Job Opportunity – Attorney Contractor

Notice and Request for Proposals for Legal Research and Administrative Support for the Ak-Chin Law and Order Code Committee

The Ak-Chin Indian Community (“Community”) is seeking resumes and proposals from qualified persons or firms to provide the legal writing and research and administrative support services (“Services”) described in Section 1 below to support the Law and Order Code Standing Committee (“Committee”), which has been tasked with ongoing work related to updating the Community’s Law and Order Code.

Request for Proposal (“RFP”) instruction/information package and related information may be obtained from the Ak-Chin Indian Community Purchasing Office, 42507 West Peters & Nall Road, Maricopa, Arizona 85138, and may be requested via fax: (520) 568-1040 Attention: Flora Howerton, Acting Purchasing Manager or electronic mail using FHowerton@ak-chin.nsn.us. Proposals will be reviewed on February 12, 2016; however, the Community will extend the proposal deadline day or time if the Community determines such an extension is in the Community’s best interest and may review any subsequent proposals received on the 18th day of each month, or the next business day.

The Community expects the Contractor to become an important non-voting member on the Law and Order Code Standing Committee. The Consultant will assist the Committee to further their Council assigned task: to update the Ak-Chin Indian Community Law and Order Code. The goal in mind is to produce a deliverable that will reflect the needs of the Community.

Required tasks include, without limitation:

• Participating in Committee meetings and Committee presentations, including taking all meeting minutes, preparing meeting agendas, and otherwise functioning as the Committee’s recording secretary.

• Conducting research within the documents and archives of the Community.

• Developing documents, including lists of laws, updated versions of laws, and memoranda summarizing research, and may include drafting proposals for new laws.

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