name: Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland
notes: Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland is an Executive Agency of the Department of Justice (DoJ) and was established on 1 April 2015. The Agency operates under the direction and control of the Minister of Justice except for applications for civil legal aid which will be considered on the merits of the individual case and will not be influenced by political or budgetary considerations. It provides publicly-funded legal aid services for those people in greatest need.* This authority is based in Northern Ireland, or primarily serves Northern Ireland.