Audit of the Regional Counsel Role in the Enforcement Process
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Recommendations
Develop a new position description and conduct a position evaluationfor the dual role Regional Counsel/Enforcement Supervisor positionand have headquarters Office of Human Resources verify theevaluation outcome.
Ensure that a dual role holder meets the requirements for the newposition.
Develop a management control to ensure that when an agencyattorney is also assigned a line function, written legal advice providedby this individual is easily distinguished from non-legal advice.
Develop for agency attorneys who are also assigned a line functionguidance to convey the need to clarify in conversations involvingsensitive information that the information disclosed is of a sensitivenature.