Legal Services

Women’s Legal Services NSW (WLS NSW) provides free confidential legal advice and referrals to women in NSW, with a focus on family law, parenting issues, domestic violence, sexual assault and discrimination.

For more information about the types of legal matters in which WLS NSW can provide legal advice or representation see Areas of Law.

WLS NSW provides a free service for all women in the community, particularly for those who are socially and economically disadvantaged.

Help over the phone

Women can obtain free legal advice over the phone via one of our specialist telephone advice lines.

Face-to-face legal advice

DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 SITUATION WE ARE UNABLE TO CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE SERVICES AT THIS TIME. ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN PLACE FOR OUR SERVICES TO BE AVAILABLE VIA PHONE.

WLS NSW provides a range of face-to-face legal advice services:

• Women’s Legal Advice Clinics
• Family Relationship Centre Partnership
• LEAP for Women in Prison
• First Nations Women’s Outreach Clinics

Specialist programs

WLS NSW also provides legal advice and ongoing casework through our specialist programs:

• Domestic Violence Legal Service
• First Nations Women’s Legal Program
• Working Women’s Legal Service

Areas of Law

For more information about the types of legal matters in which WLS NSW can give legal advice or representation see Areas of Law.