Training

Our trainers draw on Women’s Legal Service Victoria’s more than 40 years of working with women with legal issues arising from family violence and relationship breakdown.

Our training is evidence-informed and draws on best practice, as well as our practical on the ground experience working with women.

Delivered online or in-person, our training builds the capacity of lawyers and other justice system practitioners, family violence practitioners and other professionals to better support family violence victim-survivors to get the legal and social support they need.


We share invaluable knowledge of the law, government policies, evidence-based research, as well as our practical on the ground experience working with women. 

We can tailor courses to suit the needs of professionals and organisations across the not-for profit and community sector, as well as private business, government, and other organisations. Get in touch

Who we have worked with:

  • Relationships Australia
  • Law Institute of Victoria
  • Orange Door
  • Court Services Network
  • Financial Counsellors Australia
  • Victoria’s Department of Justice
  • Victoria Legal Aid.

Safer families training for community legal centre lawyers to provide high quality, effective legal assistance and representation to clients experiencing family violence across relevant jurisdictions.

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Practical training for family violence practitioners and community services practitioners to identify legal issues and respond appropriately to clients’ needs.

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Our Case Notes and the Law e-learn will strengthen skills to write and maintain case notes. The training takes a legal lens and equips practitioners with an understanding and awareness of the legal implications of case notes.


Our office is closed

We will reopen at 9am Monday 8 January 2024.

 

You can contact Victoria Legal Aid for legal support or Safe Steps for family violence support. 

 

Our duty lawyer services will continue during this period. Please contact your local court if you need legal help at court.

 

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