Liberal and Labor state Attorneys-General have banded together to warn federal counterpart George Brandis that a "crisis" in legal assistance funding will hurt the most vulnerable members of the community, and that further cuts to legal services are "short-sighted and ill-conceived".

In a blistering letter sent to Senator Brandis on Thursday and signed by the first law officers of all states and territories, the Attorneys-General state that women and children who are victims of domestic violence and Indigenous Australians are among those who will be most affected by cuts to legal funding.

State and territory Attorneys-General have written to Senator George Brandis over a funding crisis for legal assistance. Credit:Andrew Meares

"The crisis in legal assistance funding has reached such a level that we, the undersigned Attorneys-General, need to take this step to urge you to reconsider current proposals for the new national funding agreement," the letter states.

"We are united in our concern about proposed cuts in funding to Legal Aid Commissions, Community Legal Centres, the Aboriginal Legal Services as well as a range of changes to administrative arrangements.