27 NCAC 01C .0207. USE OF STUDENT'S NAME

(a)  A legal intern's name may properly

(1)           be printed or typed on briefs, pleadings, and other similar documents on which the legal intern has worked with or under the direction of the supervising attorney, provided the legal intern is clearly identified as a legal intern certified under these rules, and provided further that the legal intern shall not sign his or her name to such briefs, pleadings, or other similar documents;

(2)           be signed to letters written on the letterhead of the supervising attorney, legal aid clinic, or government agency, provided there appears below the legal intern's signature a clear identification that the legal intern is certified under these rules. An appropriate designation is "Certified Legal Intern under the Supervision of [supervising attorney]", and

(3)           be printed on a business card, provided the name of the supervising attorney also appears on the business card and there appears below the legal intern's name a clear statement that the legal intern is certified under these rules. An appropriate designation is "Certified Legal Intern under the Supervision of [supervising attorney]."

(b)  A student's name may not appear on the letterhead of a supervising attorney, legal aid clinic, or government agency.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 84-23;

Readopted Eff. December 8, 1994;

Amended Eff. October 7, 2010; March 6, 2008; June 7, 2001.