§ Rule 11-1.6 Other Activities

Rule 11-1.6. Other Activities

    (a) Preparation of Documents; Assistance of Indigents. In addition, an eligible law student may engage in other activities, under the general supervision of a member of the bar of this court, but outside the personal presence of that lawyer, including:

        (1) preparation of pleadings and other documents to be filed in any matter in which the student is eligible to appear, but such pleadings or documents must be signed by the supervising lawyer;

        (2) preparation of briefs, abstracts, and other documents to be filed in appellate courts of this state, but such documents must be signed by the supervising lawyer;

        (3) except when the assignment of counsel in the matter is required by any constitutional provision, statute, or rule of this court, assistance to indigent inmates or correctional institutions or other persons who request such assistance in preparing applications for and supporting documents for postconviction relief. If there is an attorney of record in the matter, all such assistance must be supervised by the attorney of record, and all documents submitted to the court on behalf of such a client must be signed by the attorney of record.

    (b) Identification of Student in Documents and Pleadings. Each document or pleading must contain the name of the eligible law student who has participated in drafting it. If the student participated in drafting only a portion of it, that fact may be mentioned.

    (c) Participation in Oral Argument. An eligible law student may participate in oral argument in appellate courts but only in the presence of the supervising lawyer.