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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in the Northern Territory

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Victoria

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Western Australia

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Australia

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in the Australian Capital Territory

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Queensland

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Tasmania

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in South Australia

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Reshaping legal assistance services: building on the evidence base: a discussion paper

Pascoe Pleasence,

Christine Coumarelos,

Suzie Forell,

Hugh McDonald, | 2014

This report draws on more than a decade of empirical research evidence - together with current experience of service providers - to inform the design and delivery of efficient and...

Access to and use of services,

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

Regional & Remote,

Rural,

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Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei,

Albert Zhou, | 2006

Six disadvantaged areas were surveyed by telephone interviews: three suburban areas within Sydney (Campbelltown, Fairfield, South Sydney), one major provincial centre (Newcastle) and two rural/remote areas (Nambucca and Walgett)

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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No home, no justice? The legal needs of homeless people

Suzie Forell,

Emily McCarron,

Louis Schetzer, | 2005

This report into the legal needs of homeless people explores the capacity of homeless people in NSW to obtain legal assistance; to participate effectively in the legal system; and to...

Housing & homelessness,

Legal needs,

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In summary: evaluation of the appropriateness and sustainability of Victoria Legal Aid’s Summary Crime Program

Hugh McDonald,

Amanda Wilson,

Zhigang Wei,

Sarah Randell,

Suzie Forell, | 2017

In summary: evaluation of the appropriateness and sustainability of Victoria Legal Aid's Summary Crime Program evaluates whether, following changes to the program in 2012-2013, VLA`s SCP is appropriate to client...

Criminal Justice,

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

What works | Access to Justice,

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Legal services in family law

Rosemary Hunter,

Ann Genoese,

Angela Melville,

April Chrzanowski, | 2000

The study compared family law services received by legally-aided and self-funded clients, and the services provided to legally-aided clients by private solicitors and Legal Aid Commission in-house solicitors, through the...

Criminal law,

Family law,

Lawyers,

Legal assistance services,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in New South Wales

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramse, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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On the edge of justice: the legal needs of people with a mental illness in NSW

Maria Karras,

Emily McCarron,

Abigail Gray,

Sam Ardasinski, | 2006

This study examines the legal and access to justice issues experienced by people with a mental illness. The methodology comprised a literature review, focus group discussions with key stakeholders, in-depth...

Disability,

Health and Disability,

Legal needs,

Mental health & wellbeing,

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The legal needs of older people in NSW

Sarah Ellison,

Louis Schetzer,

Joanna Mullins,

Julia Perry,

Katrina Wong, | 2004

The study looked at the particular barriers confronted by older people in accessing services to resolve legal issues, including any attitudinal barriers

Legal needs,

Older people,

Other priority groups,

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Reaching in by joining-up: evaluation of the legal assistance partnership between Legal Aid NSW and Settlement Services International

Hugh McDonald,

Suzie Forell,

Zhigang Wei,

Sarah Williams, | 2014

In March 2013, Legal Aid NSW and Settlement Services International entered into a partnership to provide legal services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds who are disadvantaged....

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse,

Evaluations,

Immigration and Refugees,

Legal assistance research & evaluation,

Legal assistance services,

What works | Access to Justice,

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Natural disaster-related legal need in Australia: State of the evidence

Natural disaster-related legal need in Australia: State of the evidence

Emily Kothe,

Kerryn Butler,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black, | 2024

This report provides the first comprehensive summary of what is known about disaster-related legal needs in the Australian context and offers new insights to aid in understanding the specific challenges...

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Recent,

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Review of Legal Aid NSW outreach legal services. Stage two report: Evolving best practice in outreach – insights from experience

Suzie Forell,

Hugh McDonald,

Stephanie Ramsey,

Sarah Williams, | 2013

This report is published by the Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales, an independent, not-for-profit organisation that seeks to advance the fairness and equity of the justice system,...

Evaluations,

Legal assistance research & evaluation,

Legal assistance services,

Outreach,

Regional & Remote,

Rural,

Service Delivery,

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Access to justice and legal needs: A project to identify legal needs, pathways and barriers for disadvantaged people in NSW. Stage 1: Data digest

Sue Scott,

Ann Eyland,

Abigail Gray,

Albert Zhou,

Christine Coumarelos, | 2004

A Compendium of Service Usage Data from NSW Legal Assistance and Dispute Resolution Services, 1999–2002

Legal needs,

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Collaborative Planning Resource – Service Planning

Christine Coumarelos,

Hugh McDonald,

Suzie Forell,

Zhingang Wei, | 2015

The Foundation developed the Collaborative Planning Resource (CPR) in support of the 2015 National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services (NPA) between the Commonwealth of Australia and the states/territories. It...

Assessing legal need,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Planning service delivery,

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Data digest: a compendium of service usage data from NSW legal assistance and dispute resolution services, 1999-2002

Sue Scott,

Ann Eyland,

Abigail Gray,

Albert Zhou,

Christine Coumarelos, | 2004

Analyses data collected by the main publicly funded NSW legal service providers on the nature of inquiries received, the demographic characteristics of inquirers and the pathways they took to resolve...

Data,

Dispute resolution services,

Legal assistance services,

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By the people, for the people? Community participation in law reform

Natalina Nheu,

Hugh McDonald, | 2010

This study is part of a research program undertaken by the Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales concerning the access to justice and legal needs of disadvantaged people...

Access to justice,

Disadvantage,

Law reform,

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Future directions for pro bono legal services in New South Wales

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, | 2002

This research project assessed the need for greater co-ordination of pro bono services in New South Wales, and a proposal to improve the structure, organisation and delivery of pro bono...

Lawyers,

Legal assistance services,

Pro bono,

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Law informed: The value of telephone legal information services to clients

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Maria Karras,

Sarah Randell, | 2020

Do telephone legal information services fill a valuable place in the legal assistance landscape? Under its Research Alliance with Victoria Legal Aid (VLA), the Law and Justice Foundation followed up...

Evaluations,

Legal assistance research & evaluation,

Legal assistance services,

Other models of service delivery,

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Gateways to the law, an exploratory study of how non-profit agencies assist clients with legal problems

Sue Scott,

Caroline Sage, | 2001

Gateways to the Law is an in-depth exploration of how a range of non-profit agencies in New South Wales go about assisting clients with legal problems, and what issues they...

Collaboration and partnership,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

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Legal Aid NSW Domestic Violence Unit: process evaluation of the first nine months

Christine Coumarelos,

Suzie Forell,

Amanda Wilson,

Maria Karras, | 2018

The Legal Aid NSW DFV Strategy 2016-2018 aligns with government policies and priorities to ensure people who are affected by DFV receive high quality, client-centred and holistic services. The DVU...

Domestic Violence,

Evaluations,

Family and domestic abuse,

Legal assistance research & evaluation,

Legal assistance services,

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Access to justice roundtable: proceedings of a workshop, July 2002

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, | 2003

The roundtable was held by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW and the Social Justice Project, University of NSW. It includes the papers presented, an report of discussions in...

Access to justice,

Legal needs,

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Victoria Legal Aid: Information services literature scan

Sarah Randell, | 2018

The purpose of this literature scan was to locate and summarise the available research evidence on information services, with a focus on what contributes to effective legal information. Victoria Legal...

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

Other models of service delivery,

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An Assessment of Legal Needs in NSW

Delphine Bellerose,

Kerryn Butler,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Geoff Mulherin, | 2021

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW was approached by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice in September 2021 to prepare an assessment of legal needs in the jurisdiction....

Assessing legal need,

Data,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

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Access to justice and legal needs: a project to identify legal needs, pathways and barriers for disadvantaged people in NSW. Background paper

Louis Schetzer,

Joanna Mullins,

Roberto Buonamano, | 2002

This paper aimed to assist those intending to make a submission or be involved in subsequent stages of the Access to Justice and Legal Needs project

Access to justice,

Legal needs,

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Quantifying the legal and broader life impacts of domestic and family violence, Justice issues paper 32

Christine Coumarelos, | 2019

New analysis of the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey reveals that respondents who had experienced domestic and family violence (DFV) reported 20 legal problems on average in the preceding 12 months,...

Domestic Violence,

Family and domestic abuse,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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An evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services report

‘I would have given up without it’: An evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services

Kate Davies,

Sarah Ratcliffe,

Emily Kothe,

Sandra Takchi, | 2025

An Evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services examines the program’s role in supporting access to justice for people with disability navigating the Administrative Review Tribunal.

Assessing Impact,

Courts and tribunals,

Disability,

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Recent,

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Data to inform assessment of legal needs in New South Wales

Data to inform assessment of legal needs in New South Wales

Delphine Bellerose,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Michaela Mournehis,

Kerryn Butler, | 2023

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of some information and data sources that are useful to consider in conducting a legal needs assessment in New South...

Assessing legal need,

Data,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

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Access to justice and the COVID-19 pandemic

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW,

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), | 2020

This policy brief, co-authored by the OECD and the Law & Justice Foundation of NSW, focuses on the immediate and medium-term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for justice systems and...

Access to justice,

Courts and tribunals,

Disaster response,

Legal assistance services,

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An evaluation of Legal Aid NSW’s Family Law Early Intervention Unit Duty Lawyer Service

Suzie Forell,

Michael Cain, | 2012

The Family Law Early Intervention Unit (EIU) is a state-wide specialist service of Legal Aid NSW, funded under the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services. Among other services, the...

Evaluations,

Family law,

Legal assistance research & evaluation,

Legal assistance services,

What works | Access to Justice,

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Claiming under the Motor Accidents Scheme

Ted Wright,

Ann Eyland,

Jamie Cox,

Law Foundation (Justice Research Centre), | 1998

The aim of the study was to understand the significance of legal cost within the Scheme and to examine the relationship between legal cost and the process of resolving claims....

Civil law,

Costs and fees,

Procedural reform,

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