- Prepares technical plans and programs for the development and implementation of office policies and procedures regarding legal matters;
- Provides legal opinions related to NSO functions;
- Conducts fact-finding investigations, prosecutes and hears administrative cases;
- Prepares and reviews contracts/agreements entered into by the NSO;
- Files complaints and coordinates with the Prosecutor’s Office in the prosecution of cases filed in violation of Commonwealth Act 591;
- Attends to judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative cases where NSO is a party;
- Coordinates with other government and private agencies with respect to legal matters; and
- Performs other functions as may be assigned from time to time.