Contract Legal Counsel

Mr Pillai was formerly the Director the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (“CLAS”) since 2015. In that capacity, he oversaw the administration of CLAS which provides criminal defence representation those who are unable to afford defence counsel in non-capital offences. Mr Pillai supervised the CLAS Fellowship comprised of four to five lawyers, as well as the two CLAS Advocates hired in 2016. Mr Pillai also worked with various other stakeholders in the office’s collaboration with those involved in the migrant worker space.