| Adopted Date: | 09/25/2025 |
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| Effective Date: | 08/01/2026 |
| Updates: | Amended September 25, 2025 and effective August 1, 2026 |
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Supreme Judicial Court Rules Section 3.2: Expiration of certification (Effective August 1, 2026)
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Section 3.2
A student practitioner's certification shall expire immediately when a student practitioner:
- (a) is no longer enrolled in or associated with the law school clinical program, or with the Commonwealth entity or organization providing civil legal aid or criminal defense to indigent persons, or with a law firm providing pro bono civil legal aid or criminal defense to indigent persons through which the student practitioner was certified to appear pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.3 of this rule; or
- (b) graduates from law school, except a graduate may continue to appear as a student practitioner if the graduate meets the requirements of Section 3.4 of this rule; or
- (c) has been placed on academic probation or otherwise has separated from the law school without having graduated.
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| Updates: | Amended September 25, 2025 and effective August 1, 2026 |
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