In response to a legislative request, PEER developed four options which could be used for allocating legal assistants to the state’s district attorneys. Option One would allocate legal assistants on the basis of district population. Option Two would require the Legislature to equalize the per-attorney caseload throughout the state. Option Three would require that a caseweighted system of allocation be developed. Option Four involves developing a point system for allocating legal assistants. PEER recommends that the Legislature consider adopting Option Three since it would assess actual need of each district on the same basis.
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