An eligible law student acting under a supervising attorney may appear and participate in
proceedings in this District under this Rule.
(a) Eligibility. To be eligible to appear and participate, a law student must:
1. Be a student in good standing in a law school approved by the American Bar
Association;
2. Have completed legal studies amounting to 3 semesters, or the equivalent if the
law school is on some other basis than a semester basis;
3. Be sponsored by a supervising attorney who must:
A. Be a member in good standing of this Bar;
B. Assume personal professional responsibility for the conduct of the student
being supervised;
C. Co-sign all pleadings, papers, and documents prepared by the student;
D. Advise the Court of the student’s participation in accordance with Rule
83.8(c), be present with the student at all times in court, and be prepared to
supplement oral or written work of the student as requested by the Court
or as necessary to ensure proper representation of the client; and
E. Be available for consultation with the client;
4. File with the Clerk a Notice of Appearance, on the form provided by the Clerk, in
each case in which the student is appearing or participating. The notice must be
signed by the supervising attorney and the law student. When signing the notice of
appearance, the law student must certify that he or she has read and agrees to abide
by the Local Rules, all applicable codes of professional responsibility, and all
relevant federal practice rules. The supervising attorney must certify that he or she
has advised the client that the law student will make an appearance and that the
client have consented to the participation of the law student intern; and
5. Be introduced by the supervising attorney to the Court in which the student is
appearing.
(b) Restrictions. No law student admitted under this Rule may:
1. Request or receive any compensation or payment of any kind from the client,
except that the supervising attorney or his or her law firm, a law school, a public
defender, or any agency of the government may pay compensation to the law
student or charges for its services as it may otherwise properly require;
2. Appear in court without the presence of the supervising attorney; or
3. File any documents or papers that the student has prepared which have not been
read, approved, and signed by the supervising attorney and co-signed by the
student.
(c) Notice. Any supervising attorney intending to use a law student under this Rule in any
contested matter must notify the Court of such intention at least 24 hours before the matter
is scheduled to commence. If the Court deems participation by the law student would be
inappropriate, the Court must so advise the supervising attorney and the appearance may
not be made.
(d) Termination. Any judge may terminate a law student’s participation under this Rule at
any time, without notice or hearing, and without a showing of cause. The judge may file
notice of the termination.
