Responding firms or individuals must demonstrate experience and expertise in representing Illinois school districts and the types of legal issues Illinois school districts would encounter. All respondents must meet the highest standards of professional competence and ethics. Specific functions this position will be expected to perform include the following: 1. Please see the attached Services Required Checklist labeled Appendix E. This checklist is required to be filled out and submitted with the proposal response. 2. In general, the District seeks law firms who will provide various support on legal matters for both the Board of Education and District staff. It is critically important that the firm or individual attorneys assigned to this engagement will be responsive to the Board of Education and designated District staff by providing prompt advice and legal representation as and when the need arises. It is also important that the firm or individual attorneys assigned to this engagement possess capacity and depth to devote sufficient attorney resources with experience and expertise to render advice and produce work product within normal and expedited time frames, as required by the District relative to a particular assignment. The firm should be prepared to meet in-person as requested by the Board of Education and designated District staff.
