From many years delivering our ground-breaking Drug Outreach Lawyer Program, FLS has seen first-hand the devastating effects and futility of laws that criminalise drug use. It has therefore been encouraging to see recent steps towards a less discriminatory and punitive response to drug use in Victoria.
His Honour Reserve Magistrate Brian Wright recently shared his experiences from over 46 years of service with Fitzroy Legal Service with the strong message that volunteering needs to be viewed as more than a line on the CV.
Fitzroy Legal Service is proud to announce that the 46th edition of The Law Handbook is now available for free online to help community members navigate common legal issues in everyday life.
Fitzroy Legal Service is proud to announce that the 46th edition of The Law Handbook is now available for free online to help community members navigate common legal issues in everyday life.
Fitzroy Legal Service has welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s parliamentary inquiry into family violence orders and called for key interventions to better protect victim-survivors of family violence in Australia.
Fitzroy Legal Service announces new appointments and changes to the Board.
Fitzroy Legal Service supports calls for the Allan Government to introduce a legal defence into drug driving offences for medical cannabis patients.
Widely known for her expertise in anti-discrimination, employment and industrial law, former Fitzroy Legal Service Board Member and long-term Night Service volunteer, Carol Andrades, says when you bring law and activism together, you can move mountains.
Widely known for her expertise in anti-discrimination, employment and industrial law, former Fitzroy Legal Service Board Member and long-term Night Service volunteer, Carol Andrades, says when you bring law and activism together, you can move mountains.
Fitzroy Legal Service is seeing a growing number of victim-survivors seeking our assistance and is calling on supporters to donate this June to enable us to provide urgent legal advice to people like Gemma* who would otherwise go without.
