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2 <br /> <br />2. The outcome of the RALJ decision. <br /> <br />1.2.5 the RALJ Public Defender will monitor the workload of individual <br />defenders to ensure workloads are within caseload standards. <br /> <br /> <br /> 1.3 The RALJ Public Defender further warrants that its compensation, <br />reflected in Section 2, Compensation, reflects all infrastructure, support, administrative services, <br />routine investigation, and systems necessary to comply with the Standards except as provided in <br />Section 2.4 below. <br /> <br /> 1.4 In addition to the detailed time reports referenced in Section 1.2 and its <br />subsections, the RALJ Public Defender shall provide quarterly reports to the City regarding the <br />training provided to each attorney and the time spent by the RALJ Public Defender supervising <br />each attorney, broken down into in-court and out-of-court supervision. Supervision shall be <br />provided in accord with standards by a supervisor without a workload or with an appropriately <br />reduced workload. In addition, the RALJ Public Defender shall establish a program for <br />managing the performance of attorneys who provide the services called for in this Agreement. <br />The performance monitoring program shall have the purpose of ensuring that each defendant <br />receives effective assistance of counsel, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement are met. <br />The monitoring program shall be developed and administered by the RALJ Public Defender, and <br />shall: <br /> <br />a. Be actively performed and managed by a qualified supervisor; <br />b. Be continual in nature. Monitoring shall occur no less than quarterly; <br />provided, caseload monitoring shall occur no less than monthly; <br />c. Monitor the caseload of the RALJ Public Defender and each attorney <br />providing services pursuant to this Agreement; <br />d. Monitor the performance of each employee who provides services <br />pursuant to this Agreement; <br />e. Hold employees accountable for deficient performance of the <br />services called for in this Agreement; <br />f. Have measures to correct the deficient performance of employees <br />performing under this Agreement; and <br />g. Contain measures to develop and improve the performance of each <br />employee providing services pursuant to this Agreement. <br />h. The monitoring program shall, at a minimum, be designed to review <br />the following of each attorney or Rule 9 Intern: <br /> <br />(1) Knowledge of the law and expectations of appellate counsel <br />(2) Preparation of cases <br />(3) Responsiveness to clients <br />(4) Effectiveness of writing <br />(5) Effectiveness in the courtroom <br />(6) Attorney or Rule 9 caseload <br />