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Title 5. Attorneys and the State Bar

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 5. Attorneys and the State Bar
    Chapter 1 - Attorneys and Counselors
      Appendix 6 - Rules of the Supreme Court on Licensed Legal Internship
        Article Rule 5. Procedure to Obtain Limited License
        Section Sec 5.1 - Documentation
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Rules of the Supreme Court on Licensed Legal Internship
Chapter 1, App. 6
Rule 5. Procedure to Obtain Limited License
§ 5.1. Documentation.

A law student or a law graduate may obtain a limited license to practice law as a Licensed Legal Intern in the State of Oklahoma in the following manner:

(a) Application Form

(1) File an application form that is provided by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association.

(b) Law School Certificate

(1) A law student applicant shall have his or her school furnish to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association a certification that the student has completed sufficient academic hours to comply with the eligibility requirements and that the student does have a graduating grade point average. The law school shall also provide a letter from the dean stating that in the opinion of the dean the student is aware of the professional responsibility obligations connected with the limited license and that in the dean's opinion the applicant is capable of properly handling the obligations which will be placed upon the student through the use of the limited license.

(2) A law graduate applicant shall request his or her law school to furnish to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association a certificate that the student has graduated from law school and attach the certificate to the application.

(c) Supervising Attorney Form

(1) The law student applicant and the law graduate applicant must attach to their application the supervising attorney form signed by an approved supervising attorney certifying that the supervising attorney:

(a) Will employ applicant under his or her direct supervision

(b) Recommends the applicant for a limited license

(c) Has read and understands the Licensed Legal Internship Rules and

(d) Agrees to provide the opportunity for the applicant to obtain the required number of monthly in-court practice hours.

(2) The law student applicant may take the Licensed Legal Internship Examination without filing the Supervising Attorney Form but may not be sworn in as a Licensed Legal Intern until the Supervising Attorney Form is filed and approved.

(d) Enrollment Form

(1) The law student applicant shall provide proof that he or she is enrolled in an approved law school internship program prior to being sworn in as a Licensed Legal Intern.

(e) Application Fee

(1) Pay a one time application fee as provided in Rule 10.

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