Get free legal help
If you can't afford a lawyer, the Legal Aid Directorate gives free legal advice and can represent you in court. It handles family, work, eviction, estate and criminal cases.
Handled byLegal Aid Directorate, Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary AffairsOfficial address: justice.gov.zw
What you'll usually need
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Steps
- Go to a Legal Aid office. In Harare it is at Century House East, 6th and 7th floors, corner of Nelson Mandela Avenue and Angwa Street. You can phone the Harare office on Call (0242) 797 910.
- Explain your problem. Staff check whether you qualify, which depends on whether you can afford a private lawyer.
- If you qualify, you get free advice, and a lawyer can represent you in court. You may be asked for a small contribution to the Legal Aid Fund.
Good to know
- There are also offices in Bulawayo, Mutare, Gweru, Marondera, Bindura, Gwanda and Hwange, and in some district towns.
- Cases include divorce, maintenance, custody and guardianship, deceased estates, labour disputes, evictions, claims for damages and criminal defence.