We are so grateful to everyone who has supported PCLC this past year.
We could not achieve our goals without your support, involvement, investment and enthusiasm.
PRO BONO PARTNERS
For ten years, Russell Kennedy Lawyers has been supporting PCLC through our pro bono partnership. This pro bono support enhances our organizational capabilities as well as our capacity to provide our legal services with assistance such as mentoring, professional development , PCLC’s disbursement fund, governance, marketing and business support. Special thanks to Emma Dunlevie, Principal and John Corcoran AM, Principal and the entire Russell Kennedy team.
Our pro bono partnership with Gaden’s family and relationship law team supports the Centre’s family law and family violence litigation work. The partnership provides mentoring, professional development and a client referral pathway targeted to women experiencing family violence.
Our work in community legal education is supported by our pro bono partnership with King & Wood Mallesons. We have teamed up with King & Wood Mallesons TalkLaw@ program to deliver the program to local students, targeting students in areas with high migrant backgrounds and/or disadvantage.
LEGAL COMMUNITY
Our Legal Community often unites to support PCLC’s clients with the provision of pro bono services, including special counsel mentoring, whole of firm contribution to our volunteer program, legal practice management support, training and resources and advocacy to support our clients on a pro-bono basis or significantly reduced fee briefs.
Legal Firms
Justice Crew Legal Services
Maurice Blackburn
MDL Law
Satchi & Satchi & Co
Southern Legal
Victoria Legal Aid
Counsel
Anne – Louise Juneja
Daphne Foong, Svensons List
Ivan Brewer, Holmes List
Jason Korke
Marie Wilkening-LeBrun
Nicholas Kanarev
Tania Bolton, Meldrum & Hyland List
Valentina Stoilkovska
Legal Mentors
Amanda Humphreys
Tausigg Cherrie Fildes
Victor Moss, Moss Legal
Jason Walker, Nico Garea & Joanna Shiff, Gadens
Family Services
Tess Clifford, Uniting Family Services
Sponsors
Russell Kennedy Lawyers generously supports our client disbursement fund providing much needed assistance to support clients with their disbursements related to their legal matter.
Goverment
Australian Government Attorney Generals Department
State Government Victoria, Department of Justice & Regulation
Victoria Legal Aid
Department of Health & Human Services
Consumer Affairs Victoria
City of Glen Eira
City of Casey
Frankston City Council
City of Kingston
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Trusts
Gandel Philanthropic Management Ltd
Streetsmart Australia
The William Angliss (Victoria) Charitable Trust
Victorian Legal Services Board
Universities
Deakin University Melbourne (Burwood Campus) Internship Program
University of Melbourne
Support Services
PCLC Rooming House Outreach Program services was boosted this past year with collaborative visits, material aid and additional funding to support rooming house residents. With this extra support, the Program was able to deliver personal care packages to residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Salvation Army – Project Hope, Community Support
Streetsmart Australia
WAYSS Outreach Program
Ecstra Foundation
Port Phillip Community Group
Star Health
PCLC Welfare Fund
Mount Martha Community House
City of Casey
City of Glen Eira