Funding
Legal Aid NSW is funded by the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments and the Public Purpose Fund (established under the Legal Profession Act 2004). We also receive some income from interest and client contributions.
Services to clients
Total = 909,352 services
Our staff
79 Legal Aid NSW inhouse lawyers have Law Society of NSW specialist accreditation for expertise in their field.
41.2% of our case and duty services were provided by private lawyers. (See Appendix 6.)
See Managing our organisation and Appendix 6 for further details about our staff profile.
Total = 1,116 employees
Our finances
Our total income was $273.2 million and we spent $283.4 million.
See our Annual Report for more information.