Policies & Procedures
§2400 Legal Services
It is the responsibility of the Office of Legal Services to serve and administer the legal service needs of the Archdiocese, including management and supervision of outside legal service providers and accounting for the cost thereof. This section is designed to give Pastors, Principals and Agency Directors the correct procedures for acquiring legal services for a parish, school or agency/department.
§2401 The Office of Legal Services
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Procedures
The work that the Office of Legal Services is responsible for includes:
- education of parishes, schools and agencies on laws affecting them generally.
- legal advice to parishes, schools and agencies on specific legal problems confronted by them.
- representation of a parish, school or agency in legal proceedings brought by or against them or otherwise involving the parish, school or agency, including:
- lawsuits
- administrative proceedings
- subpoenas
- property matters
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Procedures
Outside legal counsel will receive a copy of the “Management Protocol for Outside Legal Counsel Employed by the Archdiocese” from the Office of Legal Services. Acceptance of employment by outside legal counsel constitutes counsel’s agreement to comply with the terms of the protocol.

