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Criminal Justice Act (CJA)
Service Provider Presumptive Hourly Rates*
(Effective January 1, 2024) |
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Current Rate |
New Second
Circuit Presumptive Rate |
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Investigator |
$80 - $95 |
$110 |
Rate above $110
available for provider
with foreign language
fluency or other
extraordinary skill.‡ |
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Associates |
$90 - $131, $131* |
80% of CJA rate ($138)
if Panel member $172 |
Mentee rate $103/hr |
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Paralegal |
$35 - $50, $65** |
$75 per hour without
regard to employment
status. |
Rate of $85 for provider
with foreign language
fluency or other
extraordinary skill.‡ |
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Mitigation Expert
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$125 |
$125 per hour
non-Capital
$150 per
hour Capital |
Rate above $125 or $150
is available for
provider with foreign
language fluency or
other extraordinary
skill.‡ |
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Law Students |
$15 - $25 |
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Mental Health
Professionals
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$200 - $350*** |
$250 - $375 |
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Pathologists |
$250 |
$250 - $375 |
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* In situations where the
associate is a full time
employee of the CJA panel
member’s firm, application can
be made to the presiding
judicial officer through the
Case Budgeting Attorney (CBA)
for a rate of$138 per hour. The
additional funds are intended to
help defray the costs associated
with maintaining said associate
such as room rent and telephone.
** In situations where the
paralegal is a full time
employee of the CJA panel
member’s firm, application can
be made to the presiding
judicial officer through the
Case Budgeting Attorney (CBA)
for a rate of $90 per hour. The
additional $15 per hour is
intended to help defray the
costs associated with
maintaining said employee, such
as room rent and telephone.
*** There are almost an
infinite number of expert
service providers with an equal
variety of rates. For this
reason, this list is not
intended to be all inclusive.
The intention is to keep the
mental health providers,
pathologists, serologists, and
other expert provider’s rates at
or below $350 per hour whenever
possible.
**** $90/hour
for “IT-paralegals” (those with
advanced tech and software
skills for efficiently managing
complex e-discovery). Some
factors to consider in
determining whether a provider
is an “IT paralegal” include:
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Specialized training,
including paralegal
certification or a Juris
Doctorate
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• Ability to conduct
subjective legal
review/analysis to
identify legal issues
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Ability to draft a legal
coding protocol for document
review projects and manage
the project across multiple
service providers
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• Proficiency with
online eDiscovery
platforms (e.g.,
Casepoint, Summation,
Invendica, Everlaw,
Opentext aka Catalyst),
litigation support
technology tools (e.g.,
Casemap, DtSearch, Adobe
Pro, etc.), or trial
presentation software
(e.g., Trial Director)
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Experience negotiating with
AUSA concerning discovery
productions, assisting with
discovery declarations, or
managing discovery databases
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Familiarity with file
formats beyond Microsoft
Office products
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Experience with forensic
images of various devices
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If you are quoted a higher rate
by a service provider, counsel
are encouraged to attempt to
negotiate a lower CJA rate. In
instances where the provider has
refused to negotiate a lower
rate and there is no other
acceptable provider willing to
work for the presumptive rate,
applications should be made to
the presiding judicial officer
for the higher rate with a
detailed explanation of the
steps taken to procure the lower
rate as justification for the
rate requested. As with all
presumptive rates, there may be
instances where a particular
individual possesses a special
skill or expertise that warrants
a higher rate. In such
instances, application should be
made to the presiding judicial
officer with an explanation as
to why the rate requested is
justified and reasonable. |
Last modified
on
05/22/2024
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