8. Employment of Professionals

The Court expects professionals employed pursuant to section 327 of the Code to promptly file and serve applications requesting approval of their employment.  Professionals who perform significant services prior to filing and serving an application requesting approval of their employment should consider requesting nunc pro tunc approval of their employment.  The Court does not require nunc pro tunc approval when the employment application is filed and properly served within 30 days of the commencement of work by the professional.

Employment orders should reflect that fees and expenses are subject to court approval and any request for allowance and payment of such fees is subject to the court’s Guidelines for Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of Professionals and Trustees, available on the court’s website.  If the debtor is paying a post-petition retainer, the applicant should provide scream-or-die notice (see BLR 9014-1(b)(3)) of the retainer to all creditors.

The Court normally holds orders on employment applications for the period set forth in Rule 6003(a), if applicable or, where Rule 6003(a) no longer applies, holds such orders for 7 days.