Common use of Agreements for Legal Services Clause in Contracts

Agreements for Legal Services. Contractor shall: (i) adhere to legal cost and billing guidelines designated by the Judicial Council; (ii) adhere to litigation plans designated by the Judicial Council, if applicable; (iii) adhere to case phasing of activities designated by the Judicial Council, if applicable; (iv) submit and adhere to legal budgets as designated by the Judicial Council; (v) maintain legal malpractice insurance in an amount not less than the amount designated by the Judicial Council; and (vi) submit to legal xxxx audits and law firm audits if so requested by the Judicial Council, whether conducted by employees or designees of the Judicial Council or by any legal cost-control provider retained by the Judicial Council for that purpose. Contractor may be required to submit to a legal cost and utilization review as determined by the Judicial Council. If (a) the value of this agreement is greater than $50,000, (b) the legal services are not the legal representation of low- or middle-income persons, in either civil, criminal, or administrative matters, and (c) the legal services are to be performed within California, then Contractor agrees to make a good faith effort to provide a minimum number of hours of pro xxxx legal services during each year of the agreement equal to the lesser of either (A) thirty (30) multiplied by the number of full time attorneys in the firm’s offices in California, with the number of hours prorated on an actual day basis for any period of less than a full year or (B) the number of hours equal to ten percent (10%) of the contract amount divided by the average billing rate of the firm. Failure to make a good faith effort may be cause for non-renewal of the agreement or another judicial branch or other state contract for legal services, and may be taken into account when determining the award of future contracts with a judicial branch entity for legal services.

Agreements for Legal Services. Contractor shall: (i) adhere to legal cost and billing guidelines designated by the Judicial Council; (ii) adhere to litigation plans designated by the Judicial Council, if applicable; (iii) adhere to case phasing of activities designated by the Judicial Council, if applicable; (iv) submit and adhere to legal budgets as designated by the Judicial Council; (v) maintain legal malpractice insurance in an amount not less than the amount designated by the Judicial Council; and (vi) submit to legal xxxx bill audits and law firm audits if so requested by the Judicial Council, whether conducted by employees or designees of the Judicial Council or by any legal cost-control provider retained by the Judicial Council for that purpose. Contractor may be required to submit to a legal cost and utilization review as determined by the Judicial Council. If (a) the value of this agreement is greater than $50,000, (b) the legal services are not the legal representation of low- or middle-income persons, in either civil, criminal, or administrative matters, and (c) the legal services are to be performed within California, then Contractor agrees to make a good faith effort to provide a minimum number of hours of pro xxxx legal services during each year of the agreement equal to the lesser of either (A) thirty (30) multiplied by the number of full time attorneys in the firm’s offices in California, with the number of hours prorated on an actual day basis for any period of less than a full year or (B) the number of hours equal to ten percent (10%) of the contract amount divided by the average billing rate of the firm. Failure to make a good faith effort may be cause for non-renewal of the agreement or another judicial branch or other state State contract for legal services, and may be taken into account when determining the award of future contracts with a judicial branch entity for legal services.