RAJA has lodged a submission to the Law Admissions Consultative Committee (LACC) as a coalition of Community Legal Centres operating across regional, rural and remote Western Australia.
Drawing on findings from RAJA’s Workforce Reform Research and Design Program (2024-2026), the submission outlines evidence gathered through engagement with Western Australian admitting and regulatory authorities, the four WA law schools, accredited PLT providers, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and the senior cross-system bodies. It identifies a range of barriers affecting regional workforce attraction and retention, including training access, supervision, housing, childcare, digital connectivity and workforce pathways.
RAJA’s submission forms part of RAJA’s broader Workforce Sustainability agenda, which seeks to strengthen long-term access to justice by addressing the structural factors affecting regional legal workforce capacity.