Circle Green Community Legal

What Circle Green Community Legal does

Circle Green Community Legal is an independent, not-for-profit community legal centre incorporated in Western Australia as T.H.E Community Legal Centre (Inc), operating under the registered trading name Circle Green Community Legal (ABN 53 788 553 148) and registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The organisation is headquartered at Ground Floor, 445 Hay St, Perth WA 6000, and provides state-wide specialist legal services in workplace, residential tenancy, and humanitarian (immigration) law to eligible low-income and vulnerable residents of Western Australia.

Its core service offerings include free, confidential legal advice, ongoing casework, representation for eligible clients, and information/referral services, delivered via web enquiry forms, a telephone advice line, and in-person consultations. The Workplace Respect Project is the centre's specialised initiative, providing legal assistance to workers who have experienced workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, supplemented by training modules (Active Bystander Training, Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment Training for SMBs, and Respect at Work Schools Sessions) and a Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) that guides service design. Additional offerings include Community Legal Education presentations and the collaborative Law Talk WA and Renters' Rights podcast series produced with multiple WA community legal centres. No proprietary technology platform or AI tooling is disclosed; service delivery is human-led.

The business model is non-commercial: all direct legal services are provided free of charge to eligible clients, with operating revenue sourced from government funding and grants (including programme-specific funding tied to the Australian Human Rights Commission's Respect@Work Report), public donations, and in-kind collaborative contributions from partner organisations. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on content marketing through the website resources, organic social sharing, community legal education events, and training workshops delivered to schools and organisations across Western Australia.

Name

Circle Green Community Legal

Legal name

T.H.E Community Legal Centre (Inc)

Website

https://circlegreen.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Circle Green Community Legal is a Perth-based, not-for-profit community legal centre providing free state-wide specialist legal services in workplace, tenancy, and humanitarian law to vulnerable and low-income residents of Western Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Legal Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Community legal services
• Workplace legal assistance
• Tenancy legal aid
• Humanitarian immigration law
• Legal education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Grants: As a not-for-profit community legal centre, Circle Green operates primarily through government funding and grants. The organisation acknowledges funding specifically for the Workplace Respect Project in response to the Australian Human Rights Commission's Respect@Work Report.
2. Donations: The organisation accepts donations from the public to support its operations and legal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Circle Green Community Legal provides free, confidential specialist legal services to eligible Western Australians across workplace law (employment rights, sexual harassment, discrimination), residential tenancy law, and humanitarian/immigration law for new arrivals to Australia. Services include one-off legal advice appointments, ongoing casework, representation, document assistance, information and referrals, and community legal education presentations. The Workplace Respect Project is the signature offering, providing trauma-informed legal assistance plus training for victims of workplace sexual harassment.

Product overview

Circle Green Community Legal is a not-for-profit community legal centre providing state-wide specialist legal services. The organization operates as a single integrated legal services platform rather than a modular product architecture. Its core service offerings include Workplace Legal Services (covering employment rights, sexual harassment, and discrimination), Tenancy Legal Services, and Humanitarian Legal Services for migrants. The primary specialized initiative is the Workplace Respect Project, which encompasses legal assistance for workplace sexual harassment victims, active bystander training programs, schools education sessions, and a Lived Experience Advisory Panel. Additional offerings include Community Legal Education presentations and the Law Talk WA Podcast—a collaborative legal awareness resource. All services provide free legal advice, case work, representation, and information referrals primarily for eligible low-income Western Australian residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workplace Legal Services Free legal advice, assistance with legal documents, ongoing case work, and representation for eligible clients regarding workplace rights and issues, including employment-related matters across Western Australia.
• Tenancy Legal Services Free legal assistance for people who rent their home in Western Australia to resolve tenancy problems, including landlord disputes and rental rights issues.
• Humanitarian Legal Services Free legal assistance for people new to Australia regarding immigration matters, protection visa applications, and rights empowerment for humanitarian migrants.
• Community Legal Education Legal education presentations, information sessions, seminars, and professional development on a broad range of topics for community members, groups, and organisations across Western Australia.
• Workplace Respect Project Free legal assistance services for people in Western Australia who have experienced workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, including legal advice, casework, representation, and training workshops.

Quantifiable outcome

• 51% of workers reported negative employment impacts; 62% experienced decreased job satisfaction; 50% experienced decreased productivity as a result of workplace sexual harassment

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Law Talk WA Collaborative PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircle Green collaborates with multiple community legal centres and legal organisations on the Law Talk WA podcast, including Legal Aid WA, Communicare, Community Legal WA, Consumer Credit Legal Service WA, Law Access, Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre, Ovis, Sussex Street Community Law Service, and Women's Legal Service WA. This collaborative approach brings together legal expertise across Western Australia to provide comprehensive legal information to the community.
• Series 2 Podcast Partners - TenancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBroome CIRCLE, Circle Green Community Legal, Community Legal WA, Fremantle Community Legal Centre, Gosnells Community Legal Centre, Great Southern Community Legal Services, Money Mentors Financial Counselling, Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre, Regional Alliance West, and Ruah Community Services collaborated on the Renters' Rights podcast series.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gosnells Community Legal Centre: Perth metropolitan community legal centre providing free legal services. Comparable as a peer community legal centre in WA and a Renters' Rights podcast collaborator.
• Sussex Street Community Law Service: WA community legal centre offering free legal services to vulnerable communities. Directly comparable as a Law Talk WA co-producer and peer community legal centre in Western Australia.
• Tenancy WA: WA specialist community legal service dedicated to tenancy and housing law. Directly comparable for Circle Green's tenancy practice area and as a potential referral partner in the same state.
• Fremantle Community Legal Centre: WA community legal centre providing free legal advice and casework. Comparable as a peer specialist legal centre in the same region and a Renters' Rights podcast collaborator.
• Women's Legal Service WA: Specialist community legal centre providing free legal services to women in WA, including workplace and family law matters. Directly comparable as a mission-aligned specialist legal centre serving vulnerable populations in the same state.
• Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre: Perth-based community legal centre providing free legal services to northern suburbs residents. Directly comparable as a peer community legal centre in the same metropolitan area and a Law Talk WA co-producer.

Broad incumbents

• Legal Aid Western Australia: State statutory legal aid provider offering broad civil, criminal, and family law assistance across WA. Comparable as the dominant publicly-funded legal service body in the same geography, though broader in scope than Circle Green's specialist community legal centre model.
• Community Legal Centres Australia: National peak body representing community legal centres across Australia. Comparable as the umbrella entity coordinating policy, funding advocacy, and standards for the community legal sector of which Circle Green is a member.
• Australian Human Rights Commission: National statutory body responsible for human rights and anti-discrimination complaints, including sexual harassment. Comparable as the regulator whose Respect@Work Report catalysed funding for Circle Green's Workplace Respect Project.

Regional players

• LawAccess NSW: NSW government-funded legal information, advice, and referral service. Comparable as a state-funded free legal access service model, though operating in a different jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/circlegreencl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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