About US
Council for Legal Education (the ‘Council’) is statutory
body constituted under the Legal Practitioners Act
(Chapter 27:07). The Council was established in
1992. The Council’s principal governing legislation is
the Legal Practitioners Act. The Council operates using
the following Council regulations:
repealed)
Membership of the Council consists of the
following:
• One Judge (Chairperson) nominated by the Chief
Justice
• Two officials nominated by the Minister of Justice,
legal and parliamentary Affairs from his/her Ministry
• Two legal practitioners nominated by the Law Society
of Zimbabwe
• One representative from the Attorney General’s Office
nominated by the Attorney General
All the above Council Members are appointed by the
Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
The day to day management of the Council is done by
the Secretariat which is headed by a Secretary who is
appointed by the Minister from among the senior legal
officers in his Ministry. The current Secretary is Mr.
Peter Mudzimiri