Opinion ID: 1709902
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Heading: 11-1 generally

Text: RULE 11-1.1. PURPOSE [NO CHANGE] RULE 11-1.2. ACTIVITIES [NO CHANGE] RULE 11-1.3. REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS In order to make an appearance pursuant to this chapter, the law student must: (a) have registered with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners as a certified legal intern registrant; have paid the $75 fee for such registration if the registration is completed within the first 250 days of the registrant's law school education or $150 if the registration is filed after the 250-day deadline; and have received a letter of clearance as to character and fitness from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners; any fee paid under this subdivision shall be deducted from the applicable application fee should the certified legal intern registrant subsequently decide to apply for admission to The Florida Bar; (b) be duly enrolled in the United States in, and appearing as part of a law school practice program of, a law school approved by the American Bar Association; (bc) have completed legal studies amounting to at least 4 semesters or 6 quarters for which the student has received not less than 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of academic credit or the equivalent if the school is on some other basis; (cd) be certified by the dean of the student's law school as being of good character and competent legal ability and as being adequately trained to perform as a legal intern in a law school practice program; (de) be introduced to the court in which the student is appearing by an attorney admitted to practice in that court; (ef) neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind for the student's services from the person on whose behalf the student renders services, but this shall not prevent a state attorney, public defender, legal aid organization, or state officer or governmental entity from paying compensation to the eligible law student (nor shall it prevent any of the foregoing from making such charge for its services as it may otherwise require); and (fg) certify in writing that the student has read and is familiar with the Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted by this court and will abide by the provisions thereof. RULE 11-1.4. CERTIFICATION OF STUDENT [NO CHANGE] RULE 11-1.5. APPROVAL OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATION Legal aid organizations that provide a majority of their legal services to the indigent and use law student interns pursuant to this chapter must be approved by the supreme court. A legal aid organization seeking approval shall file a petition with the clerk of the court certifying that it is a nonprofit organization and reciting with specificity: (a) the structure of the organization and whether it accepts funds from its clients; (b) the major sources of funds used by the organization; (c) the criteria used to determine potential clients' eligibility for legal services performed by the organization; (d) the types of legal and nonlegal services performed by the organization; and (e) the names of all members of The Florida Bar who are employed by the organization or who regularly perform legal work for the organization. Legal aid organizations approved on the effective date of this chapter need not reapply for approval, but all such organizations are under a continuing duty to notify the court promptly of any significant modification to their structure or sources of funds. RULE 11-1.6. OTHER ACTIVITIES [NO CHANGE] RULE 11-1.7. SUPERVISION [NO CHANGE] RULE 11-1.8. MISCELLANEOUS [NO CHANGE] RULE 11-1.9. CONTINUATION OF PRACTICE PROGRAM AFTER COMPLETION OF LAW SCHOOL PROGRAM OR GRADUATION (a) Certification. A law student at an American Bar Association approved Florida law school who has filed an application for admission to The Florida Bar, has received an initial clearance letter as to character and fitness from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, has completed a law school practice program awarding a minimum of 3 semester credit hours or the equivalent or requiring at least 200 hours of actual participation in the program, and has had certification withdrawn by the law school dean by reason of successful completion of the program or has graduated from law school following successful completion of the program may make appearances for any of the same supervisory authorities under the same circumstances and restrictions that were applicable to students in law school programs pursuant to this chapter if the supervising attorney: (1) files a certification in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as that required to be filed by the law school dean and files a separate certificate of the dean stating that the law student has successfully completed the law school practice program. This certification may be withdrawn in the same manner as provided for the law school dean's withdrawal of certification. The maximum term of certification for graduates shall be 12 months from graduation; and (2) further certifies that the attorney will assume the duties and responsibilities of the supervising attorney as provided by other provisions of this chapter. (b) Graduates of Non-Florida Law Schools. A graduate of an American Bar Association approved non-Florida law school may qualify for continuation if the graduate has made application for admission to The Florida Bar and received a letter of initial clearance as to character and fitness from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and has successfully completed a clinical program in law school that met the definition of a law school practice program under rule 11-1.2(a) and that awarded a minimum of 3 semester hours or the equivalent or required at least 200 hours of actual participation in the program. (c) Termination of Certification. Failure of a post-graduate certified legal intern to do any of the following shall result in the automatic termination of certification: (1) Ffailure to take the next available Florida bar examination; (2) failure to take the second available Florida bar examination, if unsuccessful on the first administration; (3) failure to pass every portion of the Florida bar examination by at least the second administration, if unsuccessful on the first administration; or (4) denial of admission to The Florida Bar shall terminate certification hereunder. RULE 11-1.10. CERTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF OUT-OF-STATE BARS [NO CHANGE]