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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

» Senior Researcher
We are looking for a highly skilled researcher to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team assessing ‘what works at what cost’ in legal service delivery to disadvantaged clients. ...read more

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

» The NSW Mental Health Tribunal: an analysis of clients, matters and determinations
This report gives fresh understandings of the management of people with a mental illness by providing a detailed description and analysis of the characteristics of a sample of mental health clients with the NSW MHRT who were tracked for a period of almost five years.
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» Legal assistance by video conferencing: what is known?
In recent years there has been an increasing drive to improve access to legal services through the use of video conferencing technology. This paper reports on an extensive search for, and review of, existing research into the use of video conferencing to deliver legal assistance particularly to disadvantaged clients, clients in regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas and clients in custody. ...read more

» By the people, for the people? Community participation in law reform: summary report
Very few people in the community participate in law reform. Yet the participation of citizens, and in particular disadvantaged people, in the making of laws that affect them holds the promise of a more inclusive democracy and more responsive and efficacious law. By the people, for the people? reports on case study research into the processes of law reform in New South Wales ...read more

Do you know someone who is improving access to justice? Nominations are now open for the 2012 Justice Awards. You can help recognise the extraordinary people improving access to justice in NSW by nominating them for a Justice Award ...read more

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Grants program
Our grants program helps organisations to implement ideas for projects which aim to support the Foundation's objectives. The next general grant round closing date will be 31 August 2012 . . . read more

About the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW
The Foundation is an independent statutory body working to improve access to justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people. We do this by . . . read more

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