What we do

Victoria Legal Aid helps people with their legal problems.

Legal information and education
We have a telephone legal information service and a public law library. We also have free publications and workshops for the community.

Free legal advice
We have lawyers who can talk to you about how the law applies to your legal problem.

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

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.

Resolving family disputes
Roundtable Dispute Management is our service that helps parents who are going through a separation or divorce to resolve their family disputes.

Languages
We have information about our services in many community languages.

Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions often asked about our services.