Flinders University will partner with JusticeNet SA, an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to access to justice, to provide a new service for self-represented litigants in the Supreme Court.
Launched by SA Chief Justice Kourakis at law firm Minter Ellison on Wednesday (September 18) evening, the pilot program provides Flinders with an opportunity to expand its legal education program by allowing students to work with lawyers in the pro bono advice area while assisting both the Court and the community.
The new service will be staffed by JusticeNet volunteer solicitors who will provide free legal advice and assistance to self-represented litigants (litigants in person).
The Dean of the Flinders Law School, Professor Kim Economides, is proud of Flinders’ involvement, which will be through representation on the Steering Committee for the pilot program, and also through giving Flinders law students the opportunity to gain valuable experience by providing administrative and law clerk support to the JusticeNet volunteer solicitors.
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“There is nothing quite like this partnership anywhere else in the country,” Professor Economides said.
“There is a strong synergy between Flinders Law School’s social justice ethos and JusticeNet SA.
“Our students will either be enrolled in our Social Justice Internship elective or be volunteers. They will be fully supported by Law School staff, either formally or informally. In this way, both staff and students contribute to the University’s commitment to community engagement.”
The pilot service will run for a year from September 25. It will be available each Wednesday and is run from the Sir Samuel Way Building in Victoria Square.
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