NUMBER:   BTRU 1.09
SECTION:  Board of Trustees   

SUBJECT:  Employment of Outside Legal Counsel                     
 
DATE:     February 1, 1995
                     
Policy for:     All Campuses
Procedure for:  All Campuses
Authorized by:  Thomas Stepp
Issued by:      Board of Trustees

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I.   Policy

No department, agency, division, bureau, individual or other
entity in or of the University may employ an attorney for legal
work or legal consultation of any sort without prior review and
written approval by the Attorney General of South Carolina.  In
like manner, final approval for payment of legal fees or fees for
legal consultation may not be granted within the University
without prior review and approval by the Attorney General of
South Carolina.  


II.  Procedure

A.   University offices should send requests for employment of
     outside legal counsel to the System Legal Department.  

B.   The General Counsel will handle procedures for obtaining
     approval of the Attorney General.  

C.   Requests for payment of fees should be routed through the
     System Legal Department.  

D.   Before forwarding employment or payment requests to the
     Attorney General, the General Counsel must determine the
     following:
  
       1.   outside counsel is indeed required for handling of
            the problem concerned;
     
       2.   the proposed employment meets University
                 requirements;
     
       3.   the attorney finally recommended to the Attorney
                 General is well and fully qualified to deal with the
                 matter concerned;
     
       4.   any fees processed for approval are based on actual
                 services rendered.  

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