Lawyer is an independent position established and implemented in order to provide legal support to the institution of legal consultant. The legal consultant is directly subordinated to the head of the institute. Legal consultant  of the Institute in its activity is guided by the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decisions of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees, decisions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; 

The legal consultant of the Institute can be a person with higher legal education and at least 3 years of experience.

The main objectives of the Institute's legal consultant

- to take part in lawmaking and law enforcement activities of the Institute;

- maintaining of systematic record of regulatory legal acts in accordance with established requirements;

- Participation in improving the legal culture and legal literacy of the Institute staff, informing them of the essence and content of the adopted legal acts;

- to promote the legitimacy of the activities of the Institute and its subdivisions and their officials;

- Participation in contractual and legal work of the Institute;

- protection of property and other interests of the Institute in courts and other institutions.

 The legal counsel performs the following functions:

 1. In the field of lawmaking, law enforcement and legal culture:

- develops current and prospective plans of law-making activity of the Institute or participates in their development and control over their implementation ;

- Develops or participates in the development of draft laws and other regulatory and legal acts on the issues within the competence of the Institute;

- develops   departmental regulations of the university and participates in sending them to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan for legal examination and state registration;

- conducts legal examination of draft laws and other regulatory and legal acts submitted to the Institute for expertise and agreement with independent or other departments, prepares legal opinions on their compliance with the requirements of legislation and legislative techniques;

- Provides visas for draft laws and regulations in the absence of complaints and suggestions. In this case, the projects will be issued by a legal consultant after the other authorized units (staff) of the institute;

- participates in the development of proposals for improving public administration in the activities of the Institute;

- maintains a systematic record of regulatory and legal acts received by the Institute and issued by the state body in accordance with established requirements, ensuring their safety and control;

- takes measures to fill the fund of the Institute's regulatory and legal documents, including replenishment of the fund with codes, laws, reviews, newsletters and other legal publications, submits proposals to the management of public authorities for subscription to legal publications;

- prepares the edition of the legislation on the competence of the institute;

- prepares analytical materials on the legislative issues for the Institute's management;

- makes proposals for the organization of legal awareness raising activities for employees of the institute and its subdivisions, participates in the organization of these activities;

- propagates legislation on the activities of the Institute;

- Helps the staff of the Institute in finding legal documents related to the activities of the Institute and, if necessary, clarifying their rules;

 2. In the field of legality in the activities of the Institute:

- makes proposals on measures to eliminate violations, their causes and conditions in the institute and its subdivisions, and if necessary, takes part in the implementation of these measures;

- Examines draft orders, orders and other legal documents submitted to the management of the Institute for their compliance with the legislation and issues visas if there are no objections and suggestions. In this case, the projects will be issued by a legal consultant after the other authorized units (staff) of the institute;

- independently or jointly with other divisions prepares proposals on making amendments and additions to the orders, regulations and other legal documents of the Institute, as well as their invalidation;

- studies, analyzes and summarizes the law enforcement practices of the institute and its affiliates, prepares and submits proposals for its improvement;

- Organizes legal mechanisms to ensure the safety of property in the institute and its departments;  

- together with other divisions of the Institute considers applications, complaints   about violations of the law of the state body, its subdivisions and their officials;

- Participates in the development of proposals for improving the management system of the Institute, defining the rights and obligations of subdivisions and their officials;

- Participates in ensuring compliance with the labor law at the Institute, including the development of legal acts regulating labor relations (labor contract, collective bargaining agreement,   etc.), checks the legality of these drafts and provides legal opinions;

 3. In the field of contractual law, claims and legal protection:

- Participates with other departments in the preparation and conclusion of contracts by the Institute, examines their compliance with the legislation, and issues visas for contracts, if there are no objections. In this case, the projects will be issued by a legal adviser after the other competent departments of the institute;

- prepares and signs written conclusions on the legality of contracts in the amount of over two hundred minimum wages established by the legislation;

- monitors compliance with established procedures for concluding, executing, changing and terminating contracts;

- Proposals on proper implementation of agreements concluded by the Institute, participates in the development of proposals for improving the contractual relations;

- Participates in the preparation of applications for the protection of the interests of the Institute and in the consideration of applications filed with the state body, controls the compliance with the procedure of filing and consideration of applications in the Institute; •

- study the state of accounts receivable and payables of the state body together with relevant divisions and take measures to reduce them; 

- claims for disputes arising from contractual relations; 

- Participates in the preparation of documents required for legal protection of property and other interests of the Institute and in the established procedure; 

 4. In other areas:

- Provides methodological assistance to legal departments of the Institute, develops recommendations and directives in the areas of legal activity;

- Provides information on changes in legislation, judicial practice, instructions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the subdivisions of the Institute.