FREMANTLE COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE Fremantle Community Legal Centre provides a range of legal and non-legal services to low income members of the local community.
Level 1, Suite 31 Fremantle Malls, 35 William Street Fremantle 6160 fremantle.wa.gov.au/fclc fclc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
The assistance offered is for clients who would not ordinarily be eligible to access FCLC’s day service or is for legal matters that FCLC does not provide advice or We are a non-profit organisation assistance on. : and have been operating for • Family law (children, property more than 30 years, managed by and divorce) the City of Fremantle. • Employment law; Our aim is to provide clients with a service that is specific to their needs. We promote basic human rights including: affordable housing, access to reasonable living standards, equality, dignity.
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Evening Legal Service: • File note taking What are the skills/benefits of taking a position at your CLC? • Greater understanding of various court processes and procedures and advocacy;
• Greater understanding of relevant legislation (including Minor criminal law; but not limited to Restraining Wills & estates; Orders Act 1997, Family Civil (including debt); Court Act 1975, Family Law Personal injuries; Act 1997, Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003, Restraining orders; and Residential Tenancies Act Extraordinary driver’s licences 1987);
• With this aim in mind, we • provide clients with a variety of support services to resolve legal, What kind of tasks do student • Legal drafting and economic or social issues. research skills; volunteers undertake? • Communication & Day Service: management skills; • (Subject to court COVID
Volunteering
legal time
directions) - shadowing • Understanding of working with vulnerable clients lawyers at Fremantle including clients who are Magistrates Court, Family Day Service generalist legal victims of family and domestic Court and Children’s Court service with a focus on family and violence, are experiencing for restraining order duty domestic violence: homelessness, financial lawyer service and referrals • restraining orders disadvantage, disability, from Fremantle Family mental health issues or other Violence Service; • family law (parenting, personal circumstances that property, and divorce) • Sitting in client appointments limit their access to justice. and file note taking; • criminal injuries compensation Do you have opportunities for • Undertaking legal research; • care and protection courtroom work/advocacy? • Drafting of legal documents • tenancy; and (including letters and court Shadowing lawyers subject to • welfare rights court covid directions. documents); and Evening Legal Service provided Do you offer any opportunities by local private solicitors on a • Front admin support: initial to do PLT? client enquiries (answering pro-bono basis. Assistance is phones and walk-ins) and Subject to Principal Solicitor’s, limited to a one-off appointment. Judy McLean’s, discretion. providing referrals. Which areas of law will clerks be exposed to?
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