CIRCULAR NO. 19, December 19, 1986
CIRCULAR NO. 19, December 19, 1986
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF COURTS
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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 |
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Adoption of Rule 138A of the Revised Rules of Court to Permit Limited Law Student Practice
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Quoted hereunderm for the information and guidance of all
concernedm 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:
“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:
RULE 130A LAW STUDENT PRACTICE RULE
‘SECTION 1. Conditions for Student Practice. – A law
student who has success-fully completed his 3rd 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 indigent clients accepted by the legal clinic of the law
school.‘SEC. 2. Appearance. – The appearance of the law
student authorised 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 Dg^ns of the law schools.”
December 19, 1986.
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(SGD.) CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE |
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Chief Justice
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