Our service was established in 1984 and is the only funded community legal centre on the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast Legal Service (formerly Highway Legal Service) had humble beginnings as a service started by a group of volunteer solicitors who offered their time to provide free legal advice at night to those in need.
That service later merged with the Citizens Advice Bureau and funding was received from federal and state governments to enable the service to grow. Continued support from the Commonwealth, State and Local Government enabled the service to grow to what it is today.
In 2007 we changed the legal service part of our name to "Gold Coast Legal Service" to avoid confusion (we were no longer on the Gold Coast Hwy) and to highlight what area we service (the Gold Coast).