Notice Inviting Comment
Proposed Amendment to Rule 3:03 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
NOTICE
Proposed Amendment to
Rule 3:03 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
The proposed amendment to S.J.C. Rule 3:03 (3) would clarify the length of time that a student practitioner who has graduated from law school and passed the first bar examination following graduation can continue as a student practitioner under Rule 3:03. The amendment provides that unless otherwise ordered by the court, the approval to practice under Rule 3:03 for students who have passed that bar examination extends for six months after the examination or until the student's admission to the bar, whichever is sooner.
Comments on the proposed amendments should be directed to Christine P. Burak, Secretary, Supreme Judicial Court Rules Committee, Supreme Judicial Court , John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square ,
Proposed amendments to Rule 3:03 of the Supreme Judicial Court:
Rule 3:03 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court