 2006

Competition Economist, Investigator & Lawyer

• Jan 1992 - Aug 2006

Bank Teller & Professional Musician

• Jul 1984 - Dec 1986