Victoria Legal Aid Handbook for Lawyers

Archive (18 April, 2022)

Handbook for lawyers

The VLA Handbook for lawyers sets out how to apply for a grant of legal assistance and the guidelines and conditions of receiving a grant. It also explains the payment structure for private lawyers who perform legal aid work.

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Log in to Atlas

ATLAS is our online system for practitioners to lodge and track applications for grants of legal assistance, extensions of assistance and claims. 

Log in to Atlas

Register to use ATLAS

Sign up to ATLAS – our online system for practitioners to lodge and track applications for grants of legal assistance, extensions of assistance and claims.

Register for ATLAS

Updates and support

Learn more about ATLAS training, how to register for ATLAS, our terms of use and latest news.

ATLAS support

ATLAS user guides

The ATLAS user guides are a step-by-step guides to help you use the most common functions in ATLAS.

User guides

Latest news for lawyers

Joining the Family Dispute Resolution Service chairperson and child consultant panels

We are inviting expressions of interest from appropriately qualified Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners (FDRPs) and child consultants.

Specialist accreditation opportunities for 2022

The Law Institute of Victoria is offering specialist accreditation in the areas of criminal law and children’s law in 2022.

New talent for our Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List

The private Bar plays an instrumental role in providing quality representation to the thousands of people whose defence is funded by Victoria Legal Aid each year.

Refreshing our communications in 2022

We are making changes to our communications to ensure we are meeting the needs of our practice partners and sharing important news from Victoria Legal Aid in the most efficient and effective way.

Five-point legal checklist to get Victorians disaster-ready

Disaster Legal Help Victoria is encouraging Victorians bracing for a summer of wild weather to complete a simple legal checklist as part of their disaster readiness plans.

Applications now open for Trial Counsel Development Program

Our Trial Counsel Development Program is designed to deliver unique training opportunities to selected junior counsel at the Victorian Bar by partnering them with senior trial advocates.

Common requests

Reviewed 23 February 2022