4th Cir. R. 46(a)

An eligible law student with the written consent of an indigent and the attorney of record may

appear in this Court on behalf of that indigent in any case. An eligible law student with the written

consent of the United States Attorney or authorized representative may also appear in this Court on

behalf of the United States in any case. An eligible law student with the written consent of the State

Attorney General or authorized representative may also appear in this Court on behalf of that state

in any case. In each case, the written consent shall be filed with the clerk.

An eligible law student may assist in the preparation of briefs and other documents to be filed in

this Court, but such briefs or documents must be signed by the attorney of record. The student may

also participate in oral argument with leave of the Court, but only in the presence of the attorney of

record. The attorney of record shall assume personal professional responsibility for the law

student's work and for supervising the quality of that work. The attorney should be familiar with the

case and prepared to supplement or correct any written or oral statement made by the student.

In order to make an appearance pursuant to this rule, the law student must:

1. Be duly enrolled in a law school approved by the American Bar Association;

2. Have completed legal studies amounting to at least four (4) semesters, or the equivalent if

the school is on some basis other than a semester basis;

3. Be certified by the dean of the student's law school as being of good character and

competent legal ability which certification shall be filed with the clerk. This certification

may be withdrawn by the dean at any time by mailing notice to the clerk or by termination

by this Court without notice of hearing and without any showing of cause;

4. Be introduced to the Court by an attorney admitted to practice before this Court;

5. Neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind from the person

on whose behalf the student renders services, but this shall not prevent an attorney, legal

aid bureau, law school, public defender agency, a State, or the United States from paying

compensation to the eligible law student, nor shall it prevent any agency from making such

charges for its services as it may otherwise properly require;

6. Certify in writing that he or she has read and is familiar with the Code of Professional

Responsibility or Rules of Professional Conduct in force in the state in which the student's

law school is located.