The Office of the General Counsel provides legal advice, counsel, and support to the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and program offices throughout DOE to further the Department’s mission of advancing the national, economic, and energy security of the United States through scientific and technological innovation and the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
A collection of relevant legal resources can be found below.
Relevant Laws: /gc/legal-resources/laws-doe-administers
GC Guidance and Opinions: /gc/guidance-opinions
Ex Parte Communications: /gc/ex-parte-communications
Enforcement: /gc/services/litigation-and-enforcement-resources/office-assistant-general-counsel-enforcement
Ethics and Personnel Law: /gc/office-assistant-general-counsel-ethics-and-personnel-law
Finance and Information Law: /gc/office-associate-general-counsel-finance-and-information-law
Labor Compliance Advisor: /gc/labor-compliance-advisor
Legislation and Regulation: /gc/services/energy-policy/office-assistant-general-counsel-legislation-regulation-and-energy
Litigation: /gc/services/litigation-and-enforcement-resources/office-assistant-general-counsel-litigation
NEPA: /nepa/office-nepa-policy-and-compliance
Procurement and Financial Assistance: /gc/services/technology-transfer-and-procurement/office-assistant-general-counsel-procurement-and
Retrospective Review: /gc/services/open-government/restrospective-regulatory-review
Rulemaking and Public Proceedings: /gc/services/open-government/public-participation-doe-proceedings
SmartGrid: /gc/services/smartgrid-information
Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property: /gc/services/technology-transfer-and-procurement/office-assistant-general-counsel-technology-transfer
External Legal Resources: /gc/online-legal-resources