—Requirements and Limitations

(a) In order to appear pursuant to these rules, the legal intern must: (1) be certified by a law school approved by the American Bar Association or by the bar examin- ing committee; (2) have completed legal studies amounting to at least two semesters of credit in a three or four year course of legal studies, or the equivalent if the school is on some basis other than a semester basis except that the dean may certify a student under this section who has completed less than two semesters of credit or the equivalent to enable that student to participate in a faculty supervised law school clinical program; (3) be certified by the dean of his or her law school as and being of good character and com- petent legal ability; and (4) be introduced to the court in which he or she is appearing by an attorney admitted to practice in that court. (b) A legal intern may not be employed or com- pensated directly by a client for services rendered. This section shall not prevent an attorney, legal aid bureau, law school, public defender agency or the state from compensating an eligible intern. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 70.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended June 22, 2009, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010; amended June 12, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: ‘‘And’’ was added to the end of subdivi- sion (a) (3), and the semicolon at the end of subdivision (a) (4) was deleted and replaced with a period. Additionally, what had been subdivision (a) (5) was deleted. COMMENTARY—2026: The change to this section is required by the deletion of Section 3-21 in its entirety.