The successful Bidder shall provide statewide legal representation at all stages of criminal proceedings, for all criminal defendants, juveniles in delinquency cases and respondents in involuntary commitment proceedings under RSA 135-E, qualifying as indigent. Such other services as are necessary to assure constitutionally-effective assistance for the indigent criminal defendants shall be provided as part of this representation. Legal representation must comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct. The Bidder will provide criminal defense representation in the Family, District, Superior and Supreme Courts. The Bidder will also staff the court calendars for incarcerated felony arraignments, Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans Court, New Hope Court and other specialty courts that may be established unless such representation is a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Bidder is expected to accept appointment to capital cases and must appoint appropriately qualified attorneys to represent indigent clients in such cases. Representation in trial-level capital cases will require additional funding
