D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B3603

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Rule 6-B3603 - INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY PLANS (LINE ATTORNEYS) AND PERFORMANCE PLANS (ALL OTHER ATTORNEYS)

3603.1 Each supervisor shall prepare annually, at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the rating period, a draft Individual Accountability Plan for every line attorney under his or her supervision for the following rating period. This requirement may be satisfied by requiring the line attorney supervised to prepare a draft Individual Accountability Plan for the supervisor's approval.

3603.2 Each supervisor shall review the Job Description for every line attorney under his or her supervision annually, at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the rating period. The supervisor may recommend changes to Job Descriptions to the Attorney General, the Director, or the agency head, as applicable. This requirement may be satisfied by requiring the line attorney supervised to review his or her Job Description and prepare recommended changes for the supervisor's approval.

3603.3 A supervisor is not required to prepare an Individual Accountability Plan or review a Job Description for any line attorney who the supervisor knows is scheduled within six (6) months after the beginning of the following rating period to leave, rotate or transfer from the legal office, or unit within the legal office, to which he or she is assigned.

3603.4 A supervisor shall provide each line attorney with a copy of his or her draft Individual Accountability Plan, along with a copy of his or her draft revised Job Description, upon completion by the supervisor.

3603.5 Each line attorney may provide written comments on the content of his or her draft Individual Accountability Plan and Job Description to the supervisor within fifteen (15) days of receiving them from his or her supervisor.

3603.6 A supervisor shall consider, but need not adopt, the comments made by a line attorney regarding a draft Individual Accountability Plan or Job Description.

3603.7 Each supervisor shall prepare a final Individual Accountability Plan and make final recommendations for changes to the Job Description for each line attorney under his or her supervision by the first day of the rating period. A copy of each shall be transmitted to the Attorney General, the Director, or the agency head, as applicable, for approval.

3603.8 An Individual Accountability Plan shall include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Measurable goals and professional development expectations for the line attorney that parallel specific job duties and responsibilities, work behaviors, or projects within each of the categories listed in (b);

(b) Appropriate performance standards, including but not limited to those from the following list, and the weight to be accorded to each:

(1) Conduct of legal research and writing;

(2) Oral preparation and presentation;

(3) Efficiency, productivity, and work habits;

(4) Professional conduct and effectiveness in working with others;

(5) Office procedures;

(6) Job Knowledge; and

(7) Litigation, transaction and/or counseling skills (as appropriate); and

(c) Training requirements to be provided in-house and non-in-house.

3603.9 Upon approval of the Individual Accountability Plan and revised Job Description by the Attorney General, the Director, or the agency head, the applicable official shall forward the revised Job Description to the relevant personnel authority for final approval.

3603.10 Each supervisor shall provide each line attorney with a copy of his or her final Individual Accountability Plan during the first week of the rating period, and shall provide each line attorney with a copy of his or her revised Job Description as soon as practicable after the personnel authority approves it. The line attorney's previous job description shall continue to apply until the personnel authority approves any proposed revisions.

3603.11 The supervisor of a line attorney who is newly-hired, rotated, or transferred into the unit between thirty (30) days prior to the end of a rating period and one hundred- twenty (120) days prior to the end of the following rating period, shall provide the line attorney with a final Individual Accountability Plan and Job Description within thirty (30) days after appointment, rotation or transfer. The supervisor of the line attorney may, at his or her option, provide the line attorney with an opportunity to comment on a draft Individual Accountability Plan and a draft Job Description

3603.12 During the first week of a new rating period, each supervisor shall prepare and submit to the Training Director of the Office of the Attorney General, the Director, or the agency head, as applicable, in a format specified by the Training Director, the Director, or the agency head, a report summarizing any training requirements included in Individual Accountability Plans for line attorneys under his or her supervision. The report shall identify subject-matter areas where training is needed and include suggestions as to the types of programs and courses that could be used to meet those identified training needs. Agency head shall provide the Director with copies of these reports for attorneys employed by their agency.

3603.13 Performance Plans for supervisors and non-supervisory attorneys as described in Sections 3606 and 3607 shall be prepared in accordance with Sections 1406, 1407, 1408, and 1409 of Chapter 14 of the District of Columbia Personnel Regulations.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B3603

Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7371 (September 28, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3461 (May 2, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking 54 DCR 12269 (December 21, 2007); as Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12182 (November 28, 2014)