Macarthur Legal Centre About
Macarthur Legal Centre (MLC) was established in 1987
and is part of a network of community legal centres
which provides free legal advice, referrals and assistance to people living in the Macarthur region of NSW.
experience social and economic disadvantage.
who
What kind of work? Areas of practice: - Family law
- Care and protection - Child support
- Credit and debt
- Wills, power of attorney and guardianship - Traffic matters
- Fines and SDRO matters
- Neighbourhood disputes - Employment law - Discrimination
- Consumer complaints - Centrelink issues - Youth law
- Victims support
- Civil law matters
- Tenancy (MLC run the South West Sydney Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service)
- Domestic violence court advocacy (MLC run the
Macarthur Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service )
Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice and information - Legal referrals
- Legal outreach - Casework
- Community legal education
MLC offer a number of volunteering opportunities to students:
The goal of MLC is to promote social justice and provide free and accessible legal services to people
Student Opportunities
- Daytime front desk volunteer: duties include taking calls, greeting clients face-to-face, and various office administrative duties
- Advice session intake volunteer: responsible for collecting client information, conducting conflict checks and obtaining client instructions.
- Research positions: these are available from time to
time for specific research projects. Research students are typically recruited from advice session volunteers.
Volunteers must commit to at least one day per week.
Advice session intake volunteers must also have completed at least one year of their degree.
You can find more information here:
http://maclegal.net.au/about/volunteering/
Graduate Opportunities
MLC also offer Practical Legal Training (PLT) placements, however these are limited. PLT students are usually recruited from advice session volunteers.
Fun Fact / Recent Project
Children and Young People
Macarthur Legal Centre runs the Children’s Court
Assistance Scheme (‘CCAS’) at Campbelltown Local Court. A CCAS worker, and volunteers, provide information,
referrals and non-legal assistance to children and young people appearing before the Children’s Court. MLC also offers mediation services to children
and young people with current matters before
the Children's Court as an alternative to litigation.
- Law reform and policy work
- Youth and family mediation
Location
Macarthur (South-west of Sydney)
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