North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter C - RULES GOVERNING THE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS AND THE TRAINING OF LAW STUDENTS › Section .0200 - RULES GOVERNING THE PRACTICAL TRAINING OF LAW STUDENTS › Section 01C .0206 - ACTIVITIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A properly
				  certified law student may engage in the activities provided in this rule under
				  the supervision of an attorney qualified and acting in accordance with the
				  provisions of Rule .0205 of this subchapter.
(b) Without the presence of the supervising
				  attorney, a certified law student may give advice to a client, including a
				  government agency, on legal matters provided that the certified law student
				  gives a clear prior explanation that the certified law student is not an
				  attorney and the supervising attorney has given the certified law student
				  permission to render legal advice in the subject area involved.
(c) A certified law student may represent an
				  eligible person, the state in criminal prosecutions, a criminal defendant who
				  is represented by the public defender, or a government agency in any proceeding
				  before a federal, state, or local tribunal, including an administrative agency,
				  if prior consent is obtained from the tribunal or agency upon application of
				  the supervising attorney. Each appearance before the tribunal or agency shall
				  be subject to any limitations imposed by the tribunal or agency including, but
				  not limited to, the requirement that the supervising attorney physically
				  accompany the certified law student.
(d) In all cases under this rule in which a
				  certified law student makes an appearance before a tribunal or agency on behalf
				  of a client who is an individual, the certified law student shall have the
				  written consent in advance of the client. The client shall be given a clear
				  explanation, prior to the giving of his or her consent, that the certified law
				  student is not an attorney. This consent shall be filed with the tribunal and
				  made a part of the record in the case. In all cases in which a certified law
				  student makes an appearance before a tribunal or agency on behalf a government
				  agency, the consent of the government agency shall be presumed if the certified
				  law student is participating in a law school externship program or an
				  internship program of the government agency. A statement advising the court of
				  the certified law student's participation in an externship or internship
				  program at the government agency shall be filed with the tribunal and made a
				  part of the record in the case.
(e)
				  In all cases under this rule in which a certified law student is permitted to
				  make an appearance before a tribunal or agency, subject to any limitations
				  imposed by the tribunal, the certified law student may engage in all activities
				  appropriate to the representation of the client, including, without limitation,
				  selection of and argument to the jury, examination and cross-examination of
				  witnesses, motions and arguments thereon, and giving notice of
				  appeal.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Readopted Eff. December 8,
					 1994;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court: June 7, 2001; March
					 6, 2002; March 6, 2008; April 21, 2021.