The State Guaranteed Legal Aid Service (in Valstybės garantuojamos teisinės pagalbos tarnyba) is a state institution responsible for providing legal aid and mediation.
How can it help you?
Primary legal aid
Persons wishing to receive primary legal aid have the right to contact the administration of the municipality where they live. Persons detained in a custodial institution have the right to apply to the municipal administration of the municipality where the sentence is served or the place of detention is.
The State Guaranteed Legal Aid Service provides primary assistance only in exceptional cases, as provided for in the Law on State Guaranteed Legal Aid.
Secondary legal aid
The State Guaranteed Legal Aid Service can prepare documents for you, represent you in court and in other institutions if that is needed before going to court. More information on how can you use these services.
Mediation
In some cases, the law requires you to try to resolve a dispute through mediation. Parties who have not used compulsory mediation cannot resolve their dispute in court. Compulsory mediation can be initiated by mutual agreement between the parties or by one of the parties by submitting a request to the State Guaranteed Legal Aid Service. The Service is also responsible for the administration of out-of-court mediation provided by the State.
Activities
- Secondary legal aid
- Mediation
- Educating the public on legal issues
More information and contacts
vgtpt.lrv.lt/en
teisinepagalba@vgtpt.lt
+370 690 02 233
State guaranteed legal aid service
Odminių st. 3
LT-01122 Vilnius
Lithuania