Legal Aid Private Practitioners – 2024 Census
This report presents findings from the 2024 Census of Legal Aid Private Practitioners, conducted by the Social Policy Research Centre for National Legal Aid. It provides insights into the experiences...
Tag: Lawyers
Availability of lawyers in RRR NSW: what we have learnt
Recent concerns about the perceived loss of lawyers from regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas have centred on recruitment and retention issues. This paper highlights key findings of two studies...
Lawyer availability and population change in regional, rural and remote areas of NSW
This research is the second of two studies undertaken by the Law and Justice Foundation into the availability of solicitors in regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas of New South...
What price justice? Income and the use of lawyers
This paper presents new findings from the LegalAustralia Wide (LAW) Survey. The first major findings for Australia as a whole were published in Legal Australia-Wide Survey: legal need in Australia...
Seeking formal advice for legal problems in the ACT
This paper summarises findings from the Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) concerning the use of advisers for legal problems in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). What people in the ACT...
Seeking formal advice for legal problems in New South Wales
This paper summarises findings from the Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) concerning the use of advisers for legal problems in New South Wales (NSW). What people in NSW do about...
Recruitment and retention of lawyers in regional, rural and remote New South Wales: Summary Report, Justice issues paper 13
The problems associated with the recruitment and retention of solicitors in regional, rural and remote NSW are more nuanced than the broad city versus country divide commonly advocated. A census...
Recruitment and retention of lawyers in regional, rural and remote New South Wales
Public legal services for disadvantaged people in NSW have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining solicitors in regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas. Difficulties are also reported in attracting sufficient...
Future directions for pro bono legal services in New South Wales
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...
Legal services in family law
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...
Family law case profiles
This report sets out details profiles of family law cases handled be Legal Aid Commissions, private solicitors, Community Legal Centres, and the Family Court, which were finalised during the 1997...
Conveyancing fees in a competitive market
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of competition on fees in conveyancing matters in small law firms in New South Wales.