The centre won the Best Community-Funded Centre Award and the College of Law Community Service in Law Award for the best overall community law centre at the weekend against 15 finalists.
Centre co-ordinator Caryl O'Connor was humbled and delighted with the awards.
"A lot of our time is spent on the provision of legal services to a community who, otherwise, may not have access to legal services.
And in the main, the vast majority of our work is done by law students and volunteer lawyers.
"These awards honour that work that they do. We are stoked, I tell you. The award was a surprise."
Ms O'Connor said the centre was established in July 1980 as a conduit for free legal advice.
These days, the centre has 80 volunteer lawyers, 120 volunteer student lawyers and eight paid staff, who provide legal advice to about 8000 people a year.
Ms O'Connor said the centre's promotion and provision of legal knowledge to the community, and the practical legal training given to law students, had contributed to its success in the awards.
Lawyers who have worked at the centre in the past include six former lawyers who are now district court judges, Minister of Health David Cunliffe and a long line of prominent local lawyers.
