Publications
The STILS team will provide resources, tools and guidance for community organisations and governments seeking to apply the human rights indicator framework.
You can find resources, tools and academic publications from the STILS project on this page.
2025
The STILS project aims to generate a significant contribution to the scholarly discourse regarding trauma-informed lawyering and the provision of trauma-informed legal services to clients and consumers.
At the recent LIV National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference, STILS research team members and senior legal aid service staff presented a panel on the STILS project and the provision of trauma-informed lawyering training to lawyers and legal aid staff.
Above: STILS researcher members and senior legal aid staff sitting on a stage, presenting a panel to a room full of people in front of a powerpoint presentation. Project Lead Chris Maylea is speaking.
STILS staff attended the Justice as Trauma Conference in 2025, attending workshops exploring client experiences in the justice system.
2026
As a part of the broader research framework, the STILS team is nearing-completion of a state of the knowledge review of all extant literature and research regarding trauma-informed lawyering.
The team looks forward to publishing and sharing this paper shortly.
The STILS team endorses and celebrates the release of Jennifer Chen’s Churchill Trust report exploring trauma-informed lawyering.
Jennifer is Project Lead for the With You training project at National Legal Aid. STILS’ partnership alongside With You, and their delivery of trauma-informed training are key components of the STILS project design.
You can read Jennifer’s report here.