LawRight (formerly, the Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Inc.) is a legal referral & service organisation.
The service refers civil law public interest cases that meet LawRight's guidelines to member firms & barristers for free legal assistance & the service manages the Queensland Law Society & Bar Association Pro Bono Schemes.
LawRight also provides direct civil law services through legal staff and volunteers in particular areas such as homelessness, refugees, self-representation, administrative law & mental health law.
Website:
Email:
Mailing address:
PO Box 12217
George Street QLD 4003
Tel:
(07) 3846 6317
Key services:
- Community legal education
- Information and referral
- Legal advice
- Publications and self help materials
Specialist services & interest groups:
- Homeless persons
- Mental health
- Refugee
- Administrative Law Clinic
- Bar Pro Bono scheme
- Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
- Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic
- Mental Health Law Practice
- Public Interest Referral Scheme
- Queensland Law Society Pro Bono Scheme
- Refugee Civil Law Clinic
- Self Representation Service (Court of Appeal)
- Self Representation Service (District and Supreme Court)
- Self Representation Service (Federal Court)
- Self Representation Service (QLD Civil & Administrative Tribunal - QCAT)
Areas of law:
- Contracts
- Disability
- Human rights
- Incorporated associations
- Insurance
- Mental health
- Pensions and allowances / Social security
- Property
More information:
Key service - legal advice and assistance
