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National Legal Assistance Partnership data and reporting: Essential ingredients
VLF priorities for and sequencing of data and reporting requirements to support future National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) and wider national legal assistance policy and services.
Submission
VLF
August 22, 2024
Legal capability
Research
PULS
A first look at the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) Volume 3
The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) Volume 3 has just been released, here's a first look at some of the key findings.
Video
Research
August 21, 2024
Data
Guide to using the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) dataset
A brief guide to the PULS dataset and its content. Using the annotated questionnaire in conjunction with the dataset is the easiest way to conduct quick and accurate analyses.
Guide
Research
August 20, 2024
Data
The PULS dataset (SPSS)
The PULS dataset is available in SPSS and can be opened with the appropriate open source and free R programming language software, also widely used for statistical analysis.
Data
Research
August 20, 2024
Data
The PULS dataset (STATA)
The PULS dataset is available in STATA and can be opened with the appropriate open source and free R programming language software, also widely used for statistical analysis.
Data
Research
August 20, 2024
Legal capability
Research
PULS
Recapping the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) Volumes 1 and 2
As we prepare for the launch of PULS 3, refresh your memory on what we learned in PULS Volumes 1 and 2.
Video
Research
August 15, 2024
Employment
Have you encountered problems at work?
A quick look at employment issues, standing up for your rights at work and who can help when you have a problem.
Video short
Learn
August 1, 2024
Courts and tribunals
Technology
Double-edged effects Research Network presentation slides
The presentation slides from the July 2024 Research Network event.
Presentation
Research
July 18, 2024
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Terms and conditions for Plain Language Workshops
Document
VLF
July 11, 2024
Employment
From bullying to unpaid wages, it's tough out there. But you’re not alone.
A quick look at employment issues, standing up for your rights at work and who can help when you have a problem.
Video short
Learn
July 10, 2024
Employment
Looking for your rights at work?
A quick look at employment issues, standing up for your rights at work and who can help when you have a problem.
Video short
Learn
July 5, 2024
Employment
Beset by challenges in the realm of your occupation?
A quick look at employment issues, standing up for your rights at work and who can help when you have a problem.
Video short
Learn
July 3, 2024
Family violence
Barriers to Access - Findings and Recommendations
A summary of the findings and recommendations of the report that examines barriers faced by migrant and refugee women in Melbourne’s North-West when accessing the online family violence intervention order (FVIO) process.
Summary
Grants
July 1, 2024
Family violence
Barriers to Access - Research Report 2024
The report investigates barriers faced by migrant and refugee women in Victoria when accessing the online family violence intervention order (FVIO) process.
Report
Grants
July 1, 2024
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Strategy 2025–2027: Building legal capability
This Strategy sets a direction for the next three years which is committed to building capability, through our ongoing program of research, developing and communicating findings to inform policy and practice, and empowering our partners to engage effectively.
Document
VLF
July 1, 2024
Young people
Legal need
Legal education
Law for life: Teaching legal capability and civic engagement
These professional learning notes were generated from an online panel
conversation on Tuesday 21 May 2024, hosted by the Parliament of Victoria
and Victoria Law Foundation as part of Victorian Law Week 2024.
Guide
Learn
July 1, 2024
Grant support
Major Grant 2025-26 application questions
This document is for reference only to help your organisation prepare an application.
Guide
Grants
June 18, 2024
Grant support
Consent
Template: Participant information and consent form
Template for consent forms to use in research projects
Template
Grants
June 18, 2024
Family violence
Guardianship
Health justice
Keeping Violence in View: Identifying Key Themes at the Intersection of Alternative Decision Making and Family Violence
The report examines how legal mechanisms for alternative decision-making (such as guardianship, powers of attorney, and medical decision-makers) intersect with family violence, particularly affecting older adults and people with disabilities.
Report
Grants
June 17, 2024
Law Week
Route from 66: datapoints of interest
The key data points mentioned at the Route from 66 Law Week event.
Document
Learn
May 20, 2024
Law Week
Route from 66 graphic scribe drawing
Illustration featuring talking points from the Route from 66 Law Week event.
Handout
Learn
May 20, 2024
Research
Ethics
First Nations
Research protocol checklist
Key ethical research requirements identified in the National Statement that achieve the values of the National Statement. They serve as a basic checklist to ensure that items are included in content of research protocols/proposals
Guide
Grants
May 1, 2024
Media
Engagement
The Art of Drawing a Crowd: Top tips for effective event promotion
Tips and useful strategies around grassroots approaches to promoting events and engaging local audiences.
Video
Learn
March 27, 2024
PULS
Legal capability
Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Cost of Living
Our submission to the Senate Select Committee on Cost of Living highlighting that cost of living is tightly coupled with access to justice, and rising cost of living will exacerbate access to justice barriers, heighten legal need and compound unmet legal need.
Submission
VLF
March 27, 2024
How Victorians experience and resolve family problems
Our companion PULS In brief publications reveal that family problems, though less common, are Victoria’s most damaging legal issues with the highest unmet need.