Vision‘Legal Aid’ encompasses a broad range of activities that aim at social advancement by creatively utilizing the instrument of Law. The legal profession, the way it is currently practiced and organized, is primarily concerned with the improvement of the quality of legal services rather than ensuring equitable and even distribution of legal services. That is where the concept of Legal Aid finds its relevance—it strives to make law relevant to the masses that are somehow left out and exist below the visibility line of law in action. At the Legal Aid Clinic of Mount Zion Law College, we want to provide Legal aid to those who cannot afford professional legal services and we want to champion those public causes for which support is lacking. Our cherished objectives include work on all the fronts of the legal process, i.e. awareness, encouragement, and enforcement of law.
Legal Aid Clinic @ MZLC is a committee that offers legal and paralegal services. It aims at spreading legal awareness and providing free legal assistance to the socially and economically backward sections of society who have difficulty accessing the judicial system. It is also a centre for practical and professional training for the students.
To spread legal awareness, we conduct legal literacy programmes, distribute, pamphlets, etc, and also undertake other activities in association with the District Legal Services Authority. We are continuing our work with many organizations and State entities committed to a social cause in the legal field, such as conducting surveys for the Social Justice Department in terms of the Probation of Offenders Act.
Structural Framework The Committee is constituted of members, Senior Students of both Five-year and Three-year LLB courses. They work under the guidance of a Senior Faculty Member assisted by other Faculties.
Working Time The Clinic is open all weekdays between 9.30 am. and 4.30 p.m. for members of the general public to visit. For those who cannot visit us in person, we answer queries relating to law via email. (legal aid mzlc@gmail.com)