Legal Aid Lawyer Rosters
This section contains links to rosters for legal aid providers. Legal aid provider rosters are administered by the national scheduling team in National Service Delivery Operations Support (NSD-Ops).
For any queries regarding the roster or the operation of the PDLA service, contact the national scheduling team via the below email address.
Email: PDLA@justice.govt.nz
For any queries regarding other rosters or the operation of these services, contact the national scheduling team via the below email address.
Email: Duty.Lawyer@justice.govt.nz
If you have taken an absence from the duty lawyer roster and wish to return, please first email to request confirmation of your approval status.
Email: legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz
Mental health lawyer roster
To access the mental health rosters, click here
Warrant of commitment lawyer roster
To access the Warrant of Commitment roster, click here
Police Detention Legal Assistance roster
To access the PDLA roster, click here
Duty lawyer roster
To access the duty lawyer rosters, click here
- The duty lawyer rosters in all courts are moving onto a three-month roster cycle. Please click here [PDF, 449 KB] to view the transition plan.
Lawyers providing legal advice under Legal Aid for victims of historic abuse in care
To access a list of lawyers who provide specialist legal aid services and can offer specialist advice to victims of abuse in care, click here .
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This page was last updated: 24th February 2026