Community Law are looking for volunteer lawyers in Lower Hutt. Volunteering at Community Law is an opportunity to learn about strategies for social change and connect with other people who care about justice. The work you'll be involved in directly contributes to upholding the mana in our communities.

Gain practical experience giving legal assistance while empowering clients and making sure the community has better access to the legal system.

Our volunteer lawyers come from all fields of law. Many provide advice through our general sessions on all non-commercial areas of the law, or offer specialist knowledge in specific sessions such as:

Employment Law
Family Law
Immigration Law

We are accepting applications for all sessions, but we are currently prioritising:

General and benefits lawyers for our Monday 12-2pm session in Wellington (benefits training provided)
Employment lawyer for our Tuesday 5-7pm session
General lawyer for our Wednesday 12-2pm session

We are also seeking lawyers with experience in the following areas:

Insurance
ACC
Tenancy
Criminal Law
Land Transport (e.g., drink-driving offences)

Please mention in your application if you have experience in any of these areas!

You can volunteer on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis.

Minimum time commitment: Due to the time taken to induct and train new volunteers, we ask for a commitment of at least 1 year volunteering with us.

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