The mission of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel (MOLC) is to provide various legal services to the Mayor and District of Columbia government agencies with particular attention to coordination of legal support with the agency General Counsels and their staff.

Summary of Services

MOLC acts as the primary legal counsel to the Mayor, all Deputy Mayors, and District Government agencies. Under the governing legislation, the functions of the MOLC are to:

• Coordinate the hiring, compensation, training, and resolution of significant personnel-related issues for subordinate agency counsel in conjunction with agency directors.  At this time, the MOLC is working with 36 agencies;
• Provide legal and policy advice to the Mayor and the Executive Branch;
• Resolve interagency legal issues for the Mayor;
• Oversee the representation of agencies in investigative matters before the Executive Branch of the federal government, Congress, or the Council of the District of Columbia; and
• Supervise outside counsel in matters where the Office of the Attorney General is recused from a matter or otherwise not available.

In addition to what is outlined above, the MOLC performs a variety of special assignments from the Mayor in connection with the implementation of the major policy initiatives and responsibilities.