How we can help

Victoria Legal Aid helps people with their legal problems. We focus on helping and protecting the rights of socially and economically disadvantaged Victorians. We can help in areas of criminal law, family law and some civil law matters. Contact us to find more about how we can help you.

Services

VLA Legal Information Service

VLA Legal Information Service

We give free legal information over the phone to help you with your legal problems.

Legal advice

Legal advice

VLA has lawyers who can talk to you about how the law applies to your legal problem.

Lawyers at court

Lawyers at court

We have lawyers on duty at many courts and tribunals across Victoria.

Funding cases

Funding cases

If you can’t afford a lawyer, you can apply for a grant of legal assistance to help you pay for a lawyer to run your case.

Latest news

Translated publications now available

Date: 24 July 2008

Translations of Client Service Charter and family law booklet are now available

New magistrates bring VLA experience

Date: 21 July 2008

Three VLA lawyers have been promoted to the bench.

New managing director for Victoria Legal Aid

Date: 19 June 2008

Bevan Warner is VLA's new managing director.

New edition of Your rights: police powers in Victoria

Date: 13 June 2008

New edition of VLA publication Your rights: police powers in Victoria

Latest edition of Briefcase newsletter

Date: 23 May 2008

Victoria Legal Aid is facing cutting its family law services by as much as $10million per year as it manages the pressures of inequities in the Commonwealth legal aid funding system.