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• <br />• <br />• <br />Law Firm <br />Evaluator: <br />Interview Questions of Potential Law Firms <br />Date: <br />1. Briefly overview your firm's qualifications and experience in municipal law. <br />• Briefly describe your qualifications and experience in municipal law. <br />• Briefly describe the qualifications and experience in municipal law of the attorney <br />who would be assisting and providing back -up for you. <br />2. Would you be the primary contact at your law firm for the City of Lino Lakes? <br />If not, who would that be? <br />3. It is important that the City Attorney be aware of what is happening at the City Council <br />level and within the different departments. What means do you use to keep current and <br />informed of any potential legal issues that may need to be addressed before they become <br />larger problems? <br />4. Describe your role and involvement in a City Council meeting. <br />5. How would you and your firm handle a situation where the City Council told you to do <br />something that you disagreed with? <br />- from a legal standpoint? <br />- from an ethical standpoint? <br />- from a philosophical standpoint? <br />6. What tools or techniques have you found that provide the greatest cost savings for your <br />clients? <br />7. Do you feel it is appropriate for City staff to draft legal documents such as ordinances, <br />purchase agreements, and development agreements? If not, why? If so, what is your role <br />to ensure the City's interests are protected? <br />8. Tell us how you prepare for City Council meetings. <br />9. How would you respond to the situation of a city resident contacting you for legal advice <br />on a city related matter? <br />10. Describe both your and your firm's most challenging municipal issue during your legal <br />career? What were the circumstances and what was the outcome? <br />11. Do you have any questions for us? <br />1 <br />