The Malawi Law Society was established as a body corporate by the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act 1965 for the purposes of representing and assisting the legal profession in Malawi, as well as to serve and protect members of the public.

The Society's permanent Secretariat, which includes a Legal Resources Centre, is based in Blantyre.

The Society also has a Lilongwe Chapter and functions through a number of committees to consider matters such as continuing legal education, law reform, advocacy on human rights and rule of law issues, and regulation and discipline of lawyers.

• Objectives
• Governing Instruments
• Committees
• Activities
• Membership

Topical Issues

Society News and Events

• MLS Represented at Govt Constitutional Review Conference.

• Women Lawyers (WLA) holds AGM.

• Law Society President elected Vice President of SADC Lawyers Council

• Malawi Law Journal Launch.

( download MLJ Launch Paper)

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Newsletter: The Malawian Lawyer

Complaints



• What to do if you have a complaint against a Lawyer