Rule 2.1. Law Student Applicant
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 5. Attorneys and State BarEffective: February 26, 2018
Effective: February 26, 2018
T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 6, Rule 2.1
Rule 2.1. Law Student Applicant
The law student applicant must meet the following requirements in order to be eligible for a limited license as a Licensed Legal Intern:
(a) Have successfully completed half of the number of academic hours in a law school program leading to a Juris Doctor Degree required by the American Bar Association Accreditation Standards. Those hours must include the following courses: Professional Responsibility, Evidence and Civil Procedure I & II. A law student may apply when he or she is enrolled in courses which upon completion will satisfy this requirement (see Interpretations 98-2 and 2002-1).
(d) Have registered and been accepted as a law student with the Board of Bar Examiners of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Provided, that students from outside Oklahoma who are attending law school in Oklahoma, are exempt from registering as a law student in Oklahoma upon a satisfactory showing of similar registration and approval in a state whose standards for admission are at least as high as those for Oklahoma. The determination of the equivalence of standards is to be made by the Legal Internship Committee (see Interpretation 98-3).
Credits
Amended effective February 9, 2009; October 24, 2011; February 26, 2018.
Legal Internship Rules, Rule 2.1, 5 O. S. A. Ch. 1, App. 6, OK ST INTERN Rule 2.1
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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