A recipient shall establish qualifications for individual positions for attorneys providing legal assistance under the Act, that may include, among other relevant factors:

1. (a) Academic training and performance;
2. (b) The nature and extent of prior legal experience;
3. (c) Knowledge and understanding of the legal problems and needs of the poor;
4. (d) Prior working experience in the client community, or in other programs to aid the poor;
5. (e) Ability to communicate with persons in the client community, including, in areas where significant numbers of eligible clients speak a language other than English as their principal language, ability to speak that language; and
6. (f) Cultural similarity with the client community.