Administrative Code of 1987
Section 7. Legal Staff . - The Legal Staff shall have the following functions:
(1) Assist the Secretary in the performance of his duties as Attorney General of the Philippines and as ex-officio legal adviser of government-owned or controlled corporations or enterprises and their subsidiaries;
(2) Prepare and finally act for and in behalf of the Secretary on all queries and/or requests for legal advice or guidance coming from private parties and minor officials and employees of the government;
(3) Maintain and supervise the operation of the Department Law Library as well as its personnel; and
(4) Perform such other functions as are now or may hereafter be provided by law or assigned by the Secretary.