Rule 1-094. Clinical education; university of New Mexico school of law.

A. Purpose. To permit a clinical program for the university of New Mexico school of law. B. Procedure. Any law student admitted to the clinical program at the university of New Mexico school of law shall be authorized under the control and direction of the dean of the law school to advise persons and to negotiate and to appear before the courts and administrative agencies of this state, in civil and criminal matters, under the active supervision of a member of the state bar of New Mexico designated by the dean of the law school. Such supervision shall include assignment of all matters, review and examination of all documents and signing of all pleadings prepared by the student. The supervising lawyer need not be present while a student is advising a client or negotiating, but shall be present during court appearances. Each student in the program may appear in a given court with the written approval of the judge presiding over the case and shall file in the court a copy of the order granting approval. The order approving the practice by such student shall be substantially in the form approved by the Supreme Court. The law school shall report annually to the Supreme Court. C. Eligible students. Any full-time student in good standing in the university of New Mexico school of law who has received a passing grade in law school courses aggregating thirty (30) or more semester hours (or their equivalent), but who has not graduated, shall be eligible to participate in a clinical program if the student meets the academic and moral standards established by the dean of the school.