The first major overhaul in decades to rules dictating how and when law students can practice in the District of Columbia was approved by the D.C. Court of Appeals in October.
The new rules, set to take effect Dec. 1, streamline the process for certifying students to participate in law school clinics. They also make it clear that law students can do work outside of a courtroom and are no longer limited to representing indigent clients. The rules apply only to students working in clinics at D.C.-based law schools.
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