Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) is a community legal centre offering free legal assistance to women. We have offices in Brisbane (Annerley), Caboolture, Ipswich and at the Gold Coast (Southport).
We provide legal advice and support with domestic and family violence, family separation or divorce, parenting, child safety and protecting counselling notes in sexual assault matters.
WLSQ does not regularly represent clients in ongoing matters, and you cannot ‘employ’ us as we are a not-for-profit organisation.
You can contact us by calling our Helpline on 1800 957 957 and speaking to our intake team, all of whom are specially trained. When you contact the WLSQ Helpline you will always speak to a female.
You can also drop-in to our evening legal advice clinic or find our domestic violence duty lawyers at the Ipswich, Holland Park and Caboolture Magistrates Courts.
If you are receiving legal advice from WLSQ we may also be able to help you speak to a social worker or financial counsellor from our service or suggest other suitable organisations for you to contact.
Our experienced team provides legal advice and support with domestic and family violence, family separation or divorce, parenting and child safety. This includes arrangements for property settlements, financial counselling, child support, child protection and protecting your counselling notes in sexual assault matters.
Our Helpline is staffed by a specially trained team of intake officers who provide information and referrals to women and, if appropriate, arrange a confidential legal advice appointment with an experienced WLSQ lawyer.
Women who are offered an appointment will have a choice of day or evening, by phone or in person, subject to availability. If there are safety concerns our solicitors can also make referrals to our social work team. If we are unable to assist, our team will do our best to direct you to a service which can help.
Every Monday, we have drop-in legal advice sessions for women with family law, domestic violence and/or child safety matters.
We provide free legal advice to clients at Mt Gravatt and Logan Family Relationship Centres for clients who are going through the mediation process. Appointments are booked through the Family Relationship Centres.
Every week, our lawyers provide free assistance to women at the domestic and family violence callover at Ipswich Magistrates Court, Holland Park Magistrates Court and Caboolture Magistrates Court.
WLSQ respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, particularly the Turrbul, Jagera and Kabi Kabi peoples and the Yugambeh Language Region on whose lands our offices sit. We pay our deepest respects to elders, past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connection to the land, waters and culture. We especially honour First Nations women and the traditions they carry.
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