Hopefully this gets off the ground! All the best with your project.
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ANIKA
Free online legal advice for vulnerable community members
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Project details
Suggested by: Daniel
Project partner: Moonee Valley Legal Service
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Western Metro
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ANIKA improves access to justice by harnessing the power of legal education. Each year, 490,000 Australians don’t receive the legal help they need. Meanwhile, law students are desperate for practical training. ANIKA connects people who desperately need legal advice with law students from partner universities. Community members will submit their legal problem on anikalegal.com. The matter is assigned to a law student who drafts the advice. This is reviewed and amended by an ANIKA lawyer and then sent to our user. Our online model allows users to get quick, free legal advice - no exorbitant fees or huge turnaround times.
The law is complex. Legal fees are unaffordable. Legal aid funding is scarce. Each year, 170,000 Australians are turned away from community legal centres.
This grant will enable ANIKA to develop as a project of Moonee Valley Legal Service, to provide community members with the legal help they desperately need.
Further, this single investment in ANIKA’s development means that it can be rolled out state-wide. Our university partners will pay a fee-per-student enrolled in the ANIKA unit, so ANIKA will be financially independent, providing free legal advice on an ongoing basis, to those who need it most.
COMPLETED PROJECT
Project details
Suggested by: Daniel
Project partner: Moonee Valley Legal Service
Region
Western Metro
Budget
Votes
1,138 votes received
Spread the word
Before participating in Pick My Project please log in or register to YourSAy.
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Fantastic idea. These are the sorts of initiatives we so clearly need. Hope it gets the funding it deserves.
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Goodluck legends!
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Great idea. Really hope it gets the go-ahead.
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Good Luck guys! You’re all such amazing people!
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Inspiring, well done!
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Good luck!!
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noble cause
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Good luck
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Good luck! Crossing all fingers and toes!
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Good luck! Enjoy and regardless ... keep pushing for it! We’re behind you
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Such an awesome initiative directed at those that need it most.
Good luck guys!
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Good Luck Noel.
Looking forward to seeing this grow.
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good luck noel. great cause.
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Wish you guys all the best!
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Best of luck!
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Great cause.. good luck👍🏼
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Great work!
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Go Noel!
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Go Noel, Inspirational.
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Good luck guys
All the best
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Amazing!!
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Well done to the team, a fantastic and much needed shake-up to the legal industry!
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Good luck folks!!
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Meghan Butterfield
10 Sep 2018
What a great initiative. Good luck to the team.