News - Women’s Legal Service Victoria

26 Sep From paralegal to lawyer

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Ananya Batra Mahajan started as a lawyer at Women's Legal this month, after working as a paralegal for the last one and a half years. ...

04 Sep A Trailblazing advocate’s farewell

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With a remarkable career spanning over four decades, Carolyn Bond bids adieu to Women’s Legal Service Victoria, leaving behind a legacy of positive change....

08 Aug Financial counsellors, community legal centres and family violence services make positive impact in tackling financial abuse

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The recently released evaluation of the Economic Abuse Reference Group reinforces the group’s pivotal role in driving policy changes and improving responses to support victim-survivors of economic abuse....

29 May New partnership delivering support to victims of crime

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A new Victims Legal Service has been established to assist victims of crime in receiving financial assistance....

24 May Program delivers more support for women to move on from family violence

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Family Law Access program helping women in the western suburbs and Geelong access family law support....

17 May How our migration system can help end violence against women

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The Australian Government can make our migration system safer and fairer for women. That’s what our Legal Director Lisa Fowler told a Parliamentary inquiry in Canberra, adding that the changes required are both quick and simple....

17 Apr Time for equal access in discrimination claims

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We are proud to join over 70 other community organisations, unions, peak bodies, health professionals and victim-survivors calling on calling on the Australian Government to adopt an Equal Access costs model for all discrimination matters...