Office of the Legislative Counsel

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The Office of the Legislative Counsel is a nonpartisan legal and drafting office that provides legislative, legal, and policy support services to the Oregon Legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
nonpartisan legislative support office
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Oregon
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employer Legislative Counsel NERFINISHED
assistant legislative counsels
professional staff
fieldOfWork legislative drafting
public law
statutory interpretation
hasCharacteristic confidential in attorney-client relationships with legislators
nonpartisan
hasClient Oregon House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Oregon Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
Oregon Senate NERFINISHED
hasPurpose to ensure legislation is clear, consistent, and legally sound
to support the lawmaking process in Oregon
hasRole advise legislators on legal issues related to legislation
assist in codification of Oregon laws
assist in preparation of administrative rules
assist in preparation of bills and amendments
assist in preparation of resolutions
assist in statutory revision
provide legal opinions to individual legislators
provide legal opinions to legislative committees
provide legal opinions to the Oregon Legislature
provide legal support services
provide legislative drafting services
provide nonpartisan legal analysis
provide policy support services
review proposed legislation for clarity
review proposed legislation for consistency with existing law
review proposed legislation for legal sufficiency
support legislative policy development
jurisdiction Oregon
surface form: State of Oregon
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm office of the legislative branch
locatedIn Oregon State Capitol NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Marion County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon NERFINISHED
Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED
operatesOnPrinciple nonpartisanship
professional legal ethics
partOf Oregon Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
Oregon Legislature NERFINISHED
serves legislative committees of the Oregon Legislature
members of the Oregon House of Representatives
members of the Oregon Senate

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Oregon Legislative Counsel Committee governs Office of the Legislative Counsel