General Administration and Legal Department

Symbols (emblems, insignia, logos) – As part of our intellectual property portfolio, we provide legal advice on the creation of new seals, emblems, insignia and logos (collectively, the «Symbols»), the approval of new symbols and legal notices on the general use of the symbols. See DAO 201-1, which sets out policies and procedures for the creation of new symbols (DAO 201-1, section 6), including licensing their use to external parties (DAO 201-1, section 7). For a license template that allows an external party to use the departmental seal, click here, and for a template license that allows an external party to use all other department icons, click here. The General Law Department provides oral and written legal advice on the administration and administration of the Department, which is generally governed by laws and regulations of governmental and ministerial application. The General Law Department is responsible for providing legal services in all areas of administrative law not specifically assigned to other departments within the Office of the General Counsel. Conferences – Are you planning a conference? The conferences feature many legal issues such as: payment, partners, fees, sponsorship, food, travel, fees, logos, and jewelry/gifts. Please follow the links for more information on this or click here for the conference FAQ. Taking into account the different needs of our clients, Argopoint uses a wide range of management consulting tools to achieve tangible results. Benchmarking, industry best practices, process improvement, external consultant management and legal analysis are just a few of our many services that allow us to tailor impactful results and significant changes for our clients. The management of the legal department includes a number of objectives: Lawyers typically specialize in one of the department`s five consulting areas: With a set of strategies developed over a decade of collaboration with Fortune 500 legal departments, Argopoint is able to effectively implement customized management solutions for corporate legal services. MALS` non-legal professionals handle SOL`s internal systems for budgeting, financial management, human resources, information technology and litigation support, as well as general administrative and technical support for SOL`s litigation lawyers and the provision of FOIA administrative services to the department as a whole.

With the exception of paralegals who support the work of lawyers, MALS`s non-legal staff work in one of MALS` five specialised administrative units: MALS also provides general administrative and technical support to SOL, for example through the maintenance of videoconferencing and telecommunications systems, monitoring space use and providing services related to document management, as well as the purchase and maintenance of Technology. The critical and subordinate tactical decisions of the legal department must be consistent with a high-level legal service management plan based on clear objectives. It is imperative that the plan sets the direction (and boundaries) in the short and long term. As a General Counsel or General Law office, the MALS Division provides legal services to the Minister of Labour, the Senior Head of Department, and the management and staff of all DOL agencies. In addition, the MALS Division acts as lead legal counsel to a number of DOL agencies, in particular: On the legal side, MALS represents and advises the Ministry in various general areas of law typical of the issues addressed by the federal offices of «General Counsel», including: The legal department`s powerful management approaches enhance shareholder value through the development of a proprietary set of measures, which make the «whole» worth more than the sum of its parts. Managing corporate legal is complex and includes managing people (roles and responsibilities, structure, incentive, and culture), workflows (processes, approaches, and systems), information, knowledge, legal service providers, and other critical resources. Argopoint works directly with legal leaders and stakeholders at all levels to ensure effective strategies are developed and implemented. Argopoint`s strategies are sustainable and promote both effectiveness and efficiency. Our approaches, based on deep industry knowledge, have helped many legal departments overcome internal and external challenges. The Administrative Management and Legal Services Division (MALS) is a combined legal and administrative unit within the Office of Counsel (SOL). MALS represents and advises the Ministry in various areas of general law while being SOL`s main administrative body.

Argopoint has experience with putting pressure on corporate legal departments. The increasingly «high-stakes» challenges and decisions of legal services create a dynamic in which effective management is crucial. Argopoint develops efficient management solutions for each legal department of the company, taking into account both short- and long-term objectives. Managing the legal department is the responsibility of leading the legal department and involves many management, financial and organizational challenges. Effective legal leaders go beyond simply tracking operations to create strategic value for departmental operations. Government Property – We advise you on GSA regulations for personal property. For more information, see OFEQ Properties and Transportation Management. The staff of the General Law Department is available for training on all the topics listed below. Please send your training requests to GeneralLaw@doc.gov. Your request(s) and/or question(s) must include the office(s), telephone number and a description of the training and/or information you have requested.

You can also send general legal questions to this email address. Administratively, MALS is responsible for the management and administrative services that SOL provides for its sub-domains, as well as the connection with the department`s central offices. Among other things, MALS takes care of SOL`s internal systems for: Intellectual Property – We are also responsible for advising departmental offices and agencies in the areas of Internet law, trademark law, copyright and domain name practice. This may include conducting trademark and domain name searches, licensing DOC marks, and other departmental trademark activities. Respond to unauthorized use and infringement of departmental trademarks, answer questions about the use of copyrighted material, review requests to sign news releases and other matters. Click here for examples of IP agreements. Agreements – Whenever you act towards the public as something with another party or transfer money between the parties, you will need a memorandum of understanding to document the relationship. Click here for more information on the agreement process [pdf] and the memoranda of understanding available to you. Current model agreements. Click here for frequently asked questions about MOUs. Allocation Act – We advise on all aspects of the issuance and acceptance of funds, including: time and amount restrictions on the use of allocated funds, interpretation of the wording of the Appropriation Act and the applicability of legal restrictions and the auditor`s general opinions to the activities of the segregated funds; the use of the Department`s working capital; the use of the Gifts and Bequests Fund; Acceptance of User Fees.

There are restrictions on the use of funds reserved for jewelry and food. Guide to Spending Funds on Food; Guide to issuing funds for jewelry. some lawyers working regularly or occasionally in these areas, as required by the cross-cutting nature of MALS` portfolio. Travel is restricted. Official Travel – We advise you on GSA federal travel regulations. The Department is also responsible for advising and preparing advice in a number of other areas, including: Ministry directives and delegations of authority; the classification and protection of classified documents for reasons of national security; Pressure; Publishing and advertising. In addition, the Information Services Office within MALS serves as the department`s FOIA administrative office, which is responsible for guiding and training FOIA offices throughout the department.