Section 1 Definitions
Rule Text
A. Law Student. Law student regularly enrolled in a law school which is provisionally or fully approved by the American Bar Association who: (i) if enrolled and assigned in a legal internship program or volunteer legal services program, has completed two-thirds (2/3) of the required number of hours for graduation from that school; or (ii) if enrolled in a clinical legal education course, has completed one-half (1/2) of the required number of hours for graduation from that school.
B. Legal Internship Program. A program or course for academic credit which is established by a law school which is approved by the American Bar Association and directed or generally supervised by a member of the faculty or staff of the school in which law students are assigned to work under supervising attorneys.
C. Supervising Attorneys. Attorneys who: (i) are licenced to practice law in Mississippi and who are public officials; or (ii) are licensed to practice law in Mississippi and have actively practiced more than three (3) years in public offices, agencies, or departments, public defender offices, or in nonprofit or publicly funded legal services; or (iii) are licensed to practice law in Mississippi and have actively practiced more than three (3) years in Mississippi and who supervise students in connection with a volunteer legal services program or legal internship program.
D. Clinical Legal Education Course. A course for academic credit which is established by a law school in this state in which law students assist a clinical teacher in providing legal services to clients under the direct and regular personal supervision of the clinical teacher.
E. Clinical Teacher. A member of the faculty or staff of a law school in this state who teaches and supervises law students in a clinical legal education course and is licensed to practice law in Mississippi.
F. Volunteer Legal Services Program. A program that is established by a law school which is approved by the American Bar Association and directed or generally supervised by a member of the faculty or staff of the school in which law students volunteer to assist a supervising attorney in providing legal services to clients.