Expenses for Professional Services. The Firm shall consult with and obtain approval from Citizens prior to incurring expenses for experts, consultants, investigators, temporary attorneys or outside paralegals or other professional services. If a retainer fee or pre-payment is required for professional services, the Firm should upload the invoice as a Vendor Invoice. If the need arises, the Firm should email Xxxxxx.Xxxxx.Xxxxxxx@Xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx and the Litigation Specialist for assistance with expediting the review and payment of the vendor invoice.
Expenses for Professional Services. Experts 16 3.12 Vendor Bills 16 3.13 Retainer 16 3.14 Citizens Right to Decline Payment 17 4. DISCOVERY / MOTION PRACTICE 17 4.1 Focused / Purposeful 17 DRAFT 4.2 Written Discovery 17 4.3 Depositions 17 4.4 Depositions of Corporate Representatives 18 4.5 Motions 18 5. SETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES / PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT 18 5.1 Settlement Demands 18 5.2 Proposal for Settlement 18 5.3 Serving a Proposal for Settlement 19 5.4 Managing Litigation Strategy 19 6. APPEALS 19 6.1 Receipt of Notice of Appeal 19 6.2 Serve a Notice of Appeal 19 6.3 Representation in Appellate Matters 19 6.4 Appellate Bonding Requirements 19 7. LEGAL RESEARCH 19 7.1 Legal Research Request 19 7.2 Legal Research Guidelines 20 7.3 Legal Research Results 20 8. AUDIT / FILE REVIEW 20 8.1 Office of Internal Auditor 20 8.2 Associated Fees 20 8.3 Document Retention 20 8.4 Audit Results 20 9. PUBLIC COMMENT / MEDIA RELATIONS 20 10. PERFORMANCE MONITORING 21 11. TERMINATION OF SERVICES 21 11.1 Termination of Assignment 21 DRAFT
Expenses for Professional Services. The Firm shall consult with and obtain approval from Citizens prior to incurring expenses for experts, consultants, investigators, temporary attorneys or outside paralegals or other professional services.
Expenses for Professional Services. Experts 16 3.12 Vendor Bills 16 3.13 Retainer 16 3.14 Citizens Right to Decline Payment 17 4.1 Focused / Purposeful 17 DRAFT 4.2 Written Discovery 17 4.3 Depositions 17 4.4 Depositions of Corporate Representatives 18 4.5 Motions 18 5.1 Settlement Demands 18 5.2 Proposal for Settlement 18 5.3 Serving a Proposal for Settlement 19 5.4 Managing Litigation Strategy 19 6.1 Receipt of Notice of Appeal 19 6.2 Serve a Notice of Appeal 19 6.3 Representation in Appellate Matters 19 6.4 Appellate Bonding Requirements 19 7.1 Legal Research Request 19 7.2 Legal Research Guidelines 20 7.3 Legal Research Results 20 8.1 Office of Internal Auditor 20 8.2 Associated Fees 20 8.3 Document Retention 20 8.4 Audit Results 20 11.1 Termination of Assignment 21 DRAFT
