State Bar & Bar Associations
Aug. 24, 2023
State must scrap contracts with outside firms, board says
But in a series of recent cases, the union representing 4,500 attorneys employed by the state has claimed some agencies are routinely hiring expensive outside counsel without using the required procedures.
The State Personnel Board has ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to scrap nine ongoing contracts with outside law firms. The decision marks a long-sought win for a union representing attorneys employed by the state.
State agencies may hire outside counsel under certain circumstances, often when attorneys employed by the state would have a conflict or if the agency needs certain expertise. But in a series of...
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