Student Practice Rule.

(a) Purpose. This Court and the Bar are responsible for providing competent legal services. This Local Rule is adopted to assist practicing attorneys in providing legal services and to encourage law schools to provide clinical instruction in diverse trial work. (b) Activities.

(1) An eligible law student may appear in this Court on behalf of any person in any case or adversary proceeding if: (A) (B) the person on whose behalf the student is appearing has consented in writing to the appearance, and the supervising attorney has approved the appearance in writing; and the supervising attorney is personally present throughout the case or proceeding and is fully responsible for the manner in which the case or proceeding is conducted. (2) In each case, the written consent and approval referred to above shall be filed in the record of the case or proceeding and shall be brought to the attention of the Court. (c) Requirements and Limitations. To proceed under this Local Rule, the law student must: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) be duly enrolled in a law school approved by the American Bar Association; have completed legal studies amounting to at least two-thirds of the total credit hours required for graduation; be certified by the Dean or designate of the student’s law school as being of good moral character and competent legal ability and as being adequately trained to perform as a legal intern; be introduced to the Court by a member of the Bar of this Court; neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind from the person on whose behalf the student renders services; but this shall not prevent an attorney employer, law school, or governmental agency from paying compensation to the eligible law student, nor shall it prevent any of the foregoing from making such charges for its services as it may otherwise properly require; and (6) certify in writing that the student has read and is familiar with and will abide by the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the Montana Mont.

LBR December 1, 2025