Waivers to Practice Law for Alaska

Legal Services Corporation. Section 1. Eligibility. A person not admitted to the practice of law in this state may receive permission to practice law in the state if such person meets all of the following conditions: 43 ALASKA COURT RULES (a) The person is a graduate of a law school which was accredited or approved by the Council of Legal Education of the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools when the person entered or graduated, or has graduated from a law school in which the principles of English common law are taught but which is located outside the United States and beyond the jurisdiction of the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools, provided that the foreign law school from which the person has graduated meets the American Bar Association Council of Legal Education Standards for approval; (b) The person is an attorney in good standing, licensed to practice before the courts of another state, territory or the District of Columbia, or is eligible to be admitted to practice upon taking the oath of that state, territory or the District of Columbia; and (c) The person will practice law exclusively for Alaska Legal Services Corporation on a full-time or part-time basis. Section 2. Application. permission shall be made as follows: Application for such (a) The executive director of the Alaska Legal Services Corporation shall apply to the Board of Governors on behalf of a person eligible under Section 1; (b) Application shall be made on forms approved by the Board of Governors; (c) Proof shall be submitted with the application that the applicant is an attorney in good standing, licensed to practice before the courts of another state, territory or the District of Columbia, or is eligible to be admitted to practice upon taking the oath of the state, territory or the District of Columbia. Section 3. Approval. The Board of Governors shall consider the application as soon as practicable after it has been submitted. If the board finds that the applicant meets the requirements of Section 1 above, it shall grant the application and issue a waiver to allow the applicant to practice law before all courts of the state of Alaska. The Board of Governors may delegate the power to the executive director of the Bar Association to approve such applications and issue waivers, but the Board shall review all waivers so issued at its regularly scheduled meetings. Section 4. Conditions. A person granted such permission may practice law only as required in the course of representing clients of Alaska Legal Services Corporation, and shall be subject to the provisions of Part II of these rules to the same extent as a member of the Alaska Bar Association. (Added by Amendment No. 1 to SCO 176 effective July 1, 1974; amended by SCO 232 effective December 12, 1975; by SCO 484 effective November 2, 1981; by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1282 effective January 15, 1998; by SCO 1604 effective October 15, 2006; and by SCO 2031 effective November 18, 2024) 44