Common use of Authorized Billing Personnel Clause in Contracts

Authorized Billing Personnel. The Firm will designate one senior level attorney to have primary responsibility for each matter assigned by Citizens. Each matter is expected to be staffed economically and effectively according to the specific needs of the assignment. It is expected that each task is to be accomplished by one legal professional. Pre-approval must be obtained from Citizens for any given task that may necessitate more than one legal professional. Citizens will not honor fees submitted for tasks deemed to be clerical in nature or time associated with administrative functions (please refer to section 3.3.4 for a list of such tasks). Additionally, Citizens will not honor fees submitted for duplication of efforts caused by the Firm’s staffing requirements.‌ In an effort to ensure economic and efficient handling of each matter assigned to the Firm, no more than two attorneys (one senior level attorney and one associate/junior level attorney) should be assigned to an individual matter for handling throughout the life of that matter. Billing by an unauthorized attorney on an individual matter will not be honored. Should it become necessary to assign additional attorneys to the matter, prior approval from Citizens is required.

Authorized Billing Personnel. ‌ The Firm will designate one senior level attorney to have primary responsibility for each matter assigned by Citizens. Each matter is expected to be staffed economically and effectively according to the specific needs of the assignment. It is expected that each task is to be accomplished by one legal professional. Pre-approval must be obtained from Citizens for any given task that may necessitate more than one legal professional. Citizens will not honor fees submitted for tasks deemed to be clerical in nature or time associated with administrative functions (please refer to section 3.3.4 for a list of such tasks). Additionally, Citizens will not honor fees submitted for duplication of efforts caused by the Firm’s staffing requirements.‌ requirements. In an effort to ensure economic and efficient handling of each matter assigned to the Firm, no more than two attorneys (one senior level attorney and one associate/junior level attorney) should be assigned to an individual matter for handling throughout the life of that matter. Billing by an unauthorized attorney on an individual matter will not be honored. Should it become necessary to assign additional attorneys to the matter, prior approval from Citizens is required.