assigned to that unit, office, or division of the organization. That supervisor will also be responsible for making recommendations to the organizational head in regard to termination or discipline of attorneys and staff in that unit, office, or division of the organization. No attorney shall have access to the case files or confidential client information relating to any clients in conflict with those of the unit, office, or division in which that attorney works. The separate units, offices, or divisions within the organization may share: Funding source(s); An administrative unit with responsibility for budgeting, personnel, payroll, procurement of office supplies and equipment, office maintenance, and ensuring that all groups are of comparable quality (with no access to confidential information and no role in handling cases); Executive leadership responsible for: Hiring, training standards, other general policies (that are not case specific) in regard to the operation, function, and management of the organization; Crafting the organization’s policies on systemic issues and reforms; and Accountability to the Court and AOC for the organization’s fulfillment of its contractual obligations; A law library; Form and brief banks; and A supply room. Subcontractor Approach: Proposer will trial into subcontracts with other qualified attorneys or law firms, to provide representation to any clients the Proposer cannot represent. The subcontractor attorneys and/or firms must be separate organizationally from the Proposer’s firm, and must not share with Proposer any files, staff, computer systems, facilities, case information or any other resources that would compromise client confidentiality. Proposer is responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient subcontractor resources available to represent all clients for whom the Proposer is responsible, regardless of how many individual clients in each case require representation. Proposer must ensure that subcontractors provide high quality representation. Proposals should include information about how high quality representation will be assured, including meeting the attorney performance standards described in below, when cases are assigned to subcontractors. section 5
assigned to that unit, office, or division of the organization. That supervisor will also be responsible for making recommendations to the organizational head in regard to termination or discipline of attorneys and staff in that unit, office, or division of the organization. No attorney shall have access to the case files or confidential client information relating to any clients in conflict with those of the unit, office, or division in which that attorney works. The separate units, offices, or divisions within the organization may share: Funding source(s); An administrative unit with responsibility for budgeting, personnel, payroll, procurement of office supplies and equipment, office maintenance, and ensuring that all groups are of comparable quality (with no access to confidential information and no role in handling cases); Executive leadership responsible for: Hiring, training standards, other general policies (that are not case specific) in regard to the operation, function, and management of the organization; Crafting the organization’s policies on systemic issues and reforms; and Accountability to the Court and AOC for the organization’s fulfillment of its contractual obligations; A law library; Form and brief banks; and A supply room. Subcontractor Approach: Proposer will into subcontracts with other qualified attorneys or law firms, to provide representation to any clients the Proposer cannot represent. The subcontractor attorneys and/or firms must be separate organizationally from the Proposer’s firm, and must not share with Proposer any files, staff, computer systems, facilities, case information or any other resources that would compromise client confidentiality. Proposer is responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient subcontractor resources available to represent all clients for whom the Proposer is responsible, regardless of how many individual clients in each case require representation. Proposer must ensure that subcontractors provide high quality representation. Proposals should include information about how high quality representation will be assured, including meeting the attorney performance standards described in section 5 below, when cases are assigned to subcontractors. trial
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