Statement of Work: Non-Litigation Legal Services in Guinean Labor Law & Guinean Immigration Law 1. PURPOSE This Statement of Work (SOW) establishes the terms and scope under which a qualified legal services provider ("Contractor") will furnish non-litigation legal advisory services to the U.S. Mission in Conakry ("the embassy") in the areas of Labor Law and Immigration Law . 2. BACKGROUND The embassy requires expert legal counsel to support its operational, administrative, and policy functions related to workforce management and the movement of personnel across international borders. These services are strictly non-litigation in nature and are intended to provide proactive legal guidance, compliance support, and risk mitigation. 3. SCOPE OF SERVICES Post acknowledges specific needs for legal assistance on the following matters, but reserves the right to seek advice on related matters not stated herein: 3.1 Labor Law Services The Contractor shall provide legal advisory services in the following areas: Employment Compliance: Advise on applicable domestic and host-country labor laws, regulations, and standards governing the Department's locally employed (LE) staff and other personnel. Revision of and Application of Mission Human Resources policies: Routine Mission management notices and regulations must be updated on a regular basis, and legal advice is required to maintain their integrity and alignment with the Local Labor Law. The current labor law is quite complicated, and changes are expected any time Local Compensation Plan: Once the labor law changes are implemented our LCP will require major changes in addition to the changes we have already made. Ongoing possibility of legal dispute : Post is comfortable administering disciplinary procedures. However, due to the complexity of the local labor law and because assistance is needed to follow all the steps required by local labor law, it is prudent to have “for cause” terminations reviewed by an experienced local lawyer. Additionally, disciplinary actions must be carefully reviewed by a local labor lawyer before deciding the correct course of action due. The Mission seeks legal counsel in advance of disciplinary dismissals to ensure that all steps have been followed as per Local Labor Law. Employee involuntary downgrades, reductions in force and/or changes to work schedules: U.S. Embassy Conakry is in the process of reviewing all position descriptions and reclassifying those that are not up-to-date. Due to this ongoing evaluation process, some positions are being reclassified to lower grades, and post requires legal advice to explain possible wage changes to affected employees. Workplace Policies: Review, draft, and update employment policies, handbooks, and internal regulations to ensure legal compliance. Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures: Advise on legally compliant disciplinary processes, grievance mechanisms, and separation procedures. Wage & Hour Compliance: Counsel on compensation…