Our July Commissioner Update is out now, with key highlights including unpacking supervising lawyers’ experiences, guidance for family lawyers in avoiding complaints - and more.
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VLSB+C receives Scope communication accreditation
The VLSB+C has been named as a Communication Access Approved Organisation by disability service provider, Scope Australia.
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Safeguarding against claim farming: Protecting people eligible for redress
A new consumer fact sheet has been developed to help safeguard people in vulnerable situations from the harmful practice of ‘claim farming’.
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Supervisors’ experiences of supervising early career lawyers
The VLSB+C is committed to regularly conducting surveys to hear Victorian lawyers’ perspectives on systemic issues affecting the profession.
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Completing the picture: Supervisors’ experiences of supervising early career lawyers
In 2024, we surveyed over 400 supervising lawyers about their experiences, following our 2023 survey of early career lawyers. Together, these insights paint a clearer picture of what effective supervision looks like.
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Victorian Legal Services Board provides record $173.9 million in funding for access to justice
A new report, released today, demonstrates how the Board’s record funding in access to justice has increased services for all Victorians.
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May Commissioner Update – the wellbeing edition
This special wellbeing edition celebrates the new framework for lawyer wellbeing, guidance on PC renewals, sexual harassment support and plenty more.
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New framework sets course for better lawyer wellbeing in Victoria
VLSB+C is pleased to launch a new framework that explores the drivers of poor lawyer wellbeing and defines a shared vision for change within the legal profession at a system-level.
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New research on lawyer wellbeing informs pathway for systemic change
New research on lawyer wellbeing informs pathway for systemic change
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New exhibition explores the intersection of Indigenous incarceration, art and culture
The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner is proud to support the Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience, opening this weekend at Heide Museum of Modern Art.