IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
IN RE STUDENT PRACTICE RULE
GENERAL ORDER NO. 15
The judges of this Court hereby adopt the attached Student Practice Rule for the Eastern
District of Arkansas
DATED this 16th day of May, 1980.
FOR THE COURT
/s/ Garnett Thomas Eisele
GARNETT THOMAS EISELE, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
STUDENT PRACTICE RULE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
A. Admission and Representation
Any eligible law student in a law school accredited by the Arkansas Bar Association
may, under the conditions stated herein, interview and advise clients, prepare
documents for filing with the Court, negotiate, and appear before any magistrate or
district court judge in this district.
B. Eligibility
For a student to be eligible to practice under this Rule, the following requirements
must be met:
1. The conduct of the case must be under the supervision of a member of the bar
of this Court;
a. All documents prepared by the student and filed with the Court shall
be signed by the student and the supervising attorney.
b. When a student appears at the taking of an oral deposition, the
supervising attorney must be present.
c. The supervising attorney must be present with and prepared to assist
the student at any court appearance.
d. The supervising attorney must assume full professional responsibility
for the student’s work.
2. The student must be in his or her final two semesters of law school.
3. No fee may be charged or collected from any person for the student’s
representation. This does not bar any legal aid organization or any lawyer
from compensating the student for services rendered.
4. Written consent must be given by the supervising attorney and by the client
for the student to be eligible to practice under this Rule.
C. Certification
Certification of a student by a law school shall be filed with the clerk of the Court,
attesting that the student is in the final two semesters of law school. Upon the filing
of said certification, the student shall be authorized to practice pursuant to this Rule.
D. Termination
Certification shall terminate if the student does not take the first bar examination
following his or her graduation, or if he or she fails it, or if he or she is admitted to
full practice before the Court. Otherwise, unless sooner withdrawn by the dean or
terminated by a judge of this Court, the certification shall remain in effect for twelve
months after the date filed or unless, upon application by the dean of the law school,
the Chief Judge of the district shall extend the privilege. The law school may
withdraw the certification at any time by submitting a notice to that effect to the
clerk of the Court. It is not necessary that the notice state the cause for the
withdrawal. Any judge of this Court may terminate the admission to limited practice
at any time without notice or hearing of showing of cause.
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