Rule 13.20 - Requirements and Limitations(1) Unless a law student falls within subsection (2) of this provision, to be eligible for certification pursuant to these rules, a law student must: (a) Be duly enrolled in or have graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar Association;(b) Have completed legal studies amounting to at least four semesters of full-time law study or the equivalent, which may include summer, night or externship courses;(c) Be of good character and be adequately trained to perform competently as a legal intern;(d) Certify in writing to the dean of the law school that the student has taken and passed either the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) or a course on professional responsibility;(e) Certify in writing to the dean of the law school that the student has taken and passed a course on evidence; and(f) Cause the dean of the student's law school to certify that the student is eligible under subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) substantially in the form set forth in Appendix A.(2) A student currently enrolled in a law school approved by the American Bar Association need not satisfy section (1) to be eligible for certification, but the law student must: (a) Have completed legal studies amounting to at least two semesters of full-time law study or the equivalent, which may include summer, night or externship courses;(b) Be of good character and be adequately trained to perform competently as a legal intern;(c) Be enrolled in a law school clinic class that trains students about the relevant substantive, procedural and practical issues, including evidence and professional responsibility.(d) Be supervised by an active member of the Oregon State Bar, who will be physically present at counsel table and able to supervise the law student at all court appearances; and(e) Cause the dean of the student's law school to certify that the student is eligible under 13.20(2), substantially in the form set forth in Appendix B.(3) A law student's certification and ability to appear under section 13.20(2) expires at the end of the law school clinic class.(4) A certified law student shall neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind for the student's services directly from the client on whose behalf service is rendered; but an attorney, legal aid organization, law school, public defender or any governmental body may pay compensation to the eligible law student as an employee, and the employer may charge for the student's services. The certified law student's supervising attorney shall introduce the law student to the court or tribunal in which the student is to appear.
Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. 13.20