Supervision

A supervising lawyer shall: (1) Be an active member of the State Bar of Wisconsin within the meaning of SCR 10.03. (2) Assume personal professional responsibility for any services performed or undertaken by the student while under the lawyer's supervision. (3) Read, approve and personally sign any pleadings or other papers prepared by the student prior to the filing thereof with a court, tribunal or public agency. 225 (4) Read and approve any documents which are prepared by the student for signing by any other person. (5) Appear with the student in any proceeding before a court, tribunal or public agency unless: the lawyer's presence is not necessary; and (a) (b) if the student is appearing on behalf of a client, the client gives informed consent, as specified in SCR 20:1.0(f); and (c) the judge, panel of judges or presiding officer does not object to the student appearing without the supervising lawyer present. (6) Supervise no more than the following numbers of students concurrently: (a) ten, if the lawyer spends on average more than 20 hours per week supervising the clinical education of students; (b) five, if the lawyer spends on average 20 hours or fewer per week supervising the clinical education of students; (c) five, if the lawyer supervises students under the auspices of a qualified pro bono program, a nonprofit legal services organization that receives funding from the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, or as a lawyer employed by a governmental agency.