45 C.F.R. § 1616.3 Qualifications.
Title 45 - Public Welfare
A recipient shall establish qualifications for individual positions for attorneys providing legal assistance under the Act, that may include, among other relevant factors: (a) Academic training and performance; (b) The nature and extent of prior legal experience; (c) Knowledge and understanding of the legal problems and needs of the poor; (d) Prior working experience in the client community, or in other programs to aid the poor; (e) Ability to communicate with persons in the client community, including, in areas where significant numbers of eligible clients speak a language other than English as their principal language, ability to speak that language; and (f) Cultural similarity with the client community.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 1616—ATTORNEY HIRING
§ 1616.3 Qualifications.