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DocuSign Envelope ID:OC3729C3-3733-4656-937D-841CO8CE1341 <br /> EXHIBIT 1 <br /> 1. Provider, upon reasonable notice, is to be available for consultation, legal advice, <br /> and for representation as requested by the Orange County Child Support Enforcement Department <br /> ("Department') on legal matters arising from the duties of the 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 /> 2. Provider is the secondary attorney for the Department. As the secondary attorney for <br /> the Department Provider shall appear in court and represent the County in all Department matters in <br /> which the primary attorney is unavailable due to a conflict of interest. Provider shall not delegate <br /> such responsibilities to other attorneys employed by the Provider. If the secondary attorney has a <br /> conflict of interest under the Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorneys the secondary <br /> attorney shall notify the primary attorney and Department staff within ten (10) days of discovering the <br /> existence of the conflict. <br /> 2.a. For the month July 2021 the Provider shall be assigned all Department <br /> matters contemplated herein pending the employment of a full time attorney to cover <br /> the primary attorney responsibilities for the Department save and except Department <br /> matters occurring on July 16, 2021. For the month of August 2021 provider may be <br /> assigned all Department matters contemplated herein. Upon the retention of the <br /> primary attorney the Provider shall work with the primary attorney and the <br /> Department to ensure a smooth transition of legal services to the Department. It is <br /> anticipated this transition will occur in August 2021. Once the transition is complete <br /> the Provider will continue to provide secondary attorney services as contemplated <br /> herein. <br /> 3. Provider agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and more <br /> specifically with the requirements of Article 9 of Chapter 110 of the North Carolina General Statutes, <br /> 1 <br />