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The Office of the City Attorney (OCA) is responsible for providing all legal services for the City of Oakland and Oakland Redevelopment Agency and all Boards and Commissions and Joint Powers Authorities. The City of Oakland engages outside counsel only through the Office of the City Attorney and is requesting detailed information regarding the qualifications of attorneys or law firms that are willing to provide legal services to the City of Oakland. OCA intends to establish a list of qualified attorneys and law firms from which outside counsel may be selected to provide legal services on a case-by-case or matter-by-matter basis. Our goal is to utilize a diverse group of firms/attorneys that will provide high-quality services and are committed to containing legal costs. We seek to build ongoing relationships with firms that share our commitment to quality and to cost containment, as well as expand our relationships with local firms and small firms. Diversity in the firms is one of the factors that we consider in selecting outside counsel.
Selection of outside counsel for all matters -- large and small-- is based on the quality of the firm's/attorney's work, their commitment to controlling costs, their adherence to budgets and their commitment to providing equalopportunity for minorities, women, persons with disabilities and regardless of sexual orientation. Please visit http://www.oaklandcityattorney.org to obtain the RFQ and other documents related to this process. Please provide your response by October 14, 2011. |
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Notice of RFQ (Request for Qualifications) Process to Select Outside Counsel Office of the City Attorney, Oaklandposted Oct 5, 2011 6:39 PM by Vice President [ updated Oct 5, 2011 6:39 PM ] |