For lawyers

Refresh your knowledge on how to better safeguard client data.

We are proud to play an increased role in providing legal assistance for people appealing permanent protection visa decisions.

A reflection found that clients spoke of Lotjpa’s ‘valued advice’ in supporting them to tell their stories to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

More than half of panel practitioners in Victoria say that most or all of their case load is legal aid work, the highest of any jurisdiction in the country.

The work of private practitioners and community legal centres, as well as Victoria Legal Aid lawyers, enables us to help more people access legal services.

Practitioner panel are lists of private lawyers who are approved to act in grants of legal aid for clients in family law, criminal law or child protection matters.

Use this directory to find private firms and practitioners registered to get a grant of legal assistance to run a case.

Updates about ATLAS, our online grants management system for practitioners.

The grants guidelines are set out in the VLA Handbook for lawyers. This includes how to apply for a grant of legal assistance and the guidelines and conditions of receiving a grant.

Contact details for enquiries about grants of legal assistance.

We have resources to support lawyers doing legal aid work.

Information about our family dispute resolution service that can help your clients resolve their family disputes.

This page has information for private practitioners about changes to our programs and processes due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Register for or log in to our system to apply for a grant of legal aid.

The VLA Handbook for lawyers sets out how apply for a grant of legal assistance and the guidelines and conditions of receiving a grant.

Find out about the reviews and public consultations Victoria Legal Aid has undertaken to improve its services.

We work to improve the law for all Victorians.

This page contains links to remote applications for Victoria Legal Aid staff.