| 1. Research and Policy Division |
- To provide research services to the LAD;
- To provide legal opinion to any legal aid matters referred to by LAD branches;
- To prepare draft bills and subsidiary legislation to be submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers;
- To collect information and data; and
- To build database of legal materials for reference.
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| 2. Mediation, Litigation and Advisory Division (Civil) |
- To provide mediation services;
- To monitor, supervise and provide the necessary assistance to the LAD branches in relation to mediation services;
- To represent the client in civil proceedings as stipulated in the Third Schedule;
- To represent the client in criminal proceedings as stipulated in the Second Schedule;
- To give oral legal advice in any matters as stipulated in the Fourth Schedule; and
- To monitor, supervise and provide the necessary assistance to the LAD branches in relation to legal aid and advice.
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| 3. Litigation and Advisory Division (Syariah) |
- To represent the client in Syariah proceedings as stipulated in the Third Schedule;
- To give oral legal advice in any Syariah matters as stipulated in the Fourth Schedule; and
- To monitor, supervise and provide the necessary assistance to the LAD branches in relation to legal aid and advice.
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| 4. Mediation Division (Syariah) |
- To provide mediation services;
- To monitor, supervise and provide the necessary assistance to the LAD branches in relation to mediation services.
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5. Panel of Solicitors and Legal Companion Division
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- To manage the appointment of private lawyers as panel of solicitors for LAD and to assign cases to them;
- To monitor the cases handle by panel of solicitors and to make payment to them upon completion of cases;
- To manage the application for authorization by the Minister under subsection 10 (2A) and 12 (3).
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| 6. Management Services Division |
- To perform numerous functions which include human resources and financial management, general administration, ICT management and library management.
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