Student Practice Rules - Clinical Research Guide

This guide provides links to the Student Practice Rules adopted by both Federal and State courts which authorize eligible law students to practice law under the supervision of a practicing attorney. If a Student Practice Form is required and available, that is included also. All 50 states have such a rule. Some are codified in the state statutes. Others are included in local court rules, while others are state bar rules.

Court Rules

Court of Appeals - Student Practice Rules
No rule exists in the 5th & 7th Circuit

• USCS Ct App 1st Cir, Loc.r 46.0(f), 2008
• USCS Ct App 2nd Cir, Local R 46(e)
• USCS Ct App 2nd Cir, Appx (Practice Form)
• USCS Ct App 3rd Cir, 46.3
• USCS Ct App 4th Cir, Local R 46(a)
• USCS Ct App 6th Cir, 6th Cir R 46(c)
• USCS Ct App 8th Cir, R 46B
• USCS Ct App 9th Cir, Cir R 46-4
• USCS Ct App 10th Cir, Cir R 46.7
• USCS Ct App D.C. Cir, Cir R 46

U.S. District Court - Student Practice Rules
Not all District Courts have adopted a student practice rule, so this list links to only those that are available at the time this guide was compiled. (see date below)

• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules M.D.Ala., Order 2055
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Alaska, LR 83.2,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Ariz., LRCiv 83.4,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules Ark., E.D.--Order 15,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D.Cal., Civil L.R. 11-9,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules C.D.Cal., Local Civ Rule 83-4,
• Student Practice Form
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Colo., Order 2005-3, CO R USDCT Order 2005-3
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D. Conn., L.Civ.R. 83.9,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.C., LCvR 83.4,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules M.D.Fla., Rule 2.05
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules S.D.Fla.,Admis Rule 6
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules N.D.Ill., LR 83.13
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules S.D.Ill., Rule 83.1(j)
• U.S. Dist Ct. Rules C.D. Ill Rule 83.5
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D. Ind. L.R. 83.9
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Iowa, LR 83.1(j)
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.La. LR83.2.13
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Maine, Rule 83.4,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules Md., Attorney Admission, Assistance and Discipline Rule 702, MD R USDCT ADMIS Rule 702
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Mass., LR 83.5.1(b)
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules E.D.Mich., LR 83.21,
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Mich., LCivR 83.1(h)
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.Minn., LR 83.8
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules E.D.Mo. L.R. 83-12.05
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules W.D.Mo., Rule 83.8
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.Mont., L.R. 83.6
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.Nev., LR IA 10-5
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.N.J., App. A1 & A2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules W.D.N.Y., Civ Rule 83.10 (General Order 13)
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules E.D.N.C., Civ Rule 83.2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules E.D.N.C., Crim Rule 57.2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules N.D.Ohio, LR 83.6
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules N.D.Ohio, LCrR 57.6
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules S.D.Ohio, Civ. R. 83.6
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.Or., Civ LR 83.5
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules M.D.Pa., LR 83.19
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules E.D.Pa., Civ Rule 83.5.1
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules W.D.Pa., LR 83.2.3
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules D.S.C., Civ Rule 83.I.09
• U.S.Dist.Ct. Rules D.S.D., Civ. LR 83.2(I)
• U.S.Dist.Ct. Rules D.S.D., Crim. LR 44.1
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Tex., Rule AT-8
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Utah, Civil DUCivR 83-1.6,
• Law Student Practice Forms
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules E.D. & W.D. Va., App. A
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Vt., LR 83.2(c)
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Wash., GR 2(I)
• U. S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D.W.VA., LR Gen P 83.03
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules S.D.W.Va., LR Civ P 83.2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules S.D.W.Va., LR Cr P 44.2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules Wyo., Civ. Rule 83.12.2(f)
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules Wyo., Crim. Rule 61.1(f)

Local State Student Practice Rules

Alabama

• Alabama Rule for Legal Internship by Law Students ,
• Ala. Legal Internship Rule I
• Alabama Student Intern Forms

Alaska

• Alaska Bar Rules -Rule 44: Legal Interns

Arizona

• 17A A.R.S. Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 38(d), (select Rules for the Supreme Court of Arizona)

Arkansas

• Admission to the Bar Rule 15

California

• Rules Governing Practical Training of Law Students, T. 3, Refs & Annos,

Colorado

• Rules Civ. Proc., Rule 226, CO ST RCP Rule 226

Connecticut

• CT R SUPER CT GEN Practice Book 1998 3-14 through 3-21

Delaware

• Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 56, DE R S CT Rule 56

District of Columbia

• DC Court of Appeals Rule 48
• Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure Civil Rule 101(e)
• Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 44-I

Florida

• FL ST BAR Rule 11

Georgia

• Ga. Code Ann. 17-12-40, GA ST 17-12- Article 3
• Ga. Sup. Ct. R. 91 through 96

Hawaii

• Sup. Ct. Rules, 7.1 through 7.7

Idaho

• Bar Commission Rule 221

Illinois

• ILCS S. Ct. Rule 711

Indiana

• IN ST ADMIS AND DISC Rule 2.1

Iowa

• I.C.A. Rule 31.15

Kansas

• KS R ADMIS Rule 709

Kentucky

• Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 2.540

Louisiana

• 
  Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 20

Maine

• Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 90
• Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 56

Maryland

• MD Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, Rule 16

Massachusetts

• 
  S.J.C. Rule 3:03, MA R S CT Rule 3:03

Michigan

• MI Rules MCR 8.120, MI R ADMIN MCR 8.120

Minnesota

• MINN. R. STUDENT PRAC. 1.01 & 2.01
• MINN. R. STUDENT Prac. 3.01 (Adopted 4/2009)

Mississippi

• MS Code Ann. 73-3-201 to 73-3-211

Missouri

• Supreme Court Rule 13

Montana

• State Bar of Montana Student Practice Rule
• Student Practice Rule Amendment

Nebraska

• Neb. Ct. R 3-701

Nevada

• NV ST S CT RULE 49.5

New Hampshire

• NH Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 36

New Jersey

• NJ R GEN APPLICATION R. 1:21-3

New Mexico (must search for rule #)

• NMRA, Rule 1-094
• NMRA, Rule 1-094.1
• NMRA, Form 4-821

New York

• Laws of New York: Judiciary Law 478 & 484
• N.Y.Ct.Rules §805.5

North Carolina

• State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. C, .0201 -0206(must use pull down menus)

North Dakota

• Rule on Limited Practice of Law I

Ohio

• Ohio Sup Ct. Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio - Rule 1

Oklahoma

• T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 6, Rule 1.1 et al
• T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 8 §1

Oregon

• Attorney Admission Rules, Rule 13.05 - 13.30 & App. A

Pennsylvania

• Pa.B.A.R., Rule 321

Rhode Island

• Sup.Ct.Rules, Art. II, Rule 9 (RI)

South Carolina

• Rule 401 , SCACR

South Dakota

• SDCL 16-18-2.1 to 16-18-2.10,

Tennessee

• Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 7 - 10.03

Texas

• TX Law Student and Unlicensed Graduate Participation Rules, Rule II,

Utah

• UT R BAR SPECIAL PRAC Rule 14-807

Vermont

• SCT Admin Order, Rules of Admission to the Bar of Vermont Sect. 13

VIrginia

• Integration of the State Bar, Pt. 6 sec.4 Par.15,

Washington

• WA R ADMIS APR 9

West Virginia

• Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law, Rule 10.0

Wisconsin

• WI Rules for Practical Training of Law Students SCR Ch. 50,
  

Wyoming

• WY R Bar Rule 12
  
  
  Law Review Articles

• Here are a few law review articles written on the rules governing law students in court. Consult our researrch guide on Using Articles for Legal and Non-Legal Reserch to expand your research.
  
  
  
  • Jennifer A. Gundlach, "This is a Courtroom, Not a Classroom": So What is the Role of the Clinical Supervisor? 13 Clinical L. Rev. 279 (2006)
  • Ursula H. Weigold, Attorney-Client Privilege as an Obstacle to the Professional and Ethical Development of Law Students, 33 Pepp. L. Rev. 677 (2006)
  • Adam Glaser, The Implications of Changes to Law Student Practice Rules, 12 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 751 (1999)
  • Adrienne Thomas McCoy, Law Student Advocates and Conflicts of Interest Notes and Comments, 73 Wash. L. Rev. 731 (1998)
  • Frank G. Avellone, The State of State Student Practice: Proposals for Reforming Ohio's Legal Internship Rule, 17 Ohio N. Univ. Law Rev. 13 (1990)
  • Student Practice as a Method of Legal Education and a Means of Providing Legal Assistance to Indigents: An Empirical Study, 15 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 363 (1973) Provides an historical perspective of student practice rules.
    
    
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