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FALLON PAIUTE-SHOSHONE TRIBE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

FOR GENERAL COUNSEL LEGAL SERVICES

The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (the “Tribe”) is looking for an

individual or firm with significant experience and background in federal

and tribal Indian law to serve as general counsel, excluding areas

assigned to special legal counsels of the Tribe, and to represent the

Fallon Business Council (the “Council”), tribal officials/employees, tribal

committees/commissions/boards, and any department/program of the

Tribe’s government in any legal matters, including the following areas:

a. Provide all necessary legal services as may be required to

certify the Tribe’s conformance with the Constitution & Bylaws

of the Tribe, tribal ordinances and law & order codes, and any

relevant local, state and federal laws and regulations.

b. Serve as legal advisor to the Council regarding the Council’s

powers, duties and responsibilities, legal methods, and

procedures.

c. Develop, draft, and/or review Tribal Council resolutions

(as requested), contracts, legal documents, and motions and

opine on the legality of the substantive matters of Council

legislative and administration actions.

d. Attend Council meetings, community meetings, Council

executive sessions, and public meetings (regular and special)

as necessary and requested by the Council and/or the officers

of the Council.

e. Provide written legal opinions on varying circumstances.

f. Advise and assist the Council in the preparation and/or

analysis of various contracts and other instruments or

certificates and handle all legal questions arising from or

pertaining to the same.

g. Draft laws, codes, ordinances, policies, and procedures.

h. Assist in drafting correspondence as requested.

i. File routine lawsuits on behalf of the Tribe/Council, serve as

counsel on any matters pertaining to the case, and represent

the Tribe in court on routine lawsuits filed against it and others

as representatives of the Tribe and tribal government.

j. On an as-needed basis, provide services in the following

areas: labor and employment law, ICWA, NAGPRA,

environmental protection, labor law, Indian housing programs,

accounting/finance and related audits, and other matter that

may arise.

Please note that this Scope of Work is not intended to be an all-inclusive

listing of all of the legal issues that the Tribe may retain the successful

applicant to provide.

Deadline is September 10, 2021 by 4:00 P.M.

For a more detailed RFP please contact:

Daniel Allen, Council Treasurer

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe • 565 Rio Vista • Fallon, NV 89406

or e-mail fbctreasurer@fpst.org

(775) 423-6075 Ext. 1006

Pub: August 11, 18, 2021 Ad#15716