Legal Services
Legal Help, Closer to Home
You don’t always need to travel out of George Town to access legal help.
George Town Neighbourhood House provides a space for visiting legal services, giving our community access to both free community legal advice and private legal services locally at the Hood.
The legal services are provided independently by the visiting practitioners and organisations.
Launceston Community Legal Centre
Free Legal Advice
1st Monday of the Month
Launceston Community Legal Centre provides free legal advice through its outreach service at George Town Neighbourhood House.
Appointments are one-on-one with a solicitor and can provide advice across a range of matters. LCLC's services include areas such as general civil law, family law, employment law, welfare rights and disability discrimination.
The service is designed to help you understand your legal situation, your options and what your next steps may be. If LCLC isn't the appropriate service for your particular matter, they may also be able to refer you to another service.
Appointments are required.
You can contact the LCLC office to make an appointment for the next George Town outreach visit on (03) 6334 1577.
Ross Hart
Barrister & Solicitor
Private Legal Services
Fortnightly Tuesdays
Ross Hart, Barrister & Solicitor also operates from George Town Neighbourhood House on a fortnightly Tuesday, making it easier for community members to access a private lawyer locally.
This is a private, fee-for-service legal service and is separate from the free service provided by Launceston Community Legal Centre.
For information about the types of legal matters Ross can assist with, fees or appointment availability, please contact Ross’s office on 6388 9230 or check out his website
Appointments are required.
Need Help Finding the Right Service?
Not sure which option you need? Have a chat with our team.
While Hood staff cannot provide legal advice, we can give you information about the visiting services, help you find out when they're next available and point you towards the appropriate service.
Please note: George Town Neighbourhood House provides the venue and helps connect community members with visiting services. Legal advice and services are provided independently by the visiting legal practitioners and organisations.