Kingsford Legal Centre is a law clinic which is part of the Faculty of Law of the University of New South Wales. The Centre provides a clinical teaching environment for law students and social work law students. Students work with centre lawyers in acting for members for the local community who cannot afford private legal assistance.

The objectives and teaching methods of the clinical program are set out in the attached document.

The Kingsford Legal 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,
	debt,
	criminal law and
	victims compensation.

The subjects LAWS2303 Clinical Legal Experience (Intensive), LAWS2304 Clinical Legal Experience and LAWS2305 Clinical Program Employment Law require students to work at the Centre and are electives for later year law students. Students can take a subject in either session or over summer. Students:

	manage files under the supervision of lawyers,
	take instructions from clients,
	prepare necessary documents,
	undertake legal research,
	assist the lawyer responsible for the matter in the preparation of any Court hearings,
	run education sessions for community workers and the general public, and
	participate in law reform and policy work.

In this way, students can consolidate their study of the law by practical application. Small group classes and constant consultation with the lawyers provide an opportunity for students to analyse both their roles as lawyers and the role of law in the society.

Here's what some of the students who have worked at Kingsford Legal Centre have to say about the experience.

The Law School Handbook entries for the subjects taught at KLC can be found by following the links below:

LAWS2303 - Clinical Legal Experience (Intensive)

LAWS2304 - Clinical Legal Experience

LAWS2305 - Clinical Program Employment Law

LAWS6210 - Law Lawyers & Society