Site Search Main menu Home Topics Publications Consultations Contact Departmental Solicitor's Office The Departmental Solicitor's Office (DSO) aims to advance and protect the interests of the Northern Ireland government departments by the provision of high quality, cost effective legal services. DSO's functions include advising on: the powers and duties of all the Northern Ireland Departments and on the exercise of their powers the drafting of statutory instruments industrial development constitutional issues employment law fair employment and equal opportunities health and social services law education law, environmental law charities commercial leases and property law government contracts and European Community matters Other functions include: general and commercial conveyancing (including compulsory acquisitions) preparing documentation in commercial transactions representing client Departments in various prosecutions, tribunals, arbitrations and inquiries More useful links Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI) nidirect nibusinessinfo.co.uk GOV.UK © Crown Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Cookies Accessibility statement

Site Search Main menu Home Topics Publications Consultations Contact Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI) Jump to table of contents Membership All NI government lawyers employed in organisations belonging to GLSNI are individual members for the term of their employment. Participating organisations The current participating organisations are: Departmental Solicitor’s Office (DSO) Crown Solicitor’s Office (CSO) - nidirect website (external link opens in a new window / tab) National Crime Agency (NCA) (external link opens in a new window / tab) Land and Property Service (LPS) Food Standards Agency (FSA) (external link opens in a new window / tab) Northern Ireland Assembly Legal Services Office (NIA Legal Services Office) (external link opens in a new window / tab) The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) (external link opens in a new window / tab) Independent Reporting Commission (IRC) (external link opens in a new window / tab) Department of Justice (DoJ) (external link opens in a new window / tab) The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) (external link opens in a new window / tab) participates as an observer. The Legal Unit within the Office of the Lord Chief Justice (OLCJ) (external link opens in a new window / tab) participates as an observer. On this page Membership Participating organisations nidirect nibusinessinfo.co.uk GOV.UK © Crown Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Cookies Accessibility statement