456 DM 1 - Policy and Procedures for Contracting with Lawyers and Law Firms

456 DM 1 - Policy and Procedures for Contracting with Lawyers and Law Firms

5/27/2021 - replaced Word document with updated 508 compliant PDF document.

This Departmental Manual Release is a new chapter that provides policy and procedures for Department of the Interior bureaus and offices seeking to contract with outside lawyers or law firms.  It incorporates the requirements of Secretary’s Order 3243 - Contracting with Lawyers and Law Firms by the Department of the Interior - dated September 24, 2002, and its Amendments 1 - 4.

The policy requires compliance with the Departmental policy that the Solicitor is responsible for, and has supervision over, all of the legal work of the Department, except for the legal work of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Office of Legislative Counsel within the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, and the Office of Inspector General.