Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has highlighted that the Legal Aid Commission staff are the front line of legal aid and how they present themselves is critically important.
Sayed-Khaiyum made these comment during the closing of the Legal Aid Commission’s 7th Annual National Staff Workshop yesterday.
He stated that there is a constitutional requirement to have a Legal Aid in place and running.
Sayed-Khaiyum told the staff that they provide that fundamental services to ordinary Fijians who otherwise would not be able to afford Legal Services and it is very critical.
He highlighted that the staff need to have a level of empathy when serving someone and they need to try and put themselves in the person’s shoes who are coming in.
The Attorney General shared an incident with the staff where he had received a viber message from somebody at midnight regarding their son.
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