Introduction
Since the establishment of the Sokoine University of Agriculture in 1984, the legal affairs of the University have been managed under the office of the then Registrar and now the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration and Finance) herein after referred to as DVC (A&F) through a Legal Officer and current through Corporate Counsel.

Background
The Council at its 133th and 135th meetings held on 27th March 2014 and 25th September 2015 approved University restructuring proposal and implementation plan respectively. Under the approved plan the legal unit was established in the financial year 2015/2016 and be under the office of Vice Chancellor.