About us
The Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland (LSA NI) was established under the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (NI) 2014 to administer the provision of publicly-funded legal aid.
The LSA funds and makes payments to the legal profession for services provided under both the criminal and civil legal aid schemes while attaining value for money. Our range of functions include:
- considering applications for advice, assistance, and representation which is known as civil legal services;
- assessing and making payments of bills received for civil legal services and criminal legal aid;
- supporting the development and implementation of a legal aid reform programme;
- supporting the independent appeals function;
- implementing Departmental directions and guidance; and
- maintaining and developing systems, procedures and relationships which support all of its key activities and the wider strategic aims of the DoJ.