CFR > Title 10 - Energy > CHAPTER III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > PART 719—CONTRACTOR LEGAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART B—Legal Management Plan (§719.10 to §719.17) > 719.15—What are the requirements for a staffing and resource plan?

719.15—What are the requirements for a staffing and resource plan?

(a) For significant matters, the contractor must require retained legal counsel providing legal services to prepare a staffing and resource plan as provided in this section. The contractor must then forward the staffing and resource plan to Department counsel. Department retained counsel subject to this part must prepare a staffing and resource plan and forward it to Department counsel.
(b) A staffing and resource plan is a plan describing:
(1) Major phases likely to be involved in the handling of the matter;
(2) Timing and sequence of such phases;
(3) Projected cost for each phase of the representation; and
(4) Numbers and mix of resources, when applicable, that the retained legal counsel intends to devote to the representation.
(c) For significant matters in litigation, in addition to the generalized annual budget required by § 719.17 a staffing and resource plan must include a budget, broken down by phases, including at a minimum:
(1) Matter assessment, development and administration;
(2) Pretrial pleadings and motions;
(3) Discovery;
(4) Trial preparation and trial; and
(5) Appeal.