Rule 44 Legal Interns and Supervised Practitioners
View the Alaska Bar Rule 44- Legal Interns and Supervised Practitioners
An applicant for a Legal Intern Permit must file with the Alaska Bar Association the following:
1 - Written request for a legal intern permit;
2 - Letter from supervising attorney stating that he/she will be supervising the intern, and the intern’s start of employment date;
3 - Letter from a law school which states that the applicant:
- is currently enrolled in an accredited law school;
- has completed at least one-half of the course work for a law degree.
An applicant for a Supervised Practitioner Permit must file with the Alaska Bar Association the following:
1 - Written request for a supervised practitioner permit;
2 - Letter from supervising attorney stating that he/she will be supervising the supervised practitioner, and the supervised practitioner's start of employment date;
3 - Certificate of graduation from an accredited law school (if applicant has applied for admission, we will accept a certificate already on file with the bar); The Certificate of Graduation is an original letter, on school
letterhead, verifying your degree and the date received. If the school
uses a seal, it will also include the school seal;
4 - Certificate of good standing from each jurisdiction admitted; must have been issued within the previous three months.
Termination
Legal Interns receive a permit effective for 12 months. The cumulative time may be divided into two or three separate time periods.
Supervised Practitioners receive a permit effective for 12 months from the date of issuance.