Introduction

This guide provides links to the Student Practice Rules adopted by both Federal and State courts which authorize eligible law students to practice law under the supervision of a practicing attorney. If a Student Practice Form is required and available, that is included also. All 50 states have such a rule. Some are codified in the state statutes. Others are included in local court rules, while others are state bar rules.While we attempt to update the links on a regular basis, when a link is broken, it's often possible to locate the rule by the citation given.

Court Rules

Court of Appeals - Student Practice Rules
No rule exists in the 5th & 7th Circuit

• USCS Ct App 1st Cir, Loc.r 46.0(f), 2008
• USCS Ct App 2nd Cir, Local R 46(e)
• USCS Ct App 2nd Cir, Appx (Practice Form)
• USCS Ct App 3rd Cir, LAR 46.3
• USCS Ct App 4th Cir, Local R 46(a)
• USCS Ct App 6th Cir, 6th Cir R 46(c)
• USCS Ct App 8th Cir, R 46B
• USCS Ct App 9th Cir, Cir R 46-4
• USCS Ct App 10th Cir, Cir R 46.7
• USCS Ct App D.C. Cir, Cir R 46

U.S. District Court - Student Practice Rules
Not all District Courts have adopted a student practice rule, so this list links to only those that are available at the time this guide was compiled. (see date below)

• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules M.D.Ala., Order 2055
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Alaska, LR 83.2,
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Ariz., LRCiv 83.4,
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules Ark., E.D.--Order 15,
• U S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D.Cal., Civil L.R. 11-9
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules C.D.Cal., Local Civ Rule 83-4, and Student Practice Form (G-101)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Colo., Order 2005-3, CO R USDCT Order 2005-3
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D. Conn., L.Civ.R. 83.9,
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.C., LCvR 83.4,
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules M.D.Fla., Rule 2.05
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules S.D.Fla., Admis Rule 6
• U.S. Dist. Ct.Rules N.D.Ill., LR 83.13
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules S.D.Ill., Rule 83.1(j)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules C.D. Ill Rule 83.5
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D. Ind. L.R. 83.9 (local rules found under Information for Attorneys)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Iowa, LR 83.1(j)
• U.S. Dist. Ct.Rules D.La. LR83.2.13
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Maine, Rule 83.4,
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules Md., Attorney Admission, Assistance and Discipline Rule 702, MD R USDCT ADMIS Rule 702
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Mass., LR 83.5.1(b)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules E.D.Mich., LR 83.21,
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Mich., LCivR 83.1(h)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Minn., LR 83.8
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules E.D.Mo. L.R. 83-12.05
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Mo., Rule 83.8
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D. Mont., L.R. 83.6
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D. Nev., LR IA 10-5
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.N.J., App. A1 & A2
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.N.Y., Civ Rule 83.10 (General Order 13)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules E.D.N.C., Civ Rule 83.2 (click on Local Rules)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules E.D.N.C., Crim Rule 57.2 (click on Local Rules)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D.Ohio, LR 83.6 (click on Rules & Orders)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D.Ohio, LCrR 57.6 (click on Rules & Orders)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules S.D.Ohio, Civ. R. 83.6
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Or., Civ LR 83.5
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules M.D.Pa., LR 83.19
• U.S. Dist. Ct .Rules E.D.Pa., Civ Rule 83.5.1
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Pa., LR 83.2.3
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.S.C., Civ Rule 83.I.09
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.S.D., Civ. LR 83.2(I)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.S.D., Crim. LR 44.1
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Tex., Rule AT-8
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Utah, Civil DUCivR 83-1.6, and Law Student Practice Forms
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules E.D. & W.D. Va., App. A
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules D.Vt., LR 83.2(c)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules W.D.Wash., GR 2(I)
• U.S. Dist. Ct. Rules N.D.W.VA., LR Gen P 83.03
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules S.D.W.Va., LR Civ P 83.2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules S.D.W.Va., LR Cr P 44.2
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules Wyo., Civ. Rule 83.12.2(f)
• U.S.Dist.Ct.Rules Wyo., Crim. Rule 61.1(f)

Local State Student Practice Rules

Alabama

• Alabama Rule for Legal Internship by Law Students ,
• Ala. Legal Internship Rule I
• Alabama Student Intern Forms

Alaska

• Alaska Bar Rules -Rule 44: Legal Interns

Arizona

• 17A A.R.S. Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 38(d), (select Rules for the Supreme Court of Arizona)

Arkansas

• Admission to the Bar Rule 15

California

• Rule 9.42 Certified Law Students

Colorado

• Rules Civ. Proc., Rule 226, CO ST RCP Rule 226

Connecticut

• CT R SUPER CT GEN Practice Book 1998 Chapter 3 (3-14 through 3-21)

Delaware

• Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 56, DE R S CT Rule 56

District of Columbia

• DC Court of Appeals Rule 48
• Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure Civil Rule 101(e)
• Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 44-I

Florida

• FL ST BAR Rule 11

Georgia

• Ga. Code Ann. 17-12-40, GA ST 17-12- Article 3
• Ga. Sup. Ct. R. 91 through 96 (sec. XV)

Hawaii

• Sup. Ct. Rule 7

Idaho

• Bar Commission Rule 221

Illinois

• ILCS S. Ct. Rule 711

Indiana

• IN ST ADMIS AND DISC Rule 2.1

Iowa

• I.C.A. Rule 31.15

Kansas

• KS R ADMIS Rule 709

Kentucky

• Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 2.540

Louisiana

• 
  Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 20

Maine

• Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 90
• Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 56

Maryland

• MD Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, Rule 16

Massachusetts

• 
  S.J.C. Rule 3:03, MA R S CT Rule 3:03

Michigan

• MI Rules MCR 8.120, MI R ADMIN MCR 8.120

Minnesota

• MINN. R. STUDENT PRAC. 1.01 & 2.01
• MINN. R. STUDENT Prac. 3.01 (Adopted 4/2009)

Mississippi

• MS Code Ann. 73-3-201 to 73-3-211

Missouri

• Supreme Court Rule 13

Montana

• State Bar of Montana Student Practice Rule
• Student Practice Rule Amendment

Nebraska

• Neb. Ct. R 3-701

Nevada

• NV ST S CT RULE 49.5

New Hampshire

• NH Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 36

New Jersey

• NJ R GEN APPLICATION R. 1:21-3

New Mexico (must search for rule #)

• NMRA, Rule 1-094
• NMRA, Rule 1-094.1
• NMRA, Form 4-821

New York

• Laws of New York: Judiciary Law 478 & 484
• N.Y.Ct. Rules §805.5

North Carolina

• State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. C, .0201 -0206 (must use pull down menus)

North Dakota

• Rule on Limited Practice of Law I

Ohio

• Ohio Sup Ct. Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio - Rule 1

Oklahoma

• T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 6, Rule 1.1 et al
• T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 8 §1

Oregon

• Attorney Admission Rules, Rule 13.05 - 13.30 & App. A

Pennsylvania

• Pa.Board of Law Examiners, Rule 321

Rhode Island

• Sup.Ct.Rules, Art. II, Rule 9 (RI)

South Carolina

• Rule 401 , SCACR

South Dakota

• SDCL 16-18-2.1 to 16-18-2.10,

Tennessee

• Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 7 - 10.03

Texas

• TX Law Student and Unlicensed Graduate Participation Rules, Rule II,

Utah

• UT R BAR SPECIAL PRAC Rule 14-807

Vermont

• SCT Admin Order, Rules of Admission to the Bar of Vermont Sect. 13

VIrginia

• Integration of the State Bar, Pt. 6 sec.4 Par.15,

Washington

• WA R ADMIS APR 9

West Virginia

• Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law, Rule 10.0

Wisconsin

• WI Rules for Practical Training of Law Students SCR Ch. 50,
  

Wyoming

• WY R Bar Rule 12
  
  
  Law Review Articles
• Here are a few law review articles written on the rules governing law students in court. Consult our researrch guide on Using Articles for Legal and Non-Legal Reserch to expand your research.
  
  
  
  • Jennifer A. Gundlach, "This is a Courtroom, Not a Classroom": So What is the Role of the Clinical Supervisor? 13 Clinical L. Rev. 279 (2006)
  • Ursula H. Weigold, Attorney-Client Privilege as an Obstacle to the Professional and Ethical Development of Law Students, 33 Pepp. L. Rev. 677 (2006)
  • Adam Glaser, The Implications of Changes to Law Student Practice Rules, 12 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 751 (1999)
  • Adrienne Thomas McCoy, Law Student Advocates and Conflicts of Interest Notes and Comments, 73 Wash. L. Rev. 731 (1998)
  • Frank G. Avellone, The State of State Student Practice: Proposals for Reforming Ohio's Legal Internship Rule, 17 Ohio N. Univ. Law Rev. 13 (1990)
  • Student Practice as a Method of Legal Education and a Means of Providing Legal Assistance to Indigents: An Empirical Study, 15 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 363 (1973) Provides an historical perspective of student practice rules.
    
    Links 07/11(MK)
    Created 06/09(MK)