The Director, Legal Services is the head of legal services function in the National Assembly. The Director/Deputy Clerk is responsible to the National Assembly for this service. The Director/Deputy Clerk supervises, guides, counsels, trains and develops all legal staff and co-ordinates administration and overall management of the legal services provided to the National Assembly which includes:-

• Formulation and dissemination of legal drafting policy in the National Assembly;
• Liaison with the Director, Litigation and Compliance and the Office of the Attorney General on litigation matters involving the National Assembly;
• Supervision of all Legal Counsel in the Directorate;
• Training of all Legal Counsel in the Directorate;
• Giving of legal opinions on matters before or relating to the National Assembly and Parliament and giving legal advice on commercial matters;
• Providing any other legal services that may be required by the National Assembly, its Committees, Parliament, the Speaker or the Clerk; and
• Carrying on legal research on matters before the Directorate.