| 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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SJC Rule 3:03, Section 5: Responsibilities
Supreme Judicial Court Rules Section 5.2: Student practitioner responsibilities (Effective August 1, 2026)
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Rule 5.2
Before a student practitioner may act or appear on behalf of an individual client under this rule, the student practitioner shall:
- (a) disclose to the client the student practitioner's status as a law student;
- (b) obtain from the client a signed document in which the client acknowledges the student practitioner's status and authorizes the student practitioner to appear and represent the client in the matter identified in said document;
- (c) obtain the signature of the student practitioner's supervising attorney acknowledging that the attorney will serve as the student practitioner's supervising attorney; and
- (d) comply with the standards of professional conduct set forth in this rule and Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:07.
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| Updates: | Amended September 25, 2025 and effective August 1, 2026 |
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