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The term “Parties” shall refer to both the Firm and Attorney.\nSECTION ONE—PURPOSE\n1.\tThe Firm and Attorney agree to form a regular, on-going association whereby Attorney will associate with the firm and provide legal services to clients of the Firm and shall receive compensation through the Firm for providing these services.\n2.\tIn addition, Attorney is expected and agrees to assist the Firm with firm marketing and client development-related activities upon request by the Firm.\nSECTION TWO—EXCLUSIVITY AND CONCURRENT PRACTICE\n3.\t Attorney agrees that, during the duration of this Of Counsel Agreement, Attorney will only provide legal services through the Firm and in accordance with the terms of this Of Counsel Agreement. Unless the Firm expressly agrees in writing, Attorney will not provide legal services separate from the Firm during the duration of this Of Counsel Agreement.\n4.\tAttorney shall not maintain a separate law firm or provide legal services concurrent with the duration of this Of Counsel Agreement, unless Attorney obtains approval from the Firm as set forth above.\nSECTION THREE—ATTORNEY’S TITLE\n5.\tThe Firm is permitted to list Attorney’s name and to indicate that Attorney is an “attorney” at or “Of Counsel” with the Firm, as it deems fit, on letterheads, brochures, electronic and hard-copy professional listings (such as Martindale-Hubbell), and other promotional materials. The Firm may also use titles such as “associate” when communicating with clients regarding billing rates and the like, although the firm does not expect to ordinarily use that terminology. Attorney is permitted to indicate that Attorney is an “attorney” at or “Of Counsel” with the Firm. Attorney shall avoid communications that may misstate or mislead a potential client as to Attorney’s relationship with the Firm or to suggest the Firm is involved or should be responsible for legal services that the Firm is providing not in association with the Firm.\nSECTION FOUR—NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP\n6.\tAttorney will be an employee of the Firm.\nSECTION FIVE—COORDINATION ON CASES\n7.\tAt the request of the Firm, unless Attorney objects, the Firm and Attorney shall cooperate on the representation of clients of the Firm (“Firm clients”). Attorney shall do so as an attorney with the Firm and shall be entitled to and receive compensation for work on Firm clients’ matters only as expressly provided in this Of Counsel Agreement.\n8.\tWhen working on cases where Attorney is serving Firm clients, the Firm will provide Attorney with access to the Firm’s office services in a manner consistent with a part-time lawyer otherwise associated with the Firm. This includes use of the Firm’s computer system (at least as to matters on which Attorney is working), printing facilities, conference space, telephone, Internet, facsimile and photocopying. The Firm will also provide basic secretarial and paralegal assistance consistent with what other firm attorneys receive for cases where the Firm and Attorney are working together, including forwarding relevant case documents, email and mail; answering phone calls and communicating with Attorney regarding the same; discovery support; service of process support; court filing support; and general litigation and trial support.\nSECTION SIX—COMPENSATION\n9.\tThe Firm shall pay Attorney a minimum of $____ gross pay per hour (less appropriate payroll deductions withheld as determined by the Firm) for all work that Attorney provides at the request of the Firm, including on Firm clients’ matters and Firm business. 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