Qualifications to practice as a student

In order to engage in the activities permitted under SCR 50.04, a law student: (1) Shall either: (a) be regularly enrolled in law school approved by the American Bar Association, in good standing, and have completed the first-year curriculum for a full time student, as certified under SCR 50.02; or (b) have graduated from law school approved by the American Bar Association, as certified under SCR 50.02, not more than 12 months before engaging in the activities permitted by the rules and shall not be admitted to practice before any federal or state court; (2) Shall work under the supervision of a lawyer, as provided in SCR 50.03, under the auspices of: (a) a clinical education program operated or sponsored by a Wisconsin law school, including externships, practicums, supervised filed placements and experience-based programs operated or sponsored by a Wisconsin law school; (b) a qualified pro bono program, as defined in SCR 31.01 (12); (c) a nonprofit legal services organization that receives funding from the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation or the Legal Services Corporation; or (d) a government agency which employs the supervising lawyer; and (3) If providing legal services to a client under 50.04, shall obtain the informed consent of the client, as specified in SCR 20:1.0 (f).