Section 6: State offices of the Council.

(1) The following shall form the major Departments at the Councils head office-
(a) Finance and Administrative;
(b) Litigation;
(c) International Relations, Corporate Operations and Planning and Research, and such other Departments or units as the Board may decide.
(2) There shall be a zonal office of the Council in each of the six geopolitical zones to be headed by a zonal officer who shall be a lawyer of appropriate rank who shall be responsible for the co-ordination of State offices and their activities.
(3) The zonal officer shall report to and be responsible to the Director of Litigation.
(4) The Council shall establish one office in each State of the Federation to be headed by an officer of appropriate rank who shall be responsible for provision of service in the State and reports to the zonal officer in whose jurisdiction the State belongs.
(5) Each state office of the Council shall operate 3 legal service units, namely-
(a) Criminal Defence Unit;
(b) Civil Litigation Unit;
(c) Community Legal Service Unit.