LEGAL AID DEFENCE COUNSEL
LEGAL AID DEFENCE COUNSEL SOME
INFORMATION
Legal Aid Defence counsel office shall be dealing exclusively with legal aided matters in criminal matters of the district or hq where inits established. it shall be providing legal services from the early stages of criminal justice till appellate stage and same shall include visits to jails from catering to the legal needs of unrepresented inmates. initially it shall not be dealing with all type of civil matters and cases of complaint where in present counsel assignment system will continue to operational. The following end to end legal services shall be provided through the legal aid defence counsel office-
- Legal advice and assistance to all individuals visiting the office.
- Representation/ conducting trial and appeals including all miscellaneous work in all criminal courts such as sessions special and magistrate courts including executive courts.
- handling remand and bail work
- providing legal assistance at pre-arrest stage as per need and also in accordance with nalsa scheme for providing such assistance
Work-
Chief legal aid defence counsel
1- conducting trials and appeals and bail matters in court along with deputy chief and assistant legal aid defence counsels
2- assigning duties to deputy legal aid defence counsel in the office
3- assigning duties of assistant legal aid defence counsel for assisting him and deputy chief legal aid defence counsel and for other work including legal research.
4- ensure proper legal research planning effective defence strategy and through preparation in each and every legal aided case.
5-ensure maintenance of complete files of legal aid seekers
6- ensure proper documentation with regard to legal aid assistance provided ensure maintaining of up to date record of legal aided cases
7- will be overall in charge of administration the office of legal aid defence counsel office.
8- Ensure quality of legal aid
9- consultation and ensuring updation of the case progress to the client and his her relative
10- any work duty assigned by legal services authority
Deputy chief legal aid defence counsel-
1- conducting trials appeals remand work bail applications visits to prison etc as assigned by chief legal aid defence counsel.
2- filling and arguing appeals and bail application in courts.
3- maintaining complete case files
4- doing legal research in legal aided cases and guiding assistant legal aid defence counsel and law students attached with the office in legal research.
5- proper client interviews at various stages for quality research work and representation at remand trial and appellate stage.
6- all or any of the work of the chief defence counsel as per assignment.
7- any work duty assigned by legal services authority.
Assistant legal aid defence counsel-
1- filling of cases conducting trials in magistrate trial cases.
2- remand bail and other miscellaneous work
3- legal research in legal aided cases.
4- Visits to Prison and Legal aid Clinics as per directions
5- assisting chief legal aid defence counsel and deputy legal aid defence counsel in conduct of legal aided cases.
Role of state legal services authority and district legal services-
- office space planning and providing infrastructure for office preferably inside or in proximity to court complex
- providing office furniture office equipment including computers printer internet connectivity and other equipment.
- engaging human resource requirement for legal aid counsel system office.
- ensuring proper functioning of legal aid counsel system office
- ensuring effective monitoring and mentoring
- periodical evaluation of legal services delivered through legal aid counsel system office.
- regular training and refresher courses for legal aid counsel engaged in legal aid counsel system office.
- providing legal research software.
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