Applying for a volunteer practising certificate
Practising certificates are available free of charge to lawyers who will be undertaking specified pro bono legal work. Holders of volunteer practising certificates must still arrange appropriate professional indemnity insurance, and they may only undertake work of a pro bono nature. The holder of a volunteer practising certificate must only engage in legal practice as a volunteer at:
- a community legal centre
- Legal Aid ACT
- the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
- any other entity approved by the Council of the ACT Law Society.
The holder of a volunteer practising certificate must not:
- engage in private practice
- receive trust money
- act as a director of an incorporated practice; a partner in a law firm; a partner of a multi-disciplinary partnership; a supervising legal practitioner at a community legal centre; or a sole practitioner.
Applications for volunteer practising certificates must be submitted with the relevant form.
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