Common use of billable hours Clause in Contracts

billable hours. The parties acknowledge that the Department has set a standard for full-time employees to reach 1,638 billable hours of work each year. In addition to matters that are billed to a client agency or fund, billable hours shall also include: • Administrative Law Manual Preparations: Researching, writing and editing the Administrative Law Manual. • Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual. • Amicus: Reviewing and researching requests that the State appear as amicus. Reviewing, researching, drafting and arguing amicus briefs not billed to a client agency or fund. • Attorney Relations Committee: Attending Attorney Relations Committee meetings including travel time. Time recorded by OAJA representatives should be only for time spent in the Committee’s meetings and travel time, or as mutually agreed upon by ARC members. • Ballot Title Preparation and Review: All legal work connected with ballot titles (e.g., preparing draft and final ballot title, responding to legal challenges). Each ballot title will be assigned a separate matter number for tracking purposes. • CLE Presentations within DOJ: Billable hour credit will be equivalent to Oregon State Bar credit for CLE presentation to DOJ attorneys. • Legislative Requests: Responding to requests from legislators, legislative staff, and he governor’s office, including research, informal advice and briefings. Attorneys must notify their AIC upon receipt of such requests. Formal opinion requests must have the approval of legislative leadership and are billed to Legislature. • Other Legislative Activities: Preparing legislation and background information on DOJ bills, appearing before legislative committees on DOJ bills, and participating in department activities related to legislation, at the request of a DOJ manager, or DOJ press or legislative liaison. • Personnel Matters – Advisory to DOJ: Reviewing issues and advising DOJ on non- SED personnel issues. Generally will be used only by Labor and Employment Section. • Public Contract Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Contract Manual. • Public Law Conference: Preparing and conducting sessions of the Public Law Conference. • Public Meetings & Records Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Records and Meeting Manual.

billable hours. The parties acknowledge that the Department has set a standard for full-time employees to reach 1,638 billable hours of work each year. In addition to matters that are billed to a client agency or fund, billable hours shall also include: • Administrative Law Manual Preparations: Researching, writing and editing the Administrative Law Manual. • Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual. • Amicus: Reviewing and researching requests that the State appear as amicus. Reviewing, researching, drafting and arguing amicus briefs not billed to a client agency or fund. • Attorney Relations Committee: Attending Attorney Relations Committee meetings including travel time. Time recorded by OAJA representatives should be only for time spent in the Committee’s meetings and travel time, or as mutually agreed upon by ARC members. • Ballot Title Preparation and Review: All legal work connected with ballot titles (e.g., preparing draft and final ballot title, responding to legal challenges). Each ballot title will be assigned a separate matter number for tracking purposes. • CLE Presentations within DOJ: Billable hour credit will be equivalent to Oregon State Bar credit for CLE presentation to DOJ attorneys. • Legislative Requests: Responding to requests from legislators, legislative staff, and he governor’s office, including research, informal advice and briefings. Attorneys must notify their AIC upon receipt of such requests. Formal opinion requests must have the approval of legislative leadership and are billed to Legislature. • Other Legislative Activities: Preparing legislation and background information on DOJ bills, appearing before legislative committees on DOJ bills, and participating in department activities related to legislation, at the request of a DOJ manager, or DOJ press or legislative liaison. • Personnel Matters – Advisory to DOJ: Reviewing issues and advising DOJ on non- non-SED personnel issues. Generally will be used only by Labor and Employment Section. • Public Contract Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Contract Manual. • Public Law Conference: Preparing and conducting sessions of the Public Law Conference. • Public Meetings & Records Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Records and Meeting Manual.

billable hours. ‌ The parties Parties acknowledge that the Department has set a standard for full-time employees to reach 1,638 billable hours of work each year. In addition to matters that are billed to a client agency or fund, billable hours shall also include: • Administrative Law Manual Preparations: Researching, writing and editing the Administrative Law Manual. • Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual. • Amicus: Reviewing and researching requests that the State appear as amicus. Reviewing, researching, drafting and arguing amicus briefs not billed to a client agency or fund. • Attorney Relations Committee: Attending Attorney Relations Committee meetings including travel time. Time recorded by OAJA representatives should be only for time spent in the Committee’s meetings and travel time, or as mutually agreed upon by ARC members. • Ballot Title Preparation and Review: All legal work connected with ballot titles (e.g., preparing draft and final ballot title, responding to legal challenges). Each ballot title will be assigned a separate matter number for tracking purposes. • CLE Presentations within DOJ: Billable hour credit will be equivalent to Oregon State Bar credit for CLE presentation to DOJ attorneys. • Legislative Requests: Responding to requests from legislators, legislative staff, and he governor’s office, including research, informal advice and briefings. Attorneys must notify their AIC upon receipt of such requests. Formal opinion requests must have the approval of legislative leadership and are billed to Legislature. • Other Legislative Activities: Preparing legislation and background information on DOJ bills, appearing before legislative committees on DOJ bills, and participating in department activities related to legislation, at the request of a DOJ manager, or DOJ press or legislative liaison. • Personnel Matters – Advisory to DOJ: Reviewing issues and advising DOJ on non- non-SED personnel issues. Generally will be used only by Labor and Employment Section. • Public Contract Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Contract Manual. • Public Law Conference: Preparing and conducting sessions of the Public Law Conference. • Public Meetings & Records Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Records and Meeting Manual.

billable hours. The parties Parties acknowledge that the Department has set a standard for full-time employees to reach 1,638 billable hours of work each year. In addition to matters that are billed to a client agency or fund, billable hours shall also include: • Administrative Law Manual Preparations: Researching, writing and editing the Administrative Law Manual. • Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual. • Amicus: Reviewing and researching requests that the State appear as amicus. Reviewing, researching, drafting and arguing amicus briefs not billed to a client agency or fund. • Attorney Relations Committee: Attending Attorney Relations Committee meetings including travel time. Time recorded by OAJA representatives should be only for time spent in the Committee’s meetings and travel time, or as mutually agreed upon by ARC members. • Ballot Title Preparation and Review: All legal work connected with ballot titles (e.g., preparing draft and final ballot title, responding to legal challenges). Each ballot title will be assigned a separate matter number for tracking purposes. • CLE Presentations within DOJ: Billable hour credit will be equivalent to Oregon State Bar credit for CLE presentation to DOJ attorneys. • Legislative Requests: Responding to requests from legislators, legislative staff, and he governor’s office, including research, informal advice and briefings. Attorneys must notify their AIC upon receipt of such requests. Formal opinion requests must have the approval of legislative leadership and are billed to Legislature. • Other Legislative Activities: Preparing legislation and background information on DOJ bills, appearing before legislative committees on DOJ bills, and participating in department activities related to legislation, at the request of a DOJ manager, or DOJ press or legislative liaison. • Personnel Matters – Advisory to DOJ: Reviewing issues and advising DOJ on non- non-SED personnel issues. Generally will be used only by Labor and Employment Section. • Public Contract Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Contract Manual. • Public Law Conference: Preparing and conducting sessions of the Public Law Conference. • Public Meetings & Records Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Records and Meeting Manual.

billable hours. The parties acknowledge that the Department has set a standard for full-time employees to reach 1,638 billable hours of work each year. In addition to matters that are billed to a client agency or fund, billable hours shall also include: • Administrative Law Manual Preparations: Researching, writing and editing the Administrative Law Manual. • Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual. • Amicus: Reviewing and researching requests that the State appear as amicus. Reviewing, researching, drafting and arguing amicus briefs not billed to a client agency or fund. • Attorney Relations Committee: Attending Attorney Relations Committee meetings including travel time. Time recorded by OAJA representatives should be only for time spent in the Committee’s Committee‘s meetings and travel time, or as mutually agreed upon by ARC members. • Ballot Title Preparation and Review: All legal work connected with ballot titles (e.g., preparing draft and final ballot title, responding to legal challenges). Each ballot title will be assigned a separate matter number for tracking purposes. • CLE Presentations within DOJ: Billable hour credit will be equivalent to Oregon State Bar credit for CLE presentation to DOJ attorneys. • Legislative Requests: Responding to requests from legislators, legislative staff, and he governor’s governor‘s office, including research, informal advice and briefings. Attorneys must notify their AIC upon receipt of such requests. Formal opinion requests must have the approval of legislative leadership and are billed to Legislature. • Other Legislative Activities: Preparing legislation and background information on DOJ bills, appearing before legislative committees on DOJ bills, and participating in department activities related to legislation, at the request of a DOJ manager, or DOJ press or legislative liaison. • Personnel Matters – Advisory to DOJ: Reviewing issues and advising DOJ on non- SED personnel issues. Generally will be used only by Labor and Employment Section. • Public Contract Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Contract Manual. • Public Law Conference: Preparing and conducting sessions of the Public Law Conference. • Public Meetings & Records Manual: Researching, writing and editing the Public Records and Meeting Manual.