Cooperative Legal Service Delivery Program (CLSD)
Call out for Expressions of Interest to provide CLSD regional coordination service in the Hunter. Full details in this Information Paper. Expressions of Interest must be provided by 5pm 19 May 2023. Questions and answers regarding the EOI can be found here.
CLSD Program partnerships are coalitions of legal and non-legal services including Legal Aid NSW, community legal centres, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT, family violence prevention legal services, local court services and staff, women’s domestic violence court advocacy services and a range of related community and human services.
Partnerships work collaboratively to identify and address unmet legal and related needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged people by making better referrals, devising new services and coordinating their efforts to meet the needs of priority client groups.
How does the CLSD Program work? How can you get involved?
CLSD Program partnerships meet four times a year. Each region has a Regional Coordinator who facilitates local coordination amongst services and the regional meetings. Contact the Regional Coordinator in your region to find out how you can get involved or contact the CLSD Unit at Legal Aid NSW. You can sign up to the CLSD Program e-update here.
Each CLSD Program region has an action plan that is generated by the regional partners and takes an evidence-based approach. The CLSD Unit at Legal Aid NSW works with the Regional Coordinators to develop a profile for each region, which includes a legal needs analysis and other social and health information that is useful for planning and coordinating legal assistance and related services.
Contact the CLSD Unit
The Collaborative Service Planning Unit at Legal Aid NSW provides administrative and strategic support to the CLSD Program partnerships.
Kate Halliday CLSD Program Manager
Kate.halliday@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Telephone 02 9219 6399
Winnecke Baker CLSD Program Coordinator
Winnecke.Baker@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Telephone 02 9060 7908
General mailbox clsd@legalaid.nsw.gov.au