Nev. Sup. Ct. R. 66

1. Any applicant who has not completed more than six continuous months of active, licensed practice in the last two years in a U.S. jurisdiction shall complete a supervised practice program approved by the board of bar examiners. The supervised practice program will require an applicant to practice law with a supervising lawyer and complete a self-directed learning project and journaling requirement.

2. The board of bar examiners shall develop policies and procedures for this program, including policies and procedures governing a process for approving programs and attorneys allowed to supervise applicants.

3. At a minimum, the board of bar examiners shall require an applicant for admission to the State Bar of Nevada to:

(a) Apply to engage in a supervised practice program or obtain approval of completed activities that satisfy the program requirements.

(b) Engage in supervised practice in an approved eligible program.

(c) Submit the name of either the eligible program or supervising attorney approved by the board of bar examiners during the application process.

(d) Complete all supervised practice requirements while certified to practice under SCR 49.3, level 2 certification, or under an equivalent rule in another jurisdiction.

(e) Complete the required number of hours of supervised practice as determined by the board of bar examiners under the supervision of an attorney determined by the board of bar examiners to be an eligible supervisor with the satisfactory completion of a minimum of four of the following tasks, which must include task (1):

(1) Interview or counsel a client (required); and

(2) Discuss the client’s needs;

(3) Prepare a strategic approach to achieve the client’s needs by analyzing applicable law and facts;

(4) Conduct legal research;

(5) Draft correspondence to the client, adjudicators, or opposing counsel;

(6) Prepare documents for the client’s matter, including those to be filed or submitted on the client’s behalf;

(7) Negotiate, arbitrate, or mediate on behalf of the client; or

(8) Appear in court or before an administrative tribunal or other body.

(f) Agree to conclude any matter undertaken for a client during the supervised practice program unless exigent circumstances exist requiring the applicant to cease work on the matter. In the event this occurs, the applicant must withdraw from the case and ensure that the client’s rights and interests are not prejudiced by the withdrawal.

(g) Complete a self-directed learning project and journaling requirement as part of the program.

(h) Submit an attestation documenting satisfactory completion of the program.

4. Applicants may only complete the supervised practice requirement with programs or individual attorneys approved by the board of bar examiners.

(a) Programs and attorneys that are eligible for approval are:

(1) Clinical courses offered by any law school accredited by the American Bar Association that do not charge clients for their services;

(2) Externships maintained by any law school accredited by the American Bar Association at a governmental or not-for-profit entity;

(3) A legal aid program approved by the Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission;

(4) A governmental office operating in Nevada; and

(5) A member of the Nevada state bar who satisfies the requirements of Rule 49.3(5) and who is working on a pro bono case provided by an approved Access to Justice Commission legal aid office in the State of Nevada.

(b) At a minimum, the board of bar examiners shall require programs and attorneys seeking approval to offer supervised practice for applicants to:

(1) Submit an application with information specified by the board;

(2) Attest that they will comply with all rules governing the program; and

(3) Be functionally equivalent to approved programs in Nevada if offered in another jurisdiction.

(c) The board of bar examiners will develop policies and procedures governing the duration of an attorney’s or program’s approval to offer supervised practice, criteria and processes for terminating that approval, and other policies and procedures needed to govern the program.