As amended through November 4, 2024
Rule 11-1.6 - OTHER ACTIVITIES(a) Preparation of Documents; Assistance of Indigents. An eligible law student may engage in other activities, under the general supervision of a member of The Florida Bar, but outside the personal presence of that lawyer, including preparation of:(1) pleadings and other documents to be filed in any matter in which the student is eligible to appear signed by the supervising lawyer;(2) briefs, abstracts, and other documents to be filed in appellate courts of this state, signed by the supervising lawyer;(3) applications and supporting documents for post-conviction relief to indigent inmates of correctional institutions or other persons who request assistance, except when the assignment of counsel in the matter is required by any constitutional provision, statute, or rule of this court. If there is a lawyer of record in the matter, all assistance must be supervised by and all documents submitted to the court must be signed by, that lawyer.(b)Identification of Student in Documents and Pleadings. Each document or pleading must contain the name of the eligible law student who has participated in drafting it. If the student participated in drafting only a portion of it, that fact may be mentioned.(c)Participation in Oral Argument. An eligible law student may participate in oral argument in appellate courts but only in the presence of the supervising lawyer.Former Rule 11-1.5. Amended July 23, 1992, effective 1/1/1993 (605 So.2d 252); renumbered and amended April 21, 1994 (635 So.2d 968); amended March 16, 2023, effective 5/15/2023 (SC22-1292).