Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Contractor shall provide public defense services to eligible indigent defendants assigned to Contractor by a judicial officer of the Chandler Municipal Court. 2. On any day the Court is open, Contractor may be required to appear in any division of the Court as determined by the Court schedule. The Court schedule will not be changed arbitrarily and without prior consideration of Contractor’s schedule. 3. Contractor shall prepare for and appear at all court proceedings pertaining to assigned defendants, including but not limited to, pretrial conferences, motions, jury and non-jury trials, evidentiary hearings, sentence reviews, revocation of probation hearings, special hearings, oral arguments, sentencings, order to show cause hearings, bail review hearings, in-custody dockets, appeal proceedings, and special actions, as well as appeals to higher courts. Contractor shall be required to participate in proceedings that are conducted inperson or remotely using video and audio technology. Contractor must be proficient in the use of virtual appearance technology, digital signature software (e.g., DocuSign), and related technologies and software. 4. Contractor will not be required to be present at arraignments except where the defendant requests appointment of counsel and qualifies for a Public Defender. In these instances, the arraignment will be continued until the time of a pretrial hearing, when Contractor shall be present. 5. Once appointed, Contractor shall represent each defendant throughout all stages of the proceedings, including appeals and other appropriate post-conviction relief, until Contractor is relieved from the case by the Court. No substitution of counsel shall be permitted without prior arrangement with the Contract Administrator.
