Prosecuting Attorney's Office

Civil Division King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (2006)
Larry Brubaker, Cindy Drake

The audit obtained a general overview of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Civil Division by interviewing its customers, comparing costs to other jurisdictions, and assessing its performance measurement system. It also reviewed the division's model for billing its customers and its policies for selecting and monitoring the use of outside counsel. Presented August 22, 2006.

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Tracking and Reporting on Lawsuits Involving King County (1994)
Nancy McDaniel, Beckett Thomsen

The study evaluated how the Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the Office of Risk Management tracked County lawsuits and determined case reserves.

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Methodology for Funding Legal Services for Non-Current Expense (CX) Fund Agencies (1992)
Kristi Nelson, Catherine Cornwall

The study reviewed the County's practices in budgeting and accounting for legal services, with specific attention to non-CX agencies and initiatives to develop case management and time billing systems for the Civil Division of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

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