The Legal Unit of the Schools Division Office of Butuan City is under the Office of the Schools Division Superintendent. It enhances capacity of the organization to deal with legal matters and to be proactive on legal issues raised by stakeholders.

LEGAL SERVICES

1. Provides legal advice; interprets laws and rules affecting the operation of the organization; prepares contracts and instruments to which the organization is a party, and interprets provisions of contracts covering work performed for the organization by private entities.

2. Assists the organization’s management in the promulgation of rules governing the activities of the organization; prepares comments on proposed rules concerning the organization; answers legal queries within its allowed authority, from the public.

3. Investigates, upon designation, erring teaching and non-teaching personnel under the jurisdiction of the Schools Division of Butuan City.

4. Provides effective, efficient, judicious and expeditious legal service to the Schools Division of Butuan City through impartial, evidenced-based, and speedy disposition of administrative cases.