Student Practice Rules -- MN and elsewhere
Under Minnesota’s Student Practice Rules, after completing a year at an ABA-accredited law school, students who work for public agencies (prosecutors, public defenders, legal services offices) and private practitioners with public law contracts (prosecution or defense) can make court appearances under the supervision of an attorney. Other states have different rules, which can have an impact on the nature of your first summer public law office work, making the difference between a summer of court appearances and a summer of legal research.
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Arizona Evidence & Professional Responsibility
California Evidence; ABA or CA accredited school
Minnesota Completion of 2 semesters; ABA accredited school
Missouri Completion of 1/2 of law school credits; registration to take the bar exam or alternate registration and certification by your law school dean; ABA accredited school
S. Carolina Students may appear ONLY as part of a clinic
Vermont 2 semesters of law school
Virginia “Third Year Practice Rule� requires 4 semesters of study, Evidence, Criminal Law and Ethics; ABA accredited school
Wisconsin Evidence