Section 835-RICR-30-00-1.12 - Selection of Legal ServicesA. Purchasing of Legal Services1. Legal services shall be purchased as deemed necessary by the Chief Purchasing Officer in accordance with the NBC's Bylaws.2. Before the services of an attorney are purchased, the following shall be demonstrated: a. The need for the services required, including the scope of the services to be performed; and b. That no legal personnel employed by the NBC on a full-time basis is available to perform those services given the workload, availability, or expertise required by the assignment; and c. That funding is available; and d. That attorneys to be engaged meet the following minimum requirements:(1) Appropriate professional licensing;(2) Competence to perform those services as reflected by formal training and education, general experience, experience in providing the required services, and the qualifications and competence of persons who would be assigned to perform the services;(3) Ability to perform the services as reflected by workload and availability of adequate personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the services expeditiously.3. The attorney shall enter into a letter of engagement with the agency. The letter of engagement shall state the rate of compensation, the scope of the service to be performed for the compensation, and provision for the payment of expenses incurred in connection with legal services. The letter of engagement shall certify that the rate of compensation does not exceed the rate of compensation charged by counsel to his or her preferred public or private clients. A letter of engagement shall not be for more than one year.835 R.I. Code R. 835-RICR-30-00-1.12