Licensed Attorney and Alternate Municipal Public Defender Service

The City of Hoboken, New Jersey is seeking a licensed attorney to provide alternate municipal public defender services. The designated attorney will provide legal representation to eligible individuals as a per diem, non-employee municipal public defender. This service solves the city's need for qualified legal counsel to represent defendants in municipal court sessions when the primary public defender is unavailable. The scope of work covers providing legal representation during municipal court sessions, which may be conducted in person or remotely. The city requires the provider to supply a dedicated physical space for public defenders during in-person court sessions when those defenders are asked to participate remotely. Additionally, the selected attorney must prepare briefing packages for the court when required. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The performance of the legal work will take place offsite. The city has established a fixed rate of $450.00 per court session in lieu of any other fees and benefits, and a fee of $150.00 per briefing package prepared with prior written approval. The city is currently looking for proposals and has not disclosed further budget details or specific evaluation criteria and key dates in the source document.