Best practice guidelines for representing Aboriginal clients

Legal Services is committed to working in partnership with community and providing culturally competent services to Aboriginal peoples.

Our Best practice guidelines for representing Aboriginal clients provide lawyers at Legal Services with practical information and guidance to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing effective services to Aboriginal peoples.

Legal Services gratefully acknowledges Legal Aid NSW for originally producing Best practice standards for representing Aboriginal clients and giving us permission to reproduce and adapt them for application to our services in South Australia.

We also acknowledge the primacy of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (ALRM) in providing legal representation to Aboriginal peoples in South Australia. We are committed to working closely with ALRM to deliver coordinated services to Aboriginal peoples.

Thank you to everyone who generously contributed their time, experience, expertise and feedback to help produce these comprehensive Best practice guidelines. 

Best practice guidelines for representing Aboriginal clients (PDF, 742 KB)