(a) The Office may contract with private attorneys or law firms to provide representation to clients to which the Office has been appointed, and with investigators or investigative firms for the provision of investigative services.
(b) The Office shall only contract with attorneys licensed to practice law in the Virgin Islands and all investigators, law firms, and investigative firms must be licensed to conduct business in the Virgin Islands. All contracts must be in writing, must specify the manner of compensation, the number or type of cases to be undertaken, and limitations, if any, on the services to be provided. The compensation paid to private attorneys contracted by the Office must be the same as provided to court-appointed counsel as provided for under 5 V.I.C. § 3503 (b).