Timeline for In the US, what can't you do as a law student if you haven't passed the bar or finished your law degree?
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| Oct 21, 2022 at 18:42 | comment | added | David Siegel | @Trish A student in such cases is definitely under the supervision of the licensed attorney, who is responsible. But at least some of what such a student does is not what an ordinary paralegal does. In particular Rule 19-22,0 linked and quoted above, says the student "may appear in any trial court or the Court of Special Appeals, or before any administrative agency, and may otherwise engage in the practice of law" That is not being a paralegal. Paralegals do not appear in court in that way, nor "engage in the practice of law". | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 17:37 | comment | added | David Siegel | @CarriMegrabyan I have added extensive info about this to the answer above. | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 17:37 | history | edited | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 21, 2022 at 17:29 | history | edited | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 21, 2022 at 15:11 | comment | added | David Siegel | @CarriMegrabyan My understanding is that there are special provisions in the lawallowing this if the student is supervised by a licensed lawyer, usually one of the student's teachers, but I will need to do some research to find the exact provision. But I am confident t that the student cannot lawfully charge a fee. | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 14:29 | comment | added | CarriMegrabyan | so how do so many law students do probono legal services? do probono legal not count as "practicing law"? can you point me to any references as to where this comes from? | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 11:03 | comment | added | Pat W.♦ | Also, law students can often perform certain representation under jurisdiction-specific licenses. | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 7:15 | history | answered | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |