Stay up to date with the latest from South-East Monash Legal Service.

Stay up to date with the latest from South-East Monash Legal Service, including updates on our work, community initiatives and law reform.

August 14, 2025

How student criminal lawyers are improving criminal justice outcomes in the southeast 

Our criminal law program is now home to the only student-supervised duty lawyer service currently operating in Victoria. Based at South-East Monash…

January 10, 2025

We’re welcoming back Student Criminal Law Sessions at Dandenong Magistrates Court in 2025

We are thrilled to announce the return of our Professional Practice Criminal Law Sessions at the Dandenong Magistrates Court, recommencing in the…

August 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence in a community legal centre: Balancing AI efficiency in a human centred context

If you want something to be fixed, handled or to run smoothly often a lawyer may be a good place to start.…

December 7, 2022

Supporting women on temporary visas experiencing family violence 

The Safe Landing Program supports victims/survivors of family violence on temporary visas to recover and thrive, by assisting them to navigate the legal…

April 4, 2022

Australia’s new agricultural visa and risk of exploitation

The Australian Federal Government is introducing a new agriculture visa to address the labour shortages currently being faced by the sector.   The…

August 27, 2021

Australia’s response to the crisis in Afghanistan: our legacy of harsh immigration policies

“I have been on calls with my family in Kabul the whole night who are in a desperate situation trying to flee…