LJF is guided by a skilled Board of Directors, ensuring strategic direction, accountability, and mission alignment with transparency and integrity.
Board of Directors / Team
Governance
Advisory & Oversight:
A council of senior jurists and experts offers guidance, ensuring informed decisions on complex legal, policy, and strategic matters.
Secretariat
A professional team led by an Executive Director manages day-to-day operations through five divisions:
- Research Division – human rights monitoring, documentation, legislative analysis.
- Legal Services Division – pro bono coordination, legal aid clinics, referral systems.
- Capacity Development Division – training for lawyers, paralegals, youth, HRDs, and community leaders.
- Communication & Information Division – public legal education, media, publications, and digital outreach.
- Program Development Division – design, grants, MEAL (monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning).
Volunteer Network
A nationwide network of volunteer lawyers, law students, and paralegals supports clinics, legal literacy drives, and community mediation initiatives.