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Legal aid provider resources

There are a range of resources available to support legal aid lawyers: Legal aid factsheets These factsheets provide basic information on variety of topics. Bail conditions File keeping Interviewing clients What to expect from a legal aid audit Providing legal aid to clients subject to Mental Health assessment or treatment Working with victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and family violence Waitangi Legal Aid factsheet for claimants Invoicing Quick Reference Guide Employment costs F...
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PDF legal aid forms

These forms are in PDF, ready for you to download, save to your computer or print off and use like a pre-printed form. Applications Family and civil Family and civil legal aid application form Criminal Criminal legal aid application form Form 22 Police Detention Legal Assistance Scheme (PDLA) notification form Waitangi Tribunal Form 14 Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings Amendment to grant Form 15 Waitangi Tribunal proceedings Form 51 Criminal legal aid Form 51a Criminal legal aid (high cost case) For...
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Legal Aid News Archive

This page lists archived Legal Aid News communications. View the latest information on all matters related to legal aid. August 2017 June 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 June 2016 May 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 November 2014 Se...
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Your legal aid lawyer

What to expect from your lawyer Your legal aid lawyer will not charge you for legal aid work completed. Your lawyer must meet certain standards for the conduct of their work and the ways they relate to you and other people in the justice system. Find out more about lawyer standards Can I change my lawyer? If you are having any problems with your lawyer you should talk to them and try to sort these out. If this does not work, you can ask for a new lawyer. You will need to have good reasons and ex...
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Apply for criminal legal aid

...with a criminal offence, you can: go to the reception desk at your nearest district court and ask to see the duty lawyer. If they are not available, ask someone at the court reception desk to refer you to a volunteer who can help you call your local legal aid office for help ask for help at your nearest: Community Law Centre Citizens Advice Bureau You should apply for legal aid as soon as you have been charged or received a summons to appear in court. Do not wait until your first day i...
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Legal Aid Lawyer Finder

You can use this tool to find the contact details for legal aid lawyers. You can search for lawyers using: Their name A firm A region and/or town A law type (for example, criminal, civil or family matters). If you are looking for a lawyer to represent you, make sure the search results do not say that the lawyer is “supervised” for the law type you are looking for. Lawyers who are supervised in a law type cannot be assigned to you for those matters. The tool is...
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Legal aid - latest news

Criminal fixed fee review changes New criminal fixed fees for schedules A-C and D-F, Police and Crown prosecution proceedings respectively are being introduced on 4 July. All new grants of legal aid received by Legal Aid Services on or after 4 July 2016 will attract the new fee schedules. Existing grants under the 1 July 2013 fee schedules can move to the 4 July 2016 schedules if and when an amendment to grant is approved for any activity. These are the first set of changes resulting from the No...
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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...
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Legal Services Commissioner announces rate increase and review for duty lawyers

Pay rates for duty lawyers will increase alongside a wider review of the duty lawyer service, Legal Services Commissioner Tracey Baguley has announced. From 1 August, the hourly rate for duty lawyers will rise from $88 to $103 on weekdays and from $108 to $126 on weekends. The change to duty lawyer rates will create more consistency as lawyers will receive similar payments when working as duty lawyers as when they are working as legal aid lawyers. In addition, the Legal Services Commissioner has...
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Become a legal aid lawyer

Introduction You can only provide legal aid services if you’ve been approved and entered into an agreement with the Secretary to do so. To be approved, you must provide sufficient information to satisfy the criteria set out in the Legal Services Act 2011 and the Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011. Before you apply, please take the time to read the Applying to be a legal aid provider – Step-by-step guide. This guide will help you to determine what sections of the form you nee...
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