Rule 47 Prohibition Against Practice

People who work for the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals in Mississippi, like clerks, law clerks, secretaries, or other employees, cannot work as lawyers on the side while holding these jobs. This means they can't represent clients in any court or before any government agency during their time in that position.

The rule also applies after someone leaves the job. If a case was pending in either court while that person worked there, they can never help with that case in any way, even after they move on to other work. This includes giving advice or consulting on the case in any professional capacity. The goal is to keep court staff from having conflicts of interest or using inside knowledge from their court job to help a case later on.