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Central Office
Offices
Office of the National Statistician (ONS)
Services
Office of the National Statistician
Unit Division
Legal Service
Internal/External
External
Service Specifications
Request for Legal Opinion / Written Legal Query
The Legal Service provides legal advice and opinion on matters related, but not limited to, Civil Registration, Family Laws.
| Office or Division: | Legal Service | ||||
| Classification: | Highly Technical | ||||
| Type of Transaction: | G2C-Government to Citizen | ||||
| Who may avail: | All | ||||
| CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS | WHERE TO SECURE | ||||
● Original Written Request for Legal Opinion ● Supporting Documents | Provided by the Client | ||||
| CLIENT STEPS | AGENCY ACTIONS | FEES TO BE PAID | PROCESSING TIME | PERSON RESPONSIBLE | |
| 1. Secure visitors pass from the Security Guard and register in the Visitor’s Logbook | 1.1 Provides Security pass | None | 5 Minutes | Security Guard | |
| 2. The client goes to the receiving personnel. | 2.1 Receives the letter request. Then controls and logs the same in the database. | None | 10 Minutes | Administrative Assistant | |
| 2.2 Informs the requester when he/she will receive the reply | None | 15 Minutes | Administrative Assistant | ||
| 2.3 Assigns and endorses the request to a Lawyer for the drafting of a letter response/legal opinion. | None | 30 Minutes | Director of LS | ||
| 2.4 Drafts the letter response/legal opinion | None | 9 days | Attorney III | ||
| 2.5 Conducts initial review of the draft letter response/legal opinion. | None | 7 days | Attorney IV | ||
| 2.6 Conducts final review of the letter response/legal opinion then signs the same. | None | 3 days | Director of LS | ||
| 2.7 Control, logs, and transmits the Letter Response/legal opinion | None | 30 Minutes | Administrative Assistant | ||
| 2.8 Forward the Letter Response to the Client Sender and request acknowledgement or accomplishment of Feedback form | 30 Minutes | ||||
| Total | None | 19 Days and 2 Hours | |||
| Attachment | Size |
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 Request for Legal Opinion / Written Legal Query |
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