MEETING WITH LAWYERS

Office of the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs

18 November 2016

Activities
1:00-1:30 Introduction/Fellowship
pm
(Getting to know each
other)
1:30-3:30 Lecture on Legal Writing
pm
(USec. Luis Meinrado C.
Pagulayan)
3:30-5:00 Caseload of
pm
ULAO/Functions and Duties
of Lawyers/Expectations

UNDERSECRETARY

Special Adviser to the Office of

the
Undersecretary
for Office
Legal
Special
Adviser in the
of the Undersecretary
for
Affairs
Legal Affairs

CHIEF OF STAFF

1-EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IV
1- ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE

2-EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS II

1- WORKFORCE ASSISTANT

1- TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

1- LCMS ADMINISTRATOR

2-LEGAL RESEARCHERS

1- CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT II

1-TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

1- DRIVER
LCMS ADMINISTRATOR

2-LEGAL
CONSULTANTS
ATTY.
FRANCIS
BADILLA
ATTY. ROMEO BUENAFLOR

ULAO PROCESS FLOW

FUNCTIONS, DUTIES & OBLIGATIONS, EXPECTED OUTPUT

OF ULAO LAWYERS

Functions/Scope of Work
Draft/Review of Orders/ Decisions; (Project
Proposal; Workplan)
Draft/Review of Interlocutory Orders;
(Project Proposal; Workplan)
Draft/Review of MOAs, Legal Opinions, AOs,
MCs, communications, etc.; (Project
Proposal; Workplan)
Perform other tasks as may be assigned by
the USec from time to time. (Project
Proposal)

Duties/Obligations
Deliver the assigned tasks, per Workplan, on time;
(Contract)
Uphold the public interest over and above personal
interest, use all government resources efficiently,
effectively, honestly, and economically; (Contract)
Perform and discharge duties with the highest
degree of excellence, professionalism, intelligence,
and skill, and render service with utmost devotion
and dedication; (Contract)

 Upon the end of the period of this

Agreement or upon pre-termination
thereof, promptly deliver to the DAR,
through its authorized representatives,
all property, documents, records, papers,
and the like, which may be in his/her
possession or under his/her control and
which relate in any way to the functions
and services of the DAR, and retain no
copies of such documents, records,
papers, or any part thereof; (Contract)

ULAO (For Drafting/Re-drafting)

Agrarian Law Implementation (ALI) Cases:

as of November 2016

CASELOAD

Cancellation Cases
Personnel Discipline (PD) Cases

ALAO

(For Review-Anticipated)

Cancellation Cases

Interlocutory Orders (Reviewed as they are submitted

(c/o Atty. Raul)

BALA(For Review-Anticipated)
Agrarian Law Implementation (ALI) Cases:
Special ALI cases (c/o Atty. Cua)
Interlocutory Orders (Reviewed as they are submitted
(c/o Atty. Raul)

Legal Service (For Review/Re-draftingAnticipated)

91
121
405

10,14
0

446
236

Expectations/Output
Drafting of ALI & Cancellation Cases: 4 cases/mo. =
72 (4 cases/mo. x 6 lawyers x 3 mos.)
All 212 cases to be resolved in nine (9) mos., or by
June 2017
Review of PD Cases: 8 cases/mo. = 48 (8 cases/mo. x
2 lawyers x 3 mos.)
All 149 cases to be resolved in nine (9) mos., or by
June 2017
Review of IOs: 20 IOs/mo. (c/o Atty. Raul)
Drafting/Review of AOs, MCs, MOAs, Legal Opinions,
Pleadings, communications: __/mo. (c/o Atty. Cua,
Atty. Raul, ASec. Barrantes, and Legal Consultants)

Prohibitions

 Disclosure to any person or make use of,

for his/her own benefit or for the benefit
of another, any secret or confidential
information about pending and decided
cases, internal communication and
correspondence, and other confidential
information, data, files, and documents,
and the like, which shall come to his/her
knowledge during his/her engagement or
as a result thereof, during the term of this
Agreement and within one (1) year after
its expiration; (Contract)

 Communicating with a party, or a

partys representative, concerning a
case assigned to him/her;
Appearing in courts, tribunals, or
administrative bodies in
representation of the Department, its
officials or employees, un

CASE MATRIX
1.Docket
2.Parties
3.Nature of the Case
4.Basic Facts
5.Legal
Disputes/Issues
6.Ruling
7.Reasons

Maraming Salamat!
at Magandang Hapon!