The purposes of the Association are set out in Section 5 of Part 2 of the Legal Profession Act. The purposes of the Association are:-

(a) to maintain and improve the standards of conduct and proficiency of the Legal Profession in Trinidad & Tobago;
(b) to represent and protect the interests of the legal profession in Trinidad & Tobago;
(c) to protect and assist the public in Trinidad and Tobago in all matters relating to the law;
(d) to promote good relations within the profession, between the profession and persons concerned in the administration of justice in Trinidad and Tobago and between the profession and the public generally;
(e) to promote good relations between the profession and professional bodies of the legal profession in other countries and to participate in the activities of any international association of lawyers and to become a member thereof;
(f) to promote, maintain and support the administration of justice and the rule of law.
(g) to do such other things as are incidental or conducive to the achievements of the purposes set out at (a - f)