Community Legal Centres Workforce Project
A survey of the community legal centre workforce across Victoria.
Capturing the work of community legal assistance
The Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria Inc. engaged the Victoria Law Foundation to conduct research to answer the following questions:
- Who works in the sector?
- What is it like working in community legal centres?
- How could the work of community legal centres be strengthened?
- What would enhance the work of the community legal sector as a whole?
Employees, volunteers, students, board members, CEOs and centre managers were invited to participate by completing an online survey.
A series of reports provide an overview of workplace issues. All five reports are now available.
Project publications
Building and sustaining the community legal centre workforce.
Preparing lawyers for work in the community legal sector.
Methodology and surveys used in the Working in Community Legal Centres project.
How the community legal centre workforce adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The characteristics of the Victorian community legal centre workforce.
Latest research news
Dr. Hugh McDonald reflects on the 2024 International Access to Justice Forum, exploring the global and local intersections of capability, need and person-centred justice.
As we celebrate the release of the third volume of the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS), we reflect on the journey and the exciting opportunities for legal research ahead.
We are delighted to announce Dr McDonald will lead our research team and guide the next phase of research at VLF.
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