The Legal Division includes the Legal Office, the Legal Services Unit, and the Administrative Unit. These units provide legal services to the Department’s Executive staff and to all DCA entities. The Legal Office serves as in-house counsel for the Director as well as the boards, bureaus, programs, and other entities of DCA. Legal Office lawyers provide legal analysis and opinions on laws, issues, proposed legislation, government contracts, employer-employee matters, the Open Meetings Act, the Public Records Act, and the Information Practices Act. The Legal Services Unit counsels the Director in carrying out the consumer mandates of the Consumer Affairs Act. This unit created and maintains several consumer handbooks and guides, including "California Tenants: A Guide to Residential Tenants’ and Landlords’ Rights and Responsibilities; The Small Claims Court: A Guide to Its Practical Use;" and more than 30 consumer-oriented legal guides. The Administrative Unit provides in-house counsel to the Department’s administrative divisions and Division of Investigation and represents DCA before the State Personnel Board and the Department of Personnel Administration.