Community driven justice

From 1972

I need legal advice

We run a free legal advice service

Make an enquiry to talk to us

Learn how we can help

I want to read about the law

Read the Law Handbook to learn about your legal rights

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We work towards a fairer and more just Victorian community, one in which the legal and broader social system supports equality and justice.

Night Service

We run a free legal advice night service.

Court based services

We may be able to help you on the day of court.

Legal support programs

Our programs include:

Family Violence Health Justice Partnerships

Drug Outreach Lawyer program

Criminal Defence practice

Migrant Employment Law Clinic

and more

Social action

We work on legal and social issues for a fairer community.

Activists Rights

Learn about your protest and advocacy rights

When the Fitzroy Legal Service opened its doors on 18 December 1972, it became Australia’s first non-Aboriginal community legal centre. Located in the basement of the Fitzroy Town Hall, in what was then one of the poorest suburbs of Melbourne, this new legal service set out to do the unthinkable: provide free legal advice to all comers.

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