Law firm levy proposed to address Legal Aid funding crisis
National Legal Aid has released a new paper, which proposes a law firm levy as a potential solution to the “chronic underfunding” of legal assistance.
Coming home: a legal advocate’s professional and personal return
Taking up the role of principal solicitor with Legal Aid at Port Macquarie has been a professional and personal journey back home for Emma Smallwood.
Family law matters take majority of Legal Aid funding in Australia, report finds
Family law matters account for 96 per cent of all Commonwealth funded matters for Legal Aid Commissions in Australia, a ground-breaking new report looking at…
Great Expectations • part one
This four part series explores the challenges faced in creating sustainable legal career paths for all. Practitioners at various ages and stages of their careers…
‘An inland tsunami’: Solicitors on frontline of Central West flooding
As flood waters recede across the NSW Central West and residents begin to confront the colossal rebuild, legal questions relating to insurance and financial hardship…
Monique Hitter’s vision for Legal Aid
More than 20 years after landing “in exactly the right place” at Legal Aid, Monique Hitter is the new CEO
Best practice standards for representing Aboriginal clients
Legal Aid’s helpful guide provides guidance on issues impacting representation of Aboriginal clients.
Inside our legal aid crisis
Fees for solicitors doing legal aid work have been stagnant for more than 10 years while the number and complexity of cases has increased. It’s…
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: June 2018
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
Radical plans for a hostile environment
As the Law Council of Australia reviews access to justice via its Justice Project, the UK’s recently released Bach Commission report recommends drastic action to…
Meet the refugee lawyers: reaching out to help
By the middle of this year, the number of refugees who will have moved to NSW this financial year will swell to 10,500 due to…