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Legal Aid HR Working with Legal Aid
   
The Legal Aid Commission provides a variety of legal services for the people of New South Wales. We are the largest legal aid agency in Australia. The Commission is established under the Legal Aid Commission Act, 1979 of NSW and is statutorily independent of Government.
Our goal is to assist socially and economically disadvantaged people to understand and protect their rights, as the justice system is not accessible to everybody. One of the purposes of the legal system is to safeguard people’s rights. The legal system can only perform this protective role if people have equal access to it.
The Commission provides free legal advice and minor assistance at our Head Office in Sydney, regional offices, specialist services and advice clinics located in various metropolitan and country centres. Easy access to information about legal aid and related services is available by phoning LawAccess NSW and the Young Offenders’ Advice Line.
We provide legal representation in many areas of law and other important services that aim to avoid court disputes, such as alternative dispute resolution and community legal education programs. The Commission has a strong customer focus and we are continually improving the quality and efficiency of our services. We are also committed to fair treatment and compliance with anti-discrimination legislation. |
