The Centre provides a clinical teaching program for law students where students are able to analyse the operation of the legal system and lawyer client relationships while working on cases for real clients. The Centre is one of over 35 community legal centres in New South Wales and students work with Centre lawyers in acting for members of the local community who cannot afford private legal assistance. The Centre provides legal advice in a wide variety of matters and takes on cases in areas such as domestic violence, discrimination, housing, wills and estates, employment, criminal law and victims compensation. The Centre began operations in July 1981. The centre is jointly funded by the Faculty of Law and the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales with the assistance from Randwick City Council .
All courses are available over summer.
Students take instructions from clients, prepare necessary documents, undertake legal research and are responsible for preparation of any Court hearings. In this way, students can consolidate their study of the law by practical application. Small group classes, daily tutorials and constant consultation with the clinical supervisors who are practicing lawyers provide an opportunity for students to analyze both their role as lawyers and the role of law in society. Over 60 volunteer solicitors and barristers participate in public advice sessions in the evenings and provide a legal mentoring scheme for students at the Centre. Law Lawyers and Society undertake sessions at the Centre assisting volunteer lawyers in advising clients and completing a file management session.