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April 8, 2024

The 2024 Victorian Law Week program is now live.

Law Week
Many of life’s problems can have legal answers
April 8, 2024
Event
April 3, 2024

What works to meet legal need in the Victorian community? A new project by Victoria Law Foundation aims to find out.

Access to Justice
Legal need
Do justice solutions measure up?
April 3, 2024
Research
March 27, 2024

Research Network welcomed Professor Rebecca Sandefur and Matthew Burnett, in discussion with VLF's Dr Georgina Rychner and Bridget McAloon, to explore the frontier projects in access to justice research on a global and local scale.

Access to Justice
Legal assistance
Legal capability
Legal need
Research
Research Network: people-centred research a key to unlock access to justice
March 27, 2024
Research
March 4, 2024

Updating resources to help women and gender-diverse people understand their rights and powers when dealing with separation and stalking.

Case Study
Community legal assistance
Grants
Women
LGBTIQ
An inclusive and trauma-informed approach to encouraging self-advocacy
March 4, 2024
Grants
March 1, 2024

Community Legal Grant applications are now open

Grants
Funding to support new legal initiatives and projects
March 1, 2024
Grants
February 12, 2024

Victorian Law Foundation shares insights on two upcoming research reports with scholars at the trans-Tasman Civil Justice Research Conference.

PULS
Young people
Research
Peer education
Joining the conversation at the 2024 Civil Justice Research Conference
February 12, 2024
Research
February 9, 2024

More than 40 legal professionals from Ballarat and surrounding areas joined keynote speakers to open the legal year at Ballarat's 2nd Legal Laneway Breakfast.

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Legal Laneway Breakfast travels back to Ballarat for 2024
February 9, 2024
Event
February 8, 2024

Members of Victoria’s justice sector gathered this morning for the 21st annual Legal Laneway Breakfast to welcome the 2024 legal year

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Welcoming the new legal year with the 21st Legal Laneway Breakfast
February 8, 2024
Event
February 7, 2024

Today we launch the second volume of our key research project, the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS).

Legal capability
Research
PULS Volume 2: Understanding and Capability is now available
February 7, 2024
Research
December 14, 2023

Assistance strategies that help to connect people in need with services that can help them can make a big difference.

Access to Justice
Legal assistance
Community legal assistance
Legal Concierge program paving the way to justice
December 14, 2023
Research
November 9, 2023

We are excited to support these four projects as they enhance research skills and develop a deeper understanding of the legal needs of the community.

Grants
Family violence
Housing
Congratulations to the 2023/24 Knowledge Grant recipients
November 9, 2023
Grants
November 6, 2023

A great reminder that we’re not alone in the issues we face, and that smart people are working on clever responses to sticky problems to get help to people for their everyday legal problems.

Access to Justice
Legal assistance
Notes from the International Forum on Access to Justice
November 6, 2023
Research
November 1, 2023

We’re delighted to launch the Victoria Law Foundation Annual Report.

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Read about our impact and activity from 2022-23
November 1, 2023
VLF
October 17, 2023

Inner Melbourne Community Legal collaborated with experts to investigate how race impacted issuance of police COVID-19 fines.

Grants
Fines
Administrative data
First Nations
Refugees and migrants
Examining racial profiling by police through COVID-19 lockdown fines
October 17, 2023
Grants
September 8, 2023

VLF connects students of the Loddon Campaspe region with Court of Appeal Judges and legal experts to learn about the legal system, career pathways within the legal sector, and their legal rights.

Young people
Civics and Citizenship
Law Talk
Legal capability
Regional Victoria
Law Talks travel to Bendigo
September 8, 2023
Learn
September 6, 2023

Thank you to all who tuned-in to our In Conversation event with Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass.

Legal profession
Reflecting on a 10-year term as the Victorian Ombudsman
September 6, 2023
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PULS Volume 2: Understanding and Capability is now available

Explore the knowledge, skills and attributes that are required to effectively understand and use the law.