The Legal Aid Society is a not for profit non-governmental organization which was registered on the 19th of November, 2013 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, former Chief Justice of Sindh and former Supreme Court Judge, founded the organization with the main objective of serving marginalized and underprivileged communities to reduce challenges in accessing justice. Over the last nine  years of operations, LAS has spread its operations to 13 judicial districts in the province of Sindh and is functional in Gilgit Baltistan and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). The head office is situated at the Finance and Trade Center (FTC) in Karachi and district level operations are conducted through 7 district offices located in Hyderabad, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana & Dadu with a branch office in ICT. In the short span since its inception it has gained recognition regionally and internationally as one of the key professional organizations working in the domains of law, justice and development.