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- Towards 2030: NLA Strategic Plan
  This plan provides an overview of National Legal Aid's strategic plan for the next five years. It identifies the vision, purpose, and goals of our work towards 2030. It answers the questions of who we are, who we support, how we work, what we offer, and our impact.
- Towards 2030: NLA Strategic Operating Plan
  This plan outlines how we will measure success, the benefits of our work and a five year strategic operating plan for the NLA Directorate. This plan will be reported on as a regular agenda item at NLA Directors meetings and will be reviewed annually.
Policy & advocacy
- ALAF
  The Australian Legal Assistance Forum has been established to enable the members to consider and address Australian legal assistance issues in a co-operative way and to make recommendations on those issues in a co-ordinated fashion.
- Submissions
  Integral to our policy and advocacy role is the constructive advice, guidance and direction we provide to government. This page contains the submissions NLA has made to various Commonwealth Government and Parliamentary inquiries.
- Reports
  Research and reports aimed at enhancing legal aid funding and quantitatively assessing legal needs to improve access and outcomes across Australia.
National Services
- With You Training
  With You is a national training program for trauma-informed, rights-based legal services to people experiencing distress, mental health concerns, or suicidality.
- amica
  amica helps couples reach amicable agreements about property settlements and parenting arrangements – and it enables them to record those agreements in plain language.
- Family Advocacy and Support Service
  The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) is an integrated duty lawyer and social worker service for those affected by family violence.
- Family Violence Law Help
  Family Violence Law Help is a national website for people wanting to understand domestic and family violence, the law and where to get help.
- Legal Aid National Child Support
  A National referral directory for Child Support Services across Australian Legal Aids.
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Home
About
- Towards 2030: NLA Strategic Plan
  This plan provides an overview of National Legal Aid's strategic plan for the next five years. It identifies the vision, purpose, and goals of our work towards 2030. It answers the questions of who we are, who we support, how we work, what we offer, and our impact.
- Towards 2030: NLA Strategic Operating Plan
  This plan outlines how we will measure success, the benefits of our work and a five year strategic operating plan for the NLA Directorate. This plan will be reported on as a regular agenda item at NLA Directors meetings and will be reviewed annually.
Policy & advocacy
- ALAF
  The Australian Legal Assistance Forum has been established to enable the members to consider and address Australian legal assistance issues in a co-operative way and to make recommendations on those issues in a co-ordinated fashion.
- Submissions
  Integral to our policy and advocacy role is the constructive advice, guidance and direction we provide to government. This page contains the submissions NLA has made to various Commonwealth Government and Parliamentary inquiries.
- Reports
  Research and reports aimed at enhancing legal aid funding and quantitatively assessing legal needs to improve access and outcomes across Australia.
National Services
- With You Training
  With You is a national training program for trauma-informed, rights-based legal services to people experiencing distress, mental health concerns, or suicidality.
- amica
  amica helps couples reach amicable agreements about property settlements and parenting arrangements – and it enables them to record those agreements in plain language.
- Family Advocacy and Support Service
  The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) is an integrated duty lawyer and social worker service for those affected by family violence.
- Family Violence Law Help
  Family Violence Law Help is a national website for people wanting to understand domestic and family violence, the law and where to get help.
- Legal Aid National Child Support
  A National referral directory for Child Support Services across Australian Legal Aids.
News

Trauma-Informed Community of Practice

The With You Legal Assistance Sector Trauma-Informed Community of Practice - a collaborative initiative between the National Legal Aid, With You Training, LawRight and Community Legal Western Australia.

Trauma-Informed, Rights-Based Community of Practice

Monthly Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month at 3pm (Sydney & Melbourne time) discussing topics relevant to trauma-informed legal assistance. This Community of Practice shares trauma-informed strategies for legal practice, fosters collaboration, advances best practices and provides sector-wide resources in trauma-informed legal assistance. The Community of Practice have trauma-informed Ways of Working.

Join the Trauma-Informed Community of Practice here.

Recordings from throughout 2024 & 2025 are now available below.

Evolving Landscape of Trauma-Informed Mediation: Insights from Mediator and Participant Experiences - 18 August 2025

Trauma Informed Principles in Action: Lessons from Working Women Queensland - 21 July 2025

Co-design and Implementation of the Mental Health Legal Rights Service - 16 June 2025

Measuring Trauma Informed Legal Practice - 19 May 2025

Trauma, Substance Use and What Lawyers Need To Know - 28 April 2025

The Imperfect Juggle of Trauma Informed Leadership

Compassionate Responses to Disclosures of Child Sexual Abuse

Trauma-Informed Organisations Working with Children

Effective and Trauma-Informed Collaboration with Frontline Services

Supported Decision Making Panel

Supporting Veterans with Jasmine Stanton

Vicarious Trauma for Lawyers with Anne Mainsbridge

Lived Experience Work in the Australian Legal Assistance Sector

Trauma-Informed Lawyering