3.8 role

Legal Officer

Responsibilities

The Legal Officer is responsible for providing advice and direction on all matters of a legal nature including claims, legal requirements relating to the emergency response, investigations, Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration (NRDAR), major procurement contracts, insurance coverage, and review of information releases to the media, government agencies and the public.

Organization

Org chart coming soon

Checklist 0/9

Review common and leadership responsibilities.
Obtain briefing from the Incident Commander (IC).
Advise the IC and the Unified Command (UC), as appropriate, on all legal issues associated with response operations.
Establish documentation guidelines for and provide advice regarding response activity documentation to the response team.
Provide legal input to the Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL), the Compensation/Claims Unit Leader (COMP), and other appropriate units as requested.
Review press releases, documentation, contracts and other matters that may have legal implications for the company.
Participate in SIMS meetings and other meetings, as requested.
Participate in incident investigations and the assessment of damages (including natural resource damage assessments).
Maintain Form 214a Individual Log and forward to Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL) for disposition.

Forms to Complete

Document Guidelines

Prepare/Review

Form 214a Individual Log

Document events/activities

Meetings to Attend

Initial Response & AssessmentIncident Brief Form 201Planning Meeting Operations BriefingImplement New IAP & Assess Progress

Handbook Pages	141
Part	B — Incident Management
Section	3.8 Legal Officer
Type	role