The ministry has four departments and five semi-autonomous Government agencies. The departments are: Legal Affairs, National Cohesion, Support Services and GJLOS Reforms Coordinating department.

Save for the National Cohesion and the GJLOS Reforms Coordinating departments, the other two have various sections under them. The Legal Affairs Department has democracy and human rights, research and information, constitutional affairs, legal sector and ethics and integrity sections.

Under Support Services are administration, human resource management, finance, procurement, accounts, internal audit, ICT and the central planning and project monitoring units.

The ministry is responsible for legal policy on the administration of justice, constitutional matters, law reform and anti-corruption strategies, integrity and ethics. It also deals in legal education, political parties, legal aid and advisory ser-vices and elections.