The Department of Legal Services is responsible for providing legal advise to the Council. Its core functions include ensuring that the local authority operates within the confines of established laws that govern the local government system. The Department further executes various functions inter alia; drafting commercial contracts, Provision of Legal opinions, processing land applications, trading licenses applications, processing of Certificates of Title and occupancy licenses issued under the Urban and Regional Planning Act No.3 of 2015 of the Laws of Zambia etc. The Directorate has four (4) Sections:

1. Litigation
2. Estates
3. Licensing
4. Contracts