HI · rules
Haw. Sup. Ct. R. 7.2
Definitions
(a) A “legal intern” shall mean:
(1) an individual enrolled and in good standing as a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) candidate at a law school fully or provisionally accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) who has successfully completed legal studies amounting to one-third of the course work required for graduation from that law school; or
(2) an individual who, within the last twelve (12) months, graduated in good standing with a L.L.B. or J.D. degree from a law school fully or provisionally accredited by the ABA.
(b) A “supervising lawyer” is a member in good standing of the Hawaiʻi bar who assumes the duties of supervising a legal intern under this Rule and who is ultimately responsible for the activities of the legal intern.
(c) A “clinical program” is a practice-focused law course administered under the direction of a faculty member of a fully or provisionally ABA-accredited law school, in which satisfactory completion entitles a qualified law student to receive academic credit. This may include a law school’s clinic courses, as well as its externship or field-placement program.
(d) A “law practicum” is an experienced-based law-practice program that is not a clinical program. It is designed and implemented by a supervising lawyer to enable a legal intern to provide competent, ethically sound legal services, especially,
but not necessarily limited to, financially or socially disadvantaged individuals in this state.
(Amended January 29, 2025, effective January 29, 2025.
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-hi-22-2026-07-21
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