REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

In order to make an appearance under this chapter, the law student must:

(a) file a Registrant Bar Application or Florida Bar Application with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners;

(b) pass a criminal fingerprint check conducted by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners or receive a letter of clearance as to character and fitness from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners;

(c) be enrolled in an accredited law school in the United States and appear as part of a law school practice program;

(d) have completed legal studies amounting to at least 2 semesters or 3 quarters for which the student has received not less than 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours of academic credit or the equivalent;

(e) be certified by the dean, or the dean’s designee, of the student’s law school as being of good character and competent legal ability and as adequately trained to perform as a legal intern in a law school practice program;

(f) be introduced to the court in which the student is appearing by a lawyer admitted to practice in that court;

(g) neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind for the student’s services from the person on whose behalf the student renders services; except that a state attorney, public defender, legal aid organization, state officer, or governmental entity may pay compensation to the eligible law student and charge for services; and

(h) certify in writing that the law student has read and will abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted by the Supreme Court of Florida. Amended July 23, 1992, effective Jan. 1, 1993 (605 So.2d 252); April 21, 1994 (635 So.2d 968); July 5, 2007, effective August 1, 2007 (SC03-122), (964 So.2d 690); amended and effective sua sponte by the Supreme Court of Florida on January 27, 2022 (SC21-1616); amended March 16, 2023, effective May 15, 2023 (SC22-1292); amended August 29, 2024, effective October 28, 2024 (SC2024-0236); amended January 15, 2026, effective October 1, 2026.