QLS Pro Bono Scheme
The QLS Pro Bono Scheme, managed by LawRight, was established to coordinate and target pro bono referrals in civil matters for people experiencing hardship.
Write to your elected or re-elected federal members of parliament
As another step on the path to access to justice for all, QLS is supporting a national campaign by the Law Council of Australia, to encourage barristers and solicitors across Australia to write to their newly elected or re-elected federal members of parliament.
We encourage practitioners to tell their own story in their letter to their MP, explaining why this matters so much to the profession and the community.
Download the template letter, prepared by the Law Council, that you can easily adapt.
Access to Justice Scorecard
Queensland Law Society’s annual Access to Justice Survey asks members of the legal profession to identify existing barriers and propose ideas on how to improve access to justice for Queenslanders.
The Scorecard assesses the workings of our legal system through the lens of the profession, including the fairness of our laws, dispute resolution and Queenslanders' access to legal help. Each year a broad range of respondents provide input including those from private practice, influential non-profits, government and the tertiary education sector.
Purpose of the survey
To determine the current and key barriers to accessing justice for people in Queensland. Please complete the survey from what you observe as a practitioner, to be the barriers to people accessing justice in Queensland.
How will my feedback help?
With your feedback we will advocate for action to increase or redirect resources to enable effective and practical legal assistance and representation, and therefore seek to increase access to justice in Queensland.
What is ‘access to justice’?
The Law Council of Australia considers that “the system which delivers access to justice should be; fair; just in the results that it delivers; accessible to the people who need to use it; responsive to their needs; and properly resourced” [1]