The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) provides legal advice and assistance in matters affecting UC Berkeley in the areas listed below. Many of these areas are discussed in this Guide. Administrative officials are encouraged to refer to the Guide's subject areas, noted in parentheses, before contacting OLA for further clarification or advice.
- Academic, staff, and student personnel matters (Human Resources/Personnel)
- Grievances
- Student judicial affairs
- Policy analysis (Policies and Procedures)
- Emerging technologies (Technology Transfer)
- Intellectual property (Intellectual Property)
- Risk Management (Insurance and Claims Settlement)
- Business and research contracts (Business Contracts, Contracting on Behalf of the University, Research Grants and Contracts)
- Privacy and public records matters (Privacy Issues and Protection of Information)
- Discrimination and affirmative action (Harassment) (Disability Compliance)
- Intercollegiate athletics
- Conflicts of interest (Conflict of Interest)
- Research misconduct (Research Misconduct)
- Campus audits and other investigations (Audit Coordination, Investigations, Misuse of University Resources)
- Whistleblower activities (Whistleblower Communications)