Publication

Commissioner delegations to Resolution Adviser

Instrument of delegations from the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner

Publication

Commissioner delegations to Assistant Manager, Intervention and Enforcement

An outline of regulatory actions delegated to a VLSB+C employee to perform under law.

Fact sheet

Funding a Health Justice Partnership

Your questions answered by Health Justice Australia

Publication

VLSB Statement on Disqualification - Razos

This statement explains why Ms Athena Razos has been declared a disqualified person and is prohibited from working for any Victorian law practice indefinitely.

22 Oct. 2020

$1m in funding announced to improve Victorians’ access to legal services

The successful applicants for the Grants Program's 2020 funding round have been announced

20 Oct. 2020

Commissioner Update October

Commissioner update to the legal profession - October 2020

19 Oct. 2020

Law Library of Victoria releases online training in legal research

The Law Library of Victoria provides access to a wealth of legal information, can assist you to improve your research skills, and provides valuable research support

07 Oct. 2020

Application to remove Nicola Gobbo from the Supreme Court roll

The VLSB+C has issued proceedings in the Supreme Court to remove Nicola Gobbo's name from the roll of legal practitioners

Publication

Keeping Women Out of the Justice System: Report 2

Second review of project activities and outcomes.

Legal profession demographics

Legal profession diversity information

During the annual practising certificate renewal process we asked lawyers to tell us about their ancestry, country of birth and the languages they speak. Information was provided on a voluntary basis and 86% of lawyers answered one or more of the diversity or language questions.

Many lawyers have elected to display the languages they speak on our register of lawyers. By including this information, as well as the areas of practice a lawyer specialises in, consumers will be able to make more informed choices about the right lawyer to support them.

Below you will find the de-identified diversity information for the legal profession in Victoria.

Country of birth

78% of lawyers who responded to this question were born in Australia. This was followed by the United Kingdom, Malaysia, New Zealand and China.

Ancestry

The majority of lawyers report either Australian or Western European ancestry. The top reported ancestries are:

48% Australian

22% English

11% Irish

8% Scottish

8% Italian

7% Chinese

5% Greek

3% Indian

<1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Languages spoken

31% of lawyers report speaking languages other than English. Lawyers report speak 145 different languages. The top languages spoken are:

Mandarin

Italian

Greek

Cantonese

French

Spanish

Hindi

Arabic

German

Vietnamese