1. SMLS aims to empower and support members of our community to use the law and legal system to protect and advance their rights and broaden their awareness of their responsibilities. 2. SMLS seeks to redress imbalances in access to justice through the provision of legal assistance and information, community legal education and law reform. 3. SMLS aims to develop the confidence, skills and ethics of law students through clinical legal educaiton in a community environment.