What we do
Who can use our centres?
Free legal services
How do I choose a legal centre which can assist me?
How to find a centre that can help you

Community Legal Centres are independent, not for profit organisations that provide free legal advice, casework and in some cases legal representation and referral to members of the community.

There are a number of legal centres located throughout Metropolitan and Rural South Australia. Most centres serve people who live or work in their geographical area.

Centres have qualified solicitors, legal advisors and support staff who can explain the full extent of your legal obligations, your rights and remedies and outline a number of choices and courses for action.

All centres provide their services free of charge (see free legal services).

Centres give an initial consultation, on most matters of law, to any member of the community. All centres provide their services free of charge.

After the initial consultation you may be eligible for ongoing assistance with the centre. Alternatively, your matter may be referred immediately to legal aid, a private solicitor or another non- legal service.

In a number of cases, clients are provided with legal advice or further assistance.

Ongoing assistance and /or court representation is only available for people who are unable to afford a private solicitor and who do not qualify for legal aid.

All centres provide their services free of charge. If a centre does provide court representation or further assistance, you may have to pay disbursements (e.g.expert reports) if a waiver cannot be obtained on your behalf.

Centre’s can either be specialist centres or generalist centres.

Specialist centres may deal specifically with certain legal matters (i.e. Social Security matters) or may assist particular groups of people (i.e. children and youth). To see a complete list of specialist centres please click here.

Alternatively, generalist centres are able to provide an initial consultation for a variety of legal matters. General centres see people who live or work in their geographical area. To find the centre closest to you, please click here.

Please click here to find a centre that can assist you with your query:
a) Search for a centre
b) Browse all Community legal centres