NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Monday, May 8, 2023

Updated from April 3, 2023 posting: SOQ deadline and late submittal dates are extended.

Licensed attorneys who wish to provide specialized legal services to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH) for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024), are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest (SOQ) to RCUH pursuant to HRS § 103D-304.

RCUH is currently looking to contract for legal services in the following areas:

  1. Employment:  Employment, employee benefits, disciplinary, termination, workers’ compensation and discrimination/retaliation issues. Services shall include but not be limited to:
    1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
    2. Providing advice and recommendations regarding responses to claims asserted by current and former employees; 
    3. Participating in negotiations regarding items (a) and (b); and
    4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.

Previous experience advising employers is essential, and previous experience advising government agencies is preferred.  

  1. Immigration: Temporary visas and/or permanent residency applications. Services shall include but not be limited to:
    1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
    2. Completing and filing permanent residency applications (previous experience representing both employers and employees in the permanent residency application process is essential);
    3. Completing and filing temporary visa applications and related documentation; and
    4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.
  1. Tax: Payroll, IRS compliance, foreign payroll and/or nonresident alien and foreign entity contractor payments (crossover immigration experience preferred), IRS compliance. Services shall include but not be limited to:
    1. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, internal policies, and other legal requirements.
  1. Maritime: Charter, third-party vessel, and other marine-related agreements; marine insurance terms and policies. Services shall include but not be limited to:
    1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto; and
    2. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, insurance policies/terms, internal policies, and other legal requirements.

Please email your SOQ to: [email protected] by Friday, May 12, 2023, to be eligible for consideration. SOQs received after May 12, 2023 will be classified as “late submittals” for the balance of the fiscal year as follows: a late submittal received May 13, 2023 through September 15, 2023, will be considered for services beginning October 1, 2023; a late submittal received September 16, 2023 through December 15, 2023, will be considered for services beginning January 1, 2024.

SOQ forms are available here.