Common use of Applicant Eligibility Clause in Contracts

Applicant Eligibility. A qualified applicant must be an attorney continually licensed to practice law and shall: • be a full-time employee of the state of Illinois or unit of local government (including tribal government) who prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit of local government level, including supervision, education, or training of other persons prosecuting such cases; or • be a full-time employee of the state of Illinois or unit of local government (including tribal government) who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or • be a full-time employee of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with Illinois or unit of local government who devotes substantially all of the employee’s full-time employment to providing legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or • be employed in Illinois as a full-time federal defender attorney in a defender organization pursuant to Subsection (g) of section 3006A of Title 18, United States Code that provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases. This includes a qualified attorney that has accepted an offer of employment in the case of a recruited attorney. A qualified applicant must also: • have an outstanding balance on an eligible educational loan; • not be in default on repayment of any federal student loans; and • make a commitment to complete a term of service as described in the Service Agreement submitted with the application. Prosecutors who are employees of the federal government are not eligible. Attorneys who are in private practice and not a full- time employee of a non-profit organization, even if individually or part of a firm that is under contract with the state of Illinois or court appointed to provide public defense services, do not qualify as public defenders and are not considered to be qualified applicants.

Applicant Eligibility. A qualified applicant must be an attorney continually licensed to practice law and shall: • be a full-time employee of the state of Illinois or unit of local government (including tribal government) who prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit of local government level, including supervision, education, or training of other persons prosecuting such cases; or • be a full-time employee of the state of Illinois or unit of local government (including tribal government) who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or • be a full-time employee of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with Illinois or unit of local government who devotes substantially all of the employee’s full-time employment to providing legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or • be employed in Illinois as a full-time federal defender attorney in a defender organization pursuant to Subsection (g) of section 3006A of Title 18, United States Code that provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases. This includes a qualified attorney that has accepted an offer of employment in the case of a recruited attorney. A qualified applicant must also: • have an outstanding balance on an eligible educational loan; • not be in default on repayment of any federal student loans; and • make a commitment to complete a term of service as described in the Service Agreement submitted with the application. Prosecutors who are employees of the federal government are not eligible. Attorneys who are in private practice and not a full- time employee of a non-profit nonprofit organization, even if individually or part of a firm that is under contract with the state of Illinois or court appointed to provide public defense services, do not qualify as public defenders and are not considered to be qualified applicants.

Applicant Eligibility. A qualified applicant must be an attorney continually licensed to practice law and shall: • be a full-time employee of the state of Illinois or unit of local government (including tribal government) who prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit of local government level, including supervision, education, or training of other persons prosecuting such cases; or • be a full-time employee of the state of Illinois or unit of local government (including tribal government) who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or • be a full-time employee of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with Illinois or unit of local government who devotes substantially all of the employee’s full-time employment to providing legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or • be employed in Illinois as a full-time federal defender attorney in a defender organization pursuant to Subsection (g) of section 3006A of Title 18, United States Code that provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases. This includes a qualified attorney that has accepted an offer of employment in the case of a recruited attorney. A qualified applicant must also: • have an outstanding balance on an eligible educational loan; • not be in default on repayment of any federal student loans; and • make a commitment to complete a term of service as described in the Service Agreement submitted with the application. Prosecutors who are employees of the federal government are not eligible. Attorneys who are in private practice and not a full- time employee of a non-profit nonprofit organization, even if individually or part of a firm that is under contract with the state of Illinois or court appointed to provide public defense services, do not qualify as public defenders and are not considered to be qualified applicants.