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Sign up to ATLAS – our online system for practitioners to lodge and track applications for grants of legal assistance, extensions of assistance and claims.
ATLAS updates and support
Updates about ATLAS, our online grants management system for practitioners.
ATLAS user guides
For step-by-step instructions on how to use the most common functions in ATLAS.
Latest news for lawyers
Changes to independent children's lawyer fees – meeting with child
Effective 27 July 2026, changes have been made to the initial stage 1A broadband grant for independent children's lawyers.Sections 71 and 72 family violence intervention order grants – guideline and interim fee changes
We have made updates to our Handbook for Lawyers relating to family violence protection order grants.Call for nominations to take part in cultural capability training pilot
Panel practitioners are encouraged to take part in the pilot of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) training, part of a state-wide initiative designed to build the cultural capability of legal professionals.New pilot to address gaps in accessing family lawyers
We are partnering with three community legal centres to create up to six new family lawyer roles.Changes to child support guidelines, fees and early intervention means test
We recently made a number of changes to our Commonwealth child support guidelines, fees and early intervention means test. The changes will assist private practitioners and community legal centres to support separated parents to resolve their child support matters early, and increase access to justice for eligible clients.Changes to summary crime legal aid grant processes
We are making changes to the VLA Handbook and legal aid grant processes for summary crime matters, taking effect on 30 March 2026.
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Invoices, forms and worksheets
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How VLA handles and protects the personal information it receives in relation to grants of legal assistance.
Special circumstances
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) may make a grant of legal assistance to a person under our special circumstances guidelines.
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