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PART 1600-DEFINITIONS

§ 1600.1 Definitions.

As used in these regulations, Chapter XVI, unless otherwise indicated, the term

"Act" means the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-355, 88 Stat. 378, 42 U.S.C. 2996-29961.

"Appeal" means any appellate proceeding in a civil action as defined by law or usage in the jurisdiction in which the action is filed.

"Attorney” means a person who provides legal assistance to eligible clients and who is authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction where assistance is rendered.

"Corporation" means the Legal Services Corporation established under the Act.

"Director of a recipient" means a person directly employed by a recipient in executive capacity who has overall day-to-day responsibility for management of operations by a recipi

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"Eligible Client" means a person or group determined to be eligible for legal assistance under the Act.

"Employee" means a person employed by the Corporation or by a recipient.

"Fee Generating Case" means any case or matter which, if undertaken on behalf of an eligible client by an attorney in private practice, reasonably may be expected to result in a fee for legal services from an award to a client, from public funds, or from the opposing party.

"Legal Assistance" means the provision of any legal services consistent with the purposes and provisions of the Act.

"Outside Practice of Law" means the provision of legal assistance to a client who is not entitled to receive legal assistance from the employer of the attorney rendering assistance, but does not include, among other activities, teaching, consulting, or performing evaluations.

"President" means the President of the Corporation or the President's designee.

"Public Funds" means funds received from a Federal, State, or local government, or any instrumentality of

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(a) "Act" means the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. 2996-29961, which was added to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as Title X thereof by an Act of Congress cited as the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-355, approved July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 378;

(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(c) "Corporation" means the Legal Services Corporation established by section 1003 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2996b;

(d) "Director" or "member of the Board" means a voting member of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the United States;

(e) The pronouns "he," "him," and "his" mean, respectively, "he or she," "him or her," and "his or her";

(f) "Member of the immediate family" means, with respect to any individual, a spouse, child, parent, brother, or sister of such person, or a spouse or relative of any of the foregoing who has the same home as such person;

(g) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, trust, or other entity;

(h) "Recipient" means a grantee, contractee, or recipient of financial assistance described in clause A of section 1006(a)(1) of the Act;

(i) "Telegraph" includes any means of record communication.

Subpart B-Offices and Agents

§ 1601.4 Principal office.

The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the District of Columbia.

§ 1601.5 Agent.

The Corporation shall maintain in the District of Columbia designated agent to accept service of process for the Corporation.

§ 1601.6 Other offices and agents.

The Corporation may also have offices and agents at such other places, either within or without the District of Columbia, as the business of the Corporation may require.

Subpart C-Board of Directors

§ 1601.7 General powers.

The property, affairs, and business of the Corporation shall be under the direction of the Board, subject to the provisions of the Act.

§ 1601.8 Number, terms of office, and qualifications.

(a) The Board shall consist of eleven voting members and the President of the Corporation ex officio. The voting members shall be appointed by the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than six of the voting members shall be of the same political party. A majority of the voting members shall be members of the bar of the highest court of a state. None of the voting members shall be a fulltime employee of the United States.

(b) The term of office of each voting member of the Board shall be three years, except that five of the members first appointed have been designated by the President of the United States to serve for a term of two years. Each member of the Board shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. The term of the initial members of the Board shall be computed from July 14, 1975, the date of the first meeting of the Board. The

term of each member of the Board other than the initial members shall be computed from the date of termination of the preceding term. Any member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member of the Board shall be reappointed to more than two consecutive terms immediately following such member's initial term.

§ 1601.9 The chairman of the board.

The initial Chairman of the Board, during the period July 14, 1975 to July 13, 1978, shall be a member of the Board initially designated as Chairman by the President of the United States or, if he should resign or otherwise vacate his office or his Board membership, the member subsequently so designated by the President of the United States. Thereafter, annually or at such other time as there may be a vacancy in this office, the Board shall elect a Chairman of the Board from among its voting members who shall serve in such capacity until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until he shall resign or otherwise vacate his office or his Board membership. The Chairman of the Board shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board, shall carry out all other functions required of him by the Act and these By-laws, and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board.

§ 1601.10 Qualification.

A person shall be deemed to have qualified as a Director, or as the Chairman of the Board, when upon his appointment or selection, as the case may be, he has affirmed or executed a statement, in a form provided by the Board, to discharge his duties faithfully.

§ 1601.11 Outside interests of directors.

(a) No member of the Board may participate in any decision, action, or recommendation with respect to any matter which directly benefits such member or pertains specifically to any firm or organization with which such

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