Office of the Legal Adviser [Department of State] Law and Legal Definition
The Office of the Legal Adviser is an office of the U.S. Department of State (Department’s) that provides advice on all domestic and international legal issues that arises in the course of the Department's work. The Department assists the Department principals and policy officers in formulating and implementing the foreign policies of the U.S. The Office promotes the development of international law and its institutions. In addition, the Office also provides direct legal support to the Department of State's various bureaus, including both regional, geographic offices, and functional offices
The office works directly with high-level U.S. and foreign officials, the Congress, and the White House staff. The Office is constituted with 175 permanent attorneys and about 100 support staff, including paralegal specialists, treaty analysts, secretaries, and general administrative personnel. The Office is organized into sections that focus on specific areas of the world and specific subject matters such as: Human Rights and Refugees; Political and Military Affairs; Economics and Business Affairs; Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Legislation and Foreign Assistance or Management. Accordingly, the Office of the Legal Adviser is divided into twenty-three sections, including the offices at The Hague and in Geneva.
Legal Definition list
- Office of the Legal Adviser [Department of State]
- Office of the Inspector General [Department of Justice]
- Office of the Federal Register [OFR]
- Office of the Federal Detention Trustee
- Office of the Deputy Attorney General
- Office of the Managing Director [FCC]
- Office of the Managing Director [Federal Communications Commission]
- Office of the Pardon Attorney [Department of Justice]
- Office of the Science and Technology Adviser [Department of State]
- Office of the Solicitor [Department of Labor]
- Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator [Department of State]
