The General Attorney occupation
covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial
of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview
of a Federal Government agency (this may include
conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders,
rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions
of governing statutes or other requirements
of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions
of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.
The
covered entity will not be in violation
of this
rule, provided that the disclosing individual believes in good faith that the
covered entity has engaged in
conduct which is unlawful or otherwise violates
professional or clinical standards, or that the care, services or conditions provided by the
covered entity potentially endanger one or more patients, workers or the public.