CIRCULAR
NO. 19[1986]
TO: THE
COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL
COURTS,
METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’A DISTRICT COURTS
AND
SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURTS
SUBJECT:
ADOPTION OF RULE 138A OF THE REViSED RULES OF COURT TO PERMIT LIMITED
LAW
STUDENT PRACTICE.
Quoted hereunder,
for the information and guidance of all concerned, is the text of new
Rule
of Court numbered Rule 138A adopted by the Supreme Court’s Resolution En
Banc of December 18, 1986, effective immediately, as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Bar
matter
No. 194.-
Re: Petition to Amend the Revised Rules of Court to
Include
a Law Student Practice Rule.- The Court Resolved to adopt the
following
rule permitting limited law student practice effective immediately, as
follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
'RULE
138A
'LAW
STUDENT
PRACTICE RULE
‘SECTION
1. Conditions
for Student Practice. - A law student who has successfully
completed
his third year of the regular four-year prescribed law curriculum and
is
enrolled in a recognized law school’s clinical legal education program
approved by the Supreme Court, may appear, without compensation, in any
civil, criminal or administrative case before any trial court,
tribunal,
board or officer, to represent any indigent clients accepted by the
legal
clinic of the law school.
‘SEC. 2. Appearance.
- The appearance of the law student authorized by this rule, shall be
under
the direct supervision and control of a member of the Integrated Bar of
the Philippines duly accredited by the law school. Any and all
pleadings,
motions, briefs, memoranda or other papers to be filed, must be signed
by the supervising attorney for and in behalf of the legal clinic.
‘SEC. 3. Privileged
communications. - The Rules safeguarding privileged communications
between attorney and client shall apply to similar communications made
to or received by the law student, acting for the legal clinic.
‘SEC. 4. Standards
of conduct and supervision. - The law student shall comply with
the
standards of professional conduct governing members of the Bar. Failure
of an attorney to provide adequate supervision of student practice may
be a ground for disciplinary action.’
"Let copies
hereof be
circulated among all Courts, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and
major voluntary bar associations, and the Deans of the law schools."December 19,
1986.
[Sgd.]
CLAUDIO
TEEHANKEE Chief
Justice
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