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The Legal Services Commission has a board of management made up of ten Commissioners who determine policy and hear appeals from persons who have been refused legal aid. The day-to-day operations

Legal Officer/Lawyer positions
Work may involve preparing legal documents, providing representation at court or legal advice or undertaking other work of a litigious nature. Not all legal work requires an appearance before courts or tribunals. In criminal matters, the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Police prosecutes while the Legal Services Commission and private practitioners defend. Lawyers at the Legal Services Commission also act for parties in family law (including child support) matters and some limited civil matters.

Paralegal Officer Positions
Some paralegal officers process assignments of both Commonwealth and State law matters to legal practitioners (both internal and external) according to a means test, a merits test and prescribed guidelines. Others provide legal advice to members of the

Legal Advice Service
Free legal advice is available to any person on most legal matters. The role of the legal adviser is to identify the client`s problem, to inform the client of their rights and obligations and to help them understand what course(s) of action can be taken.

Community Education Services
The Advice and Community Education section is responsible for the production of education and publicity materials and the Law Handbook. The section runs education programs for the public, community organisations and other government agencies.

Child Support Unit
The Child Support Unit of the Legal Services Commission of South Australia (Legal Aid) offers a complete service to payers and payees in relation to both Stage 1 and Stage 2 maintenance and child support issues, including providing independent legal advic

Family Law Information Seminar
This seminar provides valuable family law information. One of the Legal Service Commission Family Law solicitors will cover the Family Law Act and other relevant information for community workers and members of the public.

Duty Solicitors
The Commission provides a lawyer (called a duty solicitor) for most registries of the Magistrates and Youth Courts every weekday. Duty solicitors act for people who are appearing in court on a criminal charge and have no one to represent them.

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