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The principles aim to assist the sector when designing, building, funding, or implementing digital tools to improve access to justice.

Consumer Action Law Centre has demonstrated what can be achieved when consumer insights, effective advocacy, legal analysis, research and persuasive argument come together.

Wodonga Law Talks brought insights from Victoria's legal system to the local students and sparked practical discussions about rights, responsibilities, and access to justice in the region.

VLF Intern Nicole Pal helped build tools to share knowledge between funded projects and map how VLF research is used in policy and reform. She shares what the experience taught her about the sector.

The Victoria Law Foundation community is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Hugh M. McDonald.

Our recent Research Network webinar explored legal dosage including the right level and mix of help, and how this idea can support better service design.

When prices rise, products get smaller, or services fall short, it can be hard to know what is fair. And harder still, to know what to do next.

There are a few concepts that are surfacing increasingly in public discourse about justice here and overseas. If you’re not familiar, let me take you on a tour.

This year people across Victoria recognised legal issues in their everyday life, found expert help and understood more about how to take the next step.

Victorian Law Week (18–24 May 2026) brings together community organisations, legal services and government agencies to help Victorians understand their rights and find help when they need it.

We don’t really know what works – what makes a difference to people in their hour of legal need. We have an ecosystem and a culture which preferences some law over others, some people over others, so maybe we don’t want to know?

Measure for Measure: A People‑Centred Approach to Tailoring Justice, provides an important snapshot and analysis of what works to move the needle in accessing and providing justice.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Rebekah Farrell has been appointed as the next VLF Executive Director.

Why does engaging with the law so often feel so hard? We’ve so much time thinking about law reform yet spent far too little energy reforming the systems that shape our everyday experience of justice.

We hosted a meet-and-greet for our newest Major Grant recipients to share what led them to their projects, build relationships and celebrate the beginning of the next round of projects.

The 2026 Legal Laneway Breakfast series has once again opened Victoria’s legal year with energy and insight, bringing together the justice community from across the state.