Candidates must be practicing advocates. The specific experience requirements for each post are as follows:
- Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel: Minimum 10 years of practice in Sessions Court is mandatory.
- Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel: Minimum 7 years of practice in Sessions Court is mandatory.
- Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel: Minimum 0 to 3 years of practice in a court at the level of a Judicial Magistrate is required.