The Office is required to carry out all research and investigation activities, including with the support of the relevant municipal offices, to assist in the assignment of external lawyers to represent and defend the Administration in court and to ensure the successful outcome of the proceedings, through the adoption of all necessary measures.

The office's responsibilities are as follows:

• Management of legal disputes;
• Management of procedures aimed at stipulating contracts in the forms required by law and stipulating rental agreements;
• Assistance with the deed of sale;
• Management of compliance with contract stipulation;
• Collection, storage and archiving of contracts;
• Conservation of the originals of public documents and authenticated private documents in progressive order of repertoire;
• Support to individual offices of the Institution upon request in preparing contractual templates and related tax regulations;