1. Hiring Outside Counsel Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association March 25, 2013

2. Hiring Outside Counsel What is the expertise of In House Counsel? Are there areas that would be better served by retaining a specialist?

3. Hiring Outside Counsel Once you make that determination, next steps? Checking with trusted sources for recommendations Colleagues with other companies facing same problems Other outside counsel Trade magazine article authors Other sources?

4. Hiring Outside Counsel Interviewing Outside Counsel Knowledge of subject matter Competency in areas needed to resolve problem Availability/Conflicts

5. Hiring Outside Counsel Hourly, Flat Fee, Hybrid Fee Agreement Structure all outside counsel agreements the same, or allow for differences? Obtain an estimate of expected costs and hold counsel to it Must substantiate changes from estimate Any BOD/Executive authorization needed to retain outside counsel?

6. Hiring Outside Counsel Review the Bills… Check for administrative assistants, secretarial fees Check for associates who are doing the work of support staff Check for partners who are ‘riding’ the file Agree up front that some ‘administrative’ fees will not be billed (i.e. file retention, legal search fees, telephone/fax charges)