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An Act To Increase Access to Justice and Maine's Rural Lawyer Workforce by Expanding Student Attorney Practice Opportunities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  4 MRSA §807, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Practice by law students.     Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this chapter and under such terms, conditions, limitations, qualifications and supervision as the Supreme Judicial Court by rule requires, a law student who is enrolled in and has completed 3 or more full semesters or the equivalent at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association may appear in the courts of the State on behalf of the State or an agency of the State or under the supervision of an organization providing legal services to the indigent approved by the Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of an individual receiving services through the organization.
Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §807, last ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 755, is repealed.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides that a law student who is enrolled in and has completed 3 or more full semesters or the equivalent at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association may appear in court on behalf of the State or under the supervision of an approved organization providing legal services to the indigent.