Legal Services

Literally, legal service means help or assistance or free service in the field of law. The court has categorically stated in it’s various decisions that legal aid is not a charity but it is a duty of a welfare state. “Legal service includes rendering of any service in the conduct of any other proceedings before any court or other authority or tribunal and the giving of any advice of any legal matter.” On further scrutinizing it, we will find three basic things in it: 1) Legal services are provided in conducting legal proceedings. 2) Legal proceeding may be before courts or tribunals or any other authority. 3) Legal service includes legal advice also. There were many other services, which are provided under many legal service scheme. Many state legal service authority has established many grievance cell and are trying to solve many social, economic and political problems as well. There are basically two types of legal services: a) Pre-litigation legal services b) Post –litigation legal service.