My Community Legal Inc. (MCL) is an accredited community legal centre and registered charity based in Gold Coast that helps clients who cannot afford a lawyer and are not receiving legal assistance. Our partners are at the heart of the operation of this not-for-profit law firm. MCL`s volunteer lawyers provide free legal assistance in the following areas of activity: domestic and domestic violence; consumers and debt; Employment; Rental; minor and traffic offences; Micro; and immigration law. Gold Coast Community Legal Centre can advise you in a number of general areas of law We now have a social work service at our centre that is available to clients who are also receiving legal aid. Our pro bono publico law firm is accredited by the National Association of Community Legal Centres, an ATO Deductible Gift Recipient (RDG) and an ACNC registered charity. Please save us some time or money if you can. Since opening in 1984, our team of fully qualified lawyers have provided free services to the entire Gold Coast region. Our priority is to support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents in a variety of jurisdictions, including family law, domestic violence, consumer issues, minor civil claims, motor vehicle accidents, neighborhood disputes, and minor criminal matters. Our head office is centrally located in Southport. We also provide legal services in offices located at the southern and northern ends of the Gold Coast.
Legal advice and assistance is available from Monday to Friday between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm by appointment and on Tuesday evenings from 5 pm at our night clinic. To make an appointment, please call 07 5532 9611 or request a callback online. My Community Legal (MCL) is an independent initiative of the Gold Coast District Law Association and many collaborators. We offer local practitioners and law students who intend to become lawyers the opportunity to serve the people of Gold Coast and Tweed by providing free legal services to those who need them but cannot afford them. The Gold Coast Community Legal Centre offers advice and support on a wide range of family law issues. Connie Gill, – Administrator of the Citizens Advice Bureau, 1984 Annual Report Counselling sessions at the Southport Community Hub are held bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Appointments with this service take place from 9:00 to 11:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00. Please visit our FREE LEGAL ADVICE page to find out our covered and excluded areas of law and how to find us. Our lawyers have experience in identifying, providing advice and support in cases of domestic violence Of course, if a client is seen by a My Community Legal volunteer, the lawyer may not have that person as a client in a private practice afterwards. All clients receive a list of recommendations and if the volunteer practitioner likes it, they exclude themselves. Consultations at Robina`s headquarters take place every Thursday evening, admission begins at 17:00.
No appointment is required to attend this service. Behind CSi Club Southport and transit centre – our building has no street frontage, you have to go behind Club Southport and you will see our building with signage at the front. For those who need a lawyer but cannot afford one; Everyone is welcome. Please bring all relevant documents and a list of questions to be answered. Please call at least one day in advance to make an appointment and ensure that a pro bono lawyer is working in the right area of practice. Welcome to the award-winning national, state and local My Community Legal. We are one of two accredited non-profit organizations of the Gold Coast-based Community Legal Centre. People who are culturally and linguistically diverse Gold Coast Community Legal Centre provides advocates for domestic violence and child protection “It has already been said that people who come to organizations like ours should be treated as individuals and not as cases or category numbers – they should be accepted as people of worth and dignity.
whatever their weaknesses. Mistakes and failures – they have to make their own decisions – they need help, not they need to be told what to do – they need to feel that confidential information about them is being kept as private as possible – they don`t want the world to know about their problems. In short, they have the right to expect to meet qualified people who will offer them and the community quality service. Lawyers, lawyers and law students, please browse our membership and volunteer pages to learn how to get involved. People who are victims of domestic violence or at risk of violent conflict can be stressful, but there are claims processes that may be available to help them.