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Free legal help in Adelaide — legal aid, community legal centres and advice

Where Adelaide residents can get free or low-cost legal help, day or night.

Legal Aid in Adelaide

Legal Services Commission of South Australia

Phone: 1300 366 424

Adelaide office, CBD

The Commission provides free legal advice, duty lawyer services at SA courts and grants of legal aid for eligible matters (criminal, family and some civil law).

Community Legal Centres in Adelaide

  • Adelaide Community Legal Centre

    Free advice on tenancy, fines, consumer disputes and family law for low-income Adelaide residents.

  • Prospect Tenants Advice Service

    Specialist tenancy advocacy for renters across the inner-north — bonds, repairs, eviction notices.

Free legal help by phone

Justice Connect and PILCH (Public Interest Law Clearing House) coordinate pro bono lawyers across Australia and can refer Adelaide residents to volunteer solicitors for eligible cases.

When you need a lawyer

  • You've been charged with a criminal offence or received a court summons.
  • You're facing eviction, debt recovery, or a major contract dispute.
  • Family separation involving parenting arrangements, property or family violence.

This is general information. Always seek independent legal advice for your specific situation.