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Professionals In Social Justice.

We offer free legal and social support services to people in need.

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We assist people in who are experiencing barriers to access justice including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability, and people receiving low incomes who live in Western Sydney.

We offer legal information, referrals, advice, tasks, and in some cases, representation in Family Law, Care and Protection, Minor Crime and Civil Law matters.

The easiest and quickest way for you to contact us is by using our online form to tell us about your legal enquiry: tiny.cc/WSCLCLegalEnquiry

Alternatively, you can call us on (02) 8833 0911.

We have two offices in Western Sydney: 

Parramatta: Suite 302, Level 3, 107 Phillip Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
Rooty Hill: 76 Rooty Hill Road Nth, Rooty Hill NSW 2766 (the Rooty Hill office is closed on Fridays).

Funded by the Community Legal Centres Program administered by Legal Aid NSW.

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CLCPMls Launch Article Photo

26th March

Launching The Multicultural Legal Service

On Friday 19 March 2021, the Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Ltd. was very excited to launch the Multicultural Legal Service (MLS). 32.6% of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people living in NSW reside in the Western Sydney area and almost half of these individuals are living on an income of less than $26,000 a year. […]
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14th May

CLCP Helps with Flood Recovery in the Hawkesbury

In March 2021 the Hawkesbury region experienced catastrophic flooding to a scale not seen in over 50 years. Natural disasters are an enormously disruptive and dislocating event that present dozens of practical and legal problems for those affected. In response, the Western Sydney Community Legal Centre’s Community Justice team has increased our presence in the hardest hit areas.   […]
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26th May

MLS Receives Community Recognition Statement

On 12 May 2021, Western Sydney Community Legal Centre’s Multicultural Legal Service (MLS) received a Community Recognition Statement in the NSW Legislative Assembly from Dr Hugh McDermott, State Member for Prospect. We would like to thank Dr McDermott MP for his continued support of our Centre, and the recognition given to this program:   “On Tuesday 13th April, I met with the new Multicultural Legal Service Team […]
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11th June

WSCLC Celebrates Volunteer Week

For National Volunteer Week 2021, Western Sydney Community Legal Centre (WSCLC) took the opportunity to thank our tremendous volunteer team for the work they do. The theme for this year’s National Volunteer Week was ‘Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine’. In this spirit, we took the time to recognise the efforts of our volunteers, reconnect through social events, […]
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25th June

CLCP Expands Local Court Duty Service

Since October 2020, the CLCP team have been attending local courts across Western Sydney to provide on-the-spot legal advice for traffic matters. The program began at the Parramatta, Blacktown, and Mount Druitt Local Courts, before expanding to Penrith in April 2021.   In May 2021, we were excited to expand to Windsor Local Court, which becomes the […]
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30th June

WSCLC Farewells HWL Ebsworth Graduates

This week Western Sydney Community Legal Centre said goodbye to the HWL Ebsworth graduates seconded to our service since the start of April 2021. During their stay, the graduates worked across the Community Legal Centre Program (CLCP) and the Home Building Advocacy Service (HoBAS). They assisted our intake team managing incoming enquiries, attended local courts […]
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2nd July

CLCP Annual Planning Day

On Friday 2 July the WSCLC Community Legal Centre Program took the opportunity to step back and reflect on the 2020-21 financial year, evaluating what we did well as a service and planning out how we will improve our service delivery this coming financial year. Despite the lockdown restrictions, we were able to come together […]
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22nd July

Getting Legal Help in Lockdown

With the COVID-19 lockdown continuing to be extended, we want to assure the community of Western Sydney that we are still here to help with all kinds of legal issues. We understand that lockdown can make many legal issues worse, and cause stress around fines, employment, police, guardianship and mental health.   If you have a legal issue […]
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5th August

Homelessness Week 2021

This year the first week of August was Homelessness Week, an opportunity to bring the issue of homelessness to the attention of local, state and national governments. There are over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in Australia, and our catchment of Western Sydney is one of the most impacted in NSW.   […]
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CLCPSeeking Vol Sols Website

16th August

CLCP Seeking Volunteer Solicitors

In June 2021, CLCP re-launched our volunteer solicitor program. Our returning solicitors have been delivering advice in a new remote format from the comfort of their home or office. We would like to thank those who have already joined the newly formatted program and assisted in ironing out teething issues – with their help, we […]
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3rd September

CLCP Statement of Support

In response to the current situation in Afghanistan, Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Limited – Community Legal Centre Program wishes to make the following Statement of Support: Western Sydney Community Legal Centre (WSCLC) provides free legal services with the aim of making navigation of, and access to, the legal system easier for people in need. […]
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5th October

PLT Spotlight: Holly Grant

Volunteers are at the front-line of the work we do at WSCLC. They are responsible for a large part of our client intake, undertaking research, assisting solicitors with legal work and countless other tasks in the CLCP team. In our first Spotlight feature, Holly reflects on her experience undertaking her PLT training at WSCLC. Holly […]
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CLCPDementia Action Week

7th October

CLCP Recognises Dementia Action Week

A little support makes a big difference.   Last week was Dementia Action Week, a national event with a focus on supporting and celebrating people living with dementia and their carers. Dementia is an umbrella term for loss of memory and other thinking abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life, and includes conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s […]
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22nd November

WSCLC Launches DVRPP

On 20 October, we virtually launched our Domestic Violence Response Pilot Program.  The launch for this Program was opened by former CEO of Legal Aid, Mr Brendan Thomas, on behalf of NSW Attorney General, the Hon. Mark Speakman, and attended by many representatives from key community, social support and health organisations working in the domestic […]
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6th December

CLCP Resumes Local Court Duty Service

After a long absence due to COVID-19 Stay-at-home orders, our CLCP solicitors have returned to the Local Court of NSW to provide face-to-face assistance to people with traffic law matters, including red light offences, speeding offences, driving under the influence, licence suspensions and other general traffic fines. Since returning, our solicitors have assisted more than 60 clients with matters […]
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15th December

CLCP Recognises International Day of People with Disability

In recognition of International Day of People with Disability 2021, our CLCP Solicitor Tamara Bailey held an open training and information session. We thank Tamara for sharing her experience and perspective as a person with disability and running this important session. We have included her wrap-up of the session below: Friday 3 December 2021 was […]
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18th January

Volunteer with CLCP!

Western Sydney Community Legal Centre’s CLCP team is recruiting for law students to volunteer with us and an additional 1 – 2 volunteers interested in completing their Practical Legal Training. Your work will help clients from a range of backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, persons with a disability, victims of domestic violence, […]
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CLCP2021 Client Survey Results (1)

1st February

2021 CLCP Client Survey Results

In October 2021, CLCP took part in the biennial client feedback survey as part of the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP). The survey was co-ordinated by CLCNSW and conducted state-wide by all community legal centres who receive NLAP funding. Despite the difficult circumstances, we were able to survey more than 100 clients who received a […]
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CLCPCald Community Ambassador Training Day (2)

16th February

CALD Community Ambassador Initiative

With funding from Multicultural NSW, WSCLC has established the CALD Community Ambassador Initiative (CCAI) to engage community leaders and workers around domestic violence in CALD communities so they can support community members and direct them to the relevant services at earlier stages of the domestic violence cycle. Community Ambassadors are active and trusted volunteers from […]
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2nd March

2022 Legal Help for Flood Issues

As NSW continues to experience widespread storms and flooding, WSCLC is open to assist those affected, particularly in the Hawkesbury and Penrith regions. We can help with:    Issues with insurance claims;    Issues with trees, fences, pollution and animals;    Issues with credit and loans;  and  Many other legal issues.  With funding from Legal Aid NSW, we have developed two video […]
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CLCP2022 Seniors Festival Expo

10th April

CLCP Attends 2022 NSW Seniors Festival Expo

At the end of March, the CLCP team joined over 50 exhibitors at the International Convention Centre for the 2022 Seniors Festival Expo. We had a wonderful time meeting seniors from different communities and other service providers at the expo. Assisting the senior community is an important part of our service and we appreciate the […]
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11th May

Coming Up: NSW Law Week

Law Week NSW 2022 is happening between 16-22 May. WSCLC has prepared a series of events for the community to participate and learn more about our legal systems and issues. Starting on 16 May, WSCLC is delivering a talk about legal problem-spotting for community workers. All community and social workers are welcome to join this […]
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CLCPDomestic And Family Violence Video Resources

25th May

WSCLC CCAI Domestic and Family Violence Resources

Over the last few months, WSCLC has been working with community ambassadors to co-design resources educating communities about domestic and family violence. The CaLD Community Ambassador Initiative (CCAI) was started in recognition of the importance of community leaders and trusted community play in responding to domestic and family violence. Our Centre houses one third of […]
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26th May

CLCP Recruiting Volunteer Solicitors

WSCLC is looking for passionate volunteer solicitors to join our team. WSCLC is the largest community legal centre in NSW with more than 1.5 million people in our catchment. We rely on volunteers to help us meet demand and ensure the community of Western Sydney has access to justice. Join us today and get involved […]
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2nd June

CLCP Celebrates National Volunteer Week

Last month the CLCP celebrated National Volunteer Week. We would like to extend a massive thank you to our volunteers for all their hard work and everything they do which keeps our legal centre going! The CLCP team currently has 22 student volunteers across our Parramatta and Rooty Hill offices, as well as a team […]
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