About Us

Established in 2017, Deakin Law Clinic is a community legal service offering free legal advice, assistance and information to people experiencing disadvantage in their access to justice. It also aims to educate the broader community in relation to legal rights and justice issues.

Deakin Law Clinic was set up to provide Deakin Law Students with an opportunity to gain legal experience and to provide free legal assistance to those who ordinarily cannot afford legal advice. It functions as a teaching law firm, in which students at Deakin Law School can build their legal skills under the supervision of experienced lawyers. Deakin Law Clinic is based in two locations, Melbourne CBD and Geelong. It offers free legal assistance across Victoria.

Deakin Law Clinic offers free legal advice and assistance in the following practice areas:

Civil and Commercial (Fines, Contract Disputes, Consumer Matters); assistance for small businesses and start-ups in preparation of services contracts
Criminal – advice and assistance for matters before the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
Employment – advice on unfair dismissals and terminations
Family – advice on family violence, parenting disputes, property disputes in marriages and de facto relationships and divorce
Policy – submissions in law reform and preparation of legal information and how to guides.

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