[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR600.3]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
    CHAPTER VI--OFFICES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 600--GENERAL POWERS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 600.3  Qualifications of the Special Counsel.

    (a) An individual named as Special Counsel shall be a lawyer with a 
reputation for integrity and impartial decisionmaking, and with 
appropriate experience to ensure both that the investigation will be 
conducted ably, expeditiously and thoroughly, and that investigative and 
prosecutorial decisions will be supported by an informed understanding 
of the criminal law and Department of Justice policies. The Special 
Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government. 
Special Counsels shall agree that their responsibilities as Special 
Counsel shall take first precedence in their professional lives, and 
that it may be necessary to devote their full time to the investigation, 
depending on its complexity and the stage of the investigation.
    (b) The Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant Attorney 
General for Administration to ensure an appropriate method of 
appointment, and to ensure that a Special Counsel undergoes an 
appropriate background investigation and a detailed review of ethics and 
conflicts of interest issues. A Special Counsel shall be appointed as a 
``confidential employee'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 7511(b)(2)(C).