Local Rule LR 83.8: STUDENT PRACTICE
D. Minn. — Attorney rule
LR 83.8 STUDENT PRACTICE
(a) Scope. A law student who represents a client in connection with a matter in this court must comply with this rule.
(b) Student Requirements. A law student may practice under this rule as follows:
(1) The law student must be supervised by a member of this court's bar. The supervisor must:
(A) assume full responsibility for the law student's work;
(B) accompany the law student to, and be prepared to assist the law student at, every court appearance; and
(C) appear as an attorney of record in the same case in which the law student appears.
(2) The law student must be enrolled in a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
(3) The law student must have completed the equivalent of at least two semesters of full-time study.
(4) The law student must:
(A) be enrolled for credit in a law-school supervised program and the law student's work must be under the supervision of that program; or
(B) be a paid or unpaid intern representing any state, local, or other governmental unit or agency.
(5) The law student must not accept compensation in connection with the matter, except that a paid intern may receive compensation from his or her employer. But the law-school supervised program in which the law student is enrolled may accept compensation other than from a client, such as a Criminal Justice Act payment.
(c) Supervising-Attorney Requirements. The attorney supervising the law student must do the following:
(1) Verify that the law student meets the requirements of LR 83.8(b);
(2) Complete the student-practice certification form provided by the clerk and file it with the clerk's office; and
(3) File a copy of the student-practice certification form in any case in which the law student appears.
(d) Effect of Certification. A completed student-practice certification form is effective for 12 months after the date it is filed with the clerk's office, unless the chief judge revokes the certification.
(e) Revocation. The chief judge may at any time revoke student-practice certification by sending written notice to the supervising attorney and the student.
[Adopted effective February 1, 1991; amended November 18, 2013.]