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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ) <br />) CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) <br />THIS CONTRACT made and entered into this the 1st day of July, 2012, by and between <br />Orange County, hereinafter County, and Francina Muse, hereinafter Attorney. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />THAT WHEREAS, the County desires to employ Attomey as its counselor at law for the <br />County of Orange upon the following terms: <br />1. This contract shatl begin July 1, 2012 and unless sooner terminated by 30 days' <br />notice of either party shall exist and continue through June 30, 2013. <br />2. Attorney, upon reasonable notice, is to be available for consultation, legal advice <br />and for representation as requested by Child Support Enforcement on any matters in which <br />Leigh Peek, Attorney at Law, P.C. has a conflict which precludes their representation of the <br />County regarding legal matters arising from the duties of County under Article 9 of Chapter 110 <br />of the North Carolina General Statutes, Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, and the federal <br />regulations lawfully promulgated pursuant thereto. <br />3. Hereinafter, Francina Muse will be deemed the secondary attorney for the <br />County in all Child Support matters in which the primary attorney has a conflict of interest and <br />she does not. If both the primary and secondary attorney have a conflict of interest, it is agreed <br />that when such a conflict arises, the primary attorneys may refer cases requiring legal services <br />'to other lawyers. Such referrals shall be with the consent and approval of the County Manager. <br />In all cases of referrals, the attorney to which the case is referred shall be compensated at the <br />hourly rate specified in paragraph 5 below, and shall keep an itemized record of work performed <br />for County on a case-by-case basis, submitting a bill therefore showing a breakdown of services <br />1 <br />