Rule V Supervision

The lawyer under whose supervision an eligible law student participates in any of the activities permitted by this rule shall: A. Be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Montana whose service as a supervising lawyer for this program is approved by a judge of the court in which the student must appear. B. Assume personal professional responsibility for the student’s guidance in any work undertaken and for supervising the quality of the student’s work. C. Assist and counsel the law student in the activities mentioned in these rules and review such activities with such student, all to the extent required for the proper practical training of the student and the protection of the client. D. No supervising lawyer shall have supervision over more than one (1) law student at any one time; however, in the case of recognized legal aid, legal assistance, public defender, and similar programs furnishing legal assistance to indigents, or of state, county, or municipal legal departments, the supervising lawyer may supervise two (2) law students at one time. This restriction shall not apply to any clinical legal education program conducted as a part of the curriculum of any law school in this state.