Legal Practitioners (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Legal practitioners' expertise
Legal practitioners' expertise
Civil trial procedures
Legal aid
Legal aid
Legal advice, education, info & legal services
Victoria's main legal aid provider
Victoria's main legal aid provider
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA)
3 matters VLA excludes
3 matters VLA excludes
Business disputes, pay disputes, work injuries
VCAT's rule on lawyers
VCAT's rule on lawyers
Generally does not allow them
2 qualities self-rep litigants lack
2 qualities self-rep litigants lack
Legal skill & ability, objectivity
Court's duty to self-rep litigants
Court's duty to self-rep litigants
Ensure fair trial by giving due assistance
Strength of legal practitioners
Strength of legal practitioners
Expert navigation of civil justice system
Why legal practitioners have objectivity
Why legal practitioners have objectivity
Not emotionally invested in the case
Main cost-related weakness
Main cost-related weakness
Not everyone can afford legal representation