Supreme Court of Florida, 1992

Amendment to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar-Rule 11-1.8(a)

Amendment to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar-Rule 11-1.8(a)
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided June 4, 1992 · Barkett, Grimes, Harding, Kogan, McDonald, Overton, Shaw
602 So. 2d 914; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 342; 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1035; 1992 WL 117269 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Amendment to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar-Rule 11-1.8(a)

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

It has come to the Court’s attention that there are some entities for whom eligible persons may work in the law school practice program while they are in law school and for whom they may not work in the postgraduation program. In order to correct this inconsistency, the Court hereby amends rule ll-1.8(a) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar as follows:

(a) A law student who has completed the law school practice program and (1) has had certification withdrawn by the law school dean by reason of completion of the program or (2) has graduated from law school following successful completion of the program may appear in court pursuant to this chapter if the attorney general, a state attorney, a public defender, or a 'supervising attorney of a legal aid organization approved by the Supreme Court of Florida, or a supervising attorney of any other entity referred to in rule 11-1.2:

(1) NO CHANGE

(2) NO CHANGE

This amendment shall become effective upon the date of this opinion.

It is so ordered.

SHAW, C.J., and OVERTON, McDonald, barkett, grimes, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.

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