§ Rule 13-1.3 Activities

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Rule 13-1.3. Activities

    (a) Permissible Activities. An authorized legal aid practitioner, in association with an approved legal aid organization and under the supervision of a supervising attorney, may perform the following activities:

        (1) Appear in any court or before any administrative tribunal in this state on behalf of a client of an approved legal aid organization if the person on whose behalf the authorized legal aid practitioner is appearing has consented in writing to that appearance and a supervising attorney has given written approval for that appearance. The written consent and approval shall be filed in each case and shall be brought to the attention of a judge of the court or the presiding officer of the administrative tribunal.

        (2) Prepare pleadings and other documents to be filed in any court or before any administrative tribunal in this state in any matter in which the authorized legal aid practitioner is involved. Such pleadings also shall be signed by the supervising attorney.

        (3) Prepare legal documents, provide legal advice, and otherwise engage in the practice of law.

        (4) Engage in such other preparatory activities as are necessary for any matter in which the practitioner is involved.

    (b) Determination of Scope of Participation. The presiding judge or hearing officer may, in the judge's or officer's discretion, determine the extent of the authorized legal aid practitioner's participation in any proceeding.