Community Legal Education
Our community legal education activities connect us with vulnerable people who need legal help and those who work with and support them.
We organise and participate in local events, raise awareness of legal issues through local radio, media and newsletters and develop and deliver a range of talks and workshops on legal issues.
Community and legal assistance partners add tremendous value to our work by sharing their complementary expertise, knowledge of community needs and practical support like venues, promotion and catering for events. We commonly partner with specialist and generalist community legal centres, health and education providers, local councils, government departments and a range of community organisations.
We maintain strong connections with our community and support many local and regional networks and partnerships.
Community Legal Education for the Community
PCLC offers Community Legal Education (CLE) to community groups and organisations on a range of common legal issues including family law, family violence, renter’s rights, fines, common legal issues for older people such as wills and powers of attorney, common legal issues for new arrivals, CALD communities, youth law issues, and more.
Contact us if you are interested in booking a CLE session at pclc@pclc.org.au
Please note that to book a session, we require:
- At least 4 weeks notice
- A minimum of 10 people. Please confirm that you have the required number of participants one week prior to your session.
If we are unable to deliver a CLE session as requested, we will attempt to provide you with alternative options or referrals.
Community Legal Education for Community Workers
We also offer community legal education talks for community workers. Please contact us at pclc@pclc.org.au if you are interested in booking a session.
We have also developed a free Family Violence Worker Legal Systems Resource for workers assisting people experiencing family violence and family law issues, as well as Resources for Workers – Guide to Safety Tool to help workers support their clients on temporary visas who are experiencing family violence to navigate their way through the Migration Framework to apply for a permanent visa.
In addition, Victoria Legal Aid and other community legal centres have developed other free training, tools and resources for community workers which can be found here: Legal Aid Law Helpers
