Kamuzu Academy Law Department

Thanks to the generosity of successive generations of Chief Legal Aid Advocates and their officers, pupils in the Lower Sixth have (had) the opportunity to intern at the Legal Aid Bureau. Such internships are not usually available at secondary level, so this is a considerable privilege.

Work includes: manning front-line desks, entering prisons to take depositions, and preparation of legal briefs for court hearings. It offers invaluable practical experience of how the Law operates in Malawi, which is also important for university applications.

The programme was conducted for twelve years. Every year up to ten pupils served for one month in the four offices of the Legal Aid Bureau.

The programme was suspended in 2020 owing to the pandemic. it is hoped that it will be renewed in due course!