Local Rule LR IA 11-5: LAW STUDENTS

LR IA 11-5. LAW STUDENTS

(a) The court may permit a law student acting under the supervision and presence of a member of the bar of this court to appear in court on behalf of any client.

(b) The supervising attorney must:

(1) Have been admitted to practice before the highest court of any state for 2 years or longer and be admitted to practice before this court;

(2) Appear with the student at all oral presentations before the court;

(3) Sign all documents filed with the court;

(4) Assume professional responsibility for the student's work in matters before the court;

(5) Assist and counsel the student in preparing matters before the court;

(6) Be responsible to supplement the student's presentation to ensure proper representation of the client; and

(7) Represent to the court that the student has knowledge of the applicable Federal Rules of Procedures and Evidence, the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as set forth in LR IA 11-7(a), and all other rules of this court.