STATE OF MAINE

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER JB-05-7

 

LEGAL ASSISTANCE BY LAW STUDENTS

 

Effective:  August 1, 2005

 

 

In accordance with Maine Rule of Civil Procedure 90(c), the Supreme Judicial Court grants permission to allow eligible law students to practice under the supervision of  the following organizations located in Maine that provide free legal services to indigent citizens in Maine:

 

Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Maine School of Law

 

Legal Services for the Elderly, Inc.

 

Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc.

 

For the Court,

 

 

 

                                                                                                                    

                                                               Leigh I. Saufley

                                                               Chief Justice

 

 

Promulgation Date:  June 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Derivation of JB-05-7:

 

Order Authorizing Legal Assistance By Law Students

AO SJC-134, Dated:  April 14, 1987

Signed by: Vincent L. McKusick, Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court

 

Order Authorizing Legal Assistance By Law Students

Two AOs SJC-134, Dated: June 17, 1987

Signed by: Vincent L. McKusick, Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court