General+Counsel+Lawyer

The CIA's General Counsel Lawyer works very close to the CIA Director. If a CIA agent becomes a witness or a defendent in a trial, the General Counsels Lawyer's job is to keep the trial moving forward without the CIA agent's real identity. If the identity of the CIA agent reveals itself, severe consequences may come to the trial. [|What We Do] media type="youtube" key="8pxyGqxI53k" height="344" width="425" Today, OGC (Office of General Counsel) has approximately 100 attorneys, who are involved in providing counsel on a wide range of CIA activities, such as clandestine collection, counterintelligence, covert action, counterterrorism, counterproliferation,and counternarcotics. OGC attorneys are complemented by a strong support structure composed of special assistants, administrative assistants, paralegals, a central registry, an information management staff, a librarian, and an administration staff, that together continue to provide CIA with dedicated and professional legal representation in the tradition of Lawrence Houston.