Labor and Employment Advice and Litigation Services

The Vendor is required to provide legal services to the city.
- The legal services contemplated are not currently within the internal resources of the Office and include, but are not limited to, assisting the Office in providing advice and representation to agency in connection with labor and employment advice and litigation related matters.
- Outside counsel understands and agrees that outside counsel may not pay or receive, or agree to pay or receive, any referral fees, remuneration, reciprocal referral or anything else of value as a result of or related to the matters on which outside counsel is engaged by the city, other than the fees and costs paid by the city for outside counsel's services in these matters.
- Outside counsel understands and agrees that no city employee may solicit, agree to accept or receive any referral fees, remuneration or other item of value related to any services rendered to the city, any claim or other matter brought or filed against the city or any settlement, resolution, verdict, or other disposition by or against city.
- Outside counsel immediately shall report any such solicitation, agreement or receipt to the city attorney and to the city ethics commission.