Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #SUCO11062026cw

Summit County Juvenile Court public defender services

Summit County, Utah, is seeking individual attorneys to represent indigent clients in Juvenile Court matters under two public defender contracts. - Buyer: Summit County, Utah; matters are handled in the Juvenile Court, Silver Summit Division, Third District Court, with cases also heard at other court locations. The Summit County Attorney’s Office is referenced as the office bringing charges. - Contracts and services: Two non-assignable personal services contracts for individual attorneys, not law firms. Attorneys will provide timely legal representation, appear in courts where Summit County cases are heard, stay reasonably accessible to clients, make reasonable efforts to visit clients who are detained, hospitalized, or otherwise confined, and return calls as soon as reasonably possible. - Compensation: $180 per hour. A CPI-adjusted increase may be considered in later years, subject to County Council appropriations. - Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; member in good standing of the Utah Bar; competent in criminal law practice. Applications require a letter of interest, resume, and references. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are named; the contracts are for individual attorneys. - Term: Two years, with one optional 24-month renewal.

Description

Summit County is accepting applications for two contracts to provide public defender services for indigent child welfare cases in Juvenile Court. Contractors must represent eligible defendants in the specified Summit County juvenile court matters and appear in courts where Summit County cases are held, including other juvenile court locations. The contracts run from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2028, with an option for one 24-month renewal, and are personal services contracts awarded to individual attorneys rather than law firms. Compensation is $180 per hour, with a possible CPI-adjusted increase in subsequent years subject to County Council appropriations.

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