The legal aid service

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The role of the jurist:

• The distribution of the administrative and judicial information (by explaining the technical terms and by informing the citizens of their rights)
• The accompaniment of the citizen as long as the case is not being treated by the judicial authorities
• The search for any possible intermediary

This jurist can be sought if the Brussels is confronted with problems or with questions of legal order in:

• Tenancy
• Family and civil right
• Criminal law
• Right of foreigners
• Or any other legal subject

The jurist so proposes:

• Precise information as for the rights of the citizen
• Practical advice on the steps to be taken
• Aid when the situation requires it (sending of mail to prevent or resolve the dispute as well as the follow-up of the file)
• If it is necessary, an orientation towards other administrative or legal departments more specialized