The Office of the Solicitor (SOL, Office) maintains the focal mission of inspiring high ethical standards and providing quality legal counsel and advice to the Department and its Bureaus and Offices. The Office supports the Department of the Interior's broad mission by performing the legal work of the Department, managing Interior's Ethics Office and resolving Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Appeals. The Office is the premier environmental and natural resources legal organization, and through its efforts the Department leads the country in conservation and management of our public natural and cultural resources.