.0207 Use of Student's Name

(a) A certified law student's name may properly

(1) be printed or typed on briefs, pleadings, and other similar documents on which the certified law student has worked with or under the direction of the supervising attorney, provided the certified law student is clearly identified as a student certified under these rules, and provided further that the certified law student shall not sign his or her name to such briefs, pleadings, or other similar documents;

(2) be signed to letters written on the letterhead of the supervising attorney, legal aid clinic, or government agency, provided there appears below the certified law student's signature a clear identification that the student is certified under these rules. An appropriate designation is "Certified Law Student under the Supervision of [supervising attorney]", and

(3) be printed on a business card, provided the name of the supervising attorney also appears on the business card and there appears below the certified law student's name a clear statement that the student is certified under these rules. An appropriate designation is "Certified Law Student under the Supervision of [supervising attorney]."

(b) A student's name may not appear on the letterhead of a supervising attorney, legal aid clinic, or government agency.

History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 84-23

Readopted Effective December 8, 1994

Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court: June 7, 2001; March 6, 2008; October 7, 2010; April 21, 2021