Final Order of Adoption Wednesday, October 23, 1996

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

FINAL ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 960263

Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students

On September 11, 1996, the State Bar Board petitioned the Supreme Court to amend section VII of the Limited Practice of Law by Law Students. The amendments related to the length of time a graduate law student may practice law under the supervision of a member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota. The Court adopted the proposed amendments to Section VII of the Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students, subject to comment. Notice was mailed by the Clerk's Office that comments on the proposed amendments were due by October 16, 1996. The Court considered the matter, and

ORDERED, that the amendments to Section VII of the Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students be ADOPTED on a final basis.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened October 23, 1996, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Herbert L. Meschke, the Honorable William A. Neumann, the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.

/s/Penny Miller

Penny Miller, Clerk

North Dakota Supreme Court

RULE ON LIMITED PRACTICE OF

LAW BY LAW STUDENTS

VII. TEMPORARY PRACTICE OF LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION

A graduate of any American law school approved by the American Bar Association, who has made application for the first North Dakota bar examination scheduled to be given following his or her graduation, may perform, under the supervision of a member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, all acts authorized to be performed by senior law students under this Rule, provided a supervising attorney has certified to the State Bar Board that the graduate is of good character and competent legal ability. The authorization terminates on the day of the first admission to the bar ceremony before the Supreme Court after the North Dakota bar examination for which application is made or 10 months following graduation from law school, whichever occurs first.

Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota, October 23, 1996.

/s/ Gerald W. VandeWalle
Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice 
/s/ Herbert L. Meschke
Herbert L. Meschke, Justice
/s/ William A. Neumann
William A. Neumann, Justice
/s/ Dale V. Sandstrom
Dale V. Sandstrom, Justice
/s/ Mary Muehlen Maring
Mary Muehlen Maring, Justice

Attest:
/s/ Penny Miller
Penny Miller, Clerk

North Dakota Supreme Court