Local Rule 83.4: APPEARANCE AND PRACTICE BY ELIGIBLE LAW STUDENTS
M.D. Ga. — Attorney rule
LOCAL RULE 83.4: APPEARANCE AND PRACTICE BY ELIGIBLE LAW STUDENTS
(A) Scope of Legal Assistance.
(1) Notice of Appearance. An eligible law student, as described below, acting under a supervisory attorney of record, may enter an appearance in this court on behalf of any indigent person, the United States, or governmental agency in any civil or criminal case, provided that the party on whose behalf the student appears and the supervising attorney of record has consented thereto in writing. The written consent of the party (or the parties representative) and the supervising attorney of records must be filed with this court.
(2) Pleadings, Briefs and Other Documents. An eligible law student may assist in the drafting or preparation of complaints, motions, briefs, appendices, or other pleadings and documents and may appear in proceedings on such pleadings, provided the supervising attorney also signs and appears on the pleadings. Names of students participating in the preparation of pleadings, briefs and other documents may, however, be added to those documents.
(3) Courtroom Proceedings. With the permission of the presiding judge, an eligible law student may appear before this court and participate in conferences, oral argument, mediation, or the examination or cross examination of witnesses provided the supervising attorney is present in court.
(B) Law Student Eligibility Requirements. In order to appear before this court, the law student must:
(1) Be enrolled in a law school approved by the American Bar Association;
(2) Have completed legal studies for which the student has received 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of academic credit or the equivalent if the school is on some other basis;
(3) Be certified by the Dean of the law student's law school as qualified to provide the legal representation permitted by this Rule. This certification, which shall be filed with the Clerk, may be withdrawn by the Dean at any time by mailing a notice to the Clerk or by termination of this court without notice or hearing and without any showing of cause;
(4) Neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind for the student's service from the party on whose behalf the student renders services, but this shall not prevent an attorney, legal aid bureau, law school public defender agency, a state, or the United States from paying compensation to the eligible law student;
(5) Certify in writing that the student has read and is familiar with the Code of Professional Responsibility of the American Bar Association, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Local Rules of this court; and any other federal rules relevant to the case on which the student is appearing; and
(6) File all of the certifications and consents necessary under this Rule with the Clerk of this court prior to the submission of pleadings, briefs or documents containing the law student's name and the law student's appearance at any court proceeding.
(C) Supervising Attorney of Record Requirements.
(1) The supervising attorney of record must be a member of good standing of the Bar of this court.
(2) With respect to the law student's appearance, the supervising attorney of record shall certify in writing to this court that he or she:
(a) Consents to the participation of the law student and agrees to supervise the law student;
(b) Assumes full responsibility for the case and for the quality of the law student's work;
(c) Will assist the student to the extent necessary; and
(d) Will appear with the student in all written and oral proceedings before this court and be prepared to supplement any written or oral statement made by the student to this court or opposing counsel.