- (a) For significant matters in litigation, the contractor must require retained legal counsel to prepare a Staffing and Resource Plan. The contractor must then forward the Staffing and Resource Plan to Department Counsel.
- (b) Retained legal counsel retained directly by the Department subject to this part must prepare a Staffing and Resource Plan and forward it to Department Counsel.
(c) A Staffing and Resource Plan must describe the following:
- (1) Major phases likely to be involved in the handling of the matter;
- (2) Timing and sequence of such phases;
- (3) Projected cost for each phase of the representation; and
- (4) Detailed description of resources that the retained legal counsel intends to devote to the representation.
(d) A Staffing and Resource Plan must include a budget, broken down by phases, including at a minimum the following phases:
- (1) Matter assessment, development and administration;
- (2) Pretrial pleadings and motions;
- (3) Discovery;
- (4) Trial preparation and trial; and
- (5) Appeal.
- (e) The contractor must notify Department Counsel before incurring retained legal counsel costs in excess of costs listed in the budget developed pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section.