Name: Heidi Dipico
Tel:053 831 4000
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Purpose:
To provide legal advisory services and to ensure legislative compliance in the department.
Functions
- Conduct research that will provide information and Case Law relevant to a specialized matter.
- Provide an opinion on how specific cased should be approached to obtain desirable outcomes.
- Conduct dispute resolution in specialized fields of law, prepare awards and provide advice and guidance, which is legally sound / justifiable.
- Conducting consultation with clients in order to determine client’s goals and objectives.
- Drafting and amending legislation.
- Drafting complex legal documents, which includes contracts, trust documents, legal opinions etc.
- Instituting claims on behalf of the state, including the enforcing court orders.
- Liaising with the State Attorney’s Office, as well as private attorneys with regard to legal matters relating to the Department.
- Handling complex and specialized investigations.
- Collecting data and information analyse and translate information into knowledge for planning; decision making and management reporting.