As amended through March 18, 2024
Rule V - Other ActivitiesA. In addition, an eligible law student may engage in other activities, under the general supervision of a member of the bar of this Court, but outside the personal presence of the lawyer, including: 1. Preparation of pleadings and other documents to be filed in any matter in which the student is eligible to appear, but those pleadings or documents must be signed by the supervising attorney. 2. Preparation of briefs, abstracts and other documents to be filed in appellate courts of this state, but those documents must be signed by the supervising lawyer. 3. Except when the assignment of counsel in the matter is required by any constitutional provision, statute, or rule of this Court, assistance to indigent inmates of correctional institutions or other persons who request assistance in preparing applications for and supporting documents for post-conviction relief. If there is an attorney of record in the matter, the assistance must be supervised by the attorney of record, and all documents submitted to the Court on behalf of the client must be signed by the attorney of record. 4. 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. B. An eligible law student may participate in oral argument in appellate courts, but only in the presence of the supervising lawyer. N.D. R. Ltd. Prac. Law Stud. V