{"id":1824,"date":"2025-03-14T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/attorney\/?page_id=1824"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:22:42","slug":"the-deputy-solicitor-general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/attorney\/the-deputy-solicitor-general\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deputy Solicitor General"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1824\" class=\"elementor elementor-1824\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a536467 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a536467\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">The Deputy Solicitor General<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d9d147 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d9d147\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18366576\" data-id=\"18366576\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226a0258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226a0258\" 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Solicitor &#8211; General in a number of functions namely :<\/p><p>(i) the management of the Attorney General&#8217;s Office<\/p><p>(ii) the provision of legal advice to the Government<\/p><p>\u00a0\u200b(iii) the training and guidance of law officers<\/p><p>(iv) spearheading reforms in the Attorney General&#8217;s Office<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-484be78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"484be78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a4f5db\" data-id=\"7a4f5db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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