<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-16A-3 - Participant work experience--Supervision--Law school training.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bc000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 16-16A-3 - Participant work experience--Supervision--Law school training."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 16-16A-3 - Participant work experience--Supervision--Law school training."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-16A-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=16-16A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcSENU">16-16A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcSENU">. </span><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcCL">Participant work experience--Supervision--Law school training.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont">A participant in the public service pathway program shall complete a minimum of 500 hours of work experience as a legal extern with a host public service entity approved by the dean of the law school. The host public service entity shall offer a variety of experiences and opportunities for each participant to demonstrate competence in the law and shall provide enough supervising attorneys necessary to effectively mentor and assist each participant. The law school shall provide training to each supervising attorney regarding relevant rules, regulations, and policies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bc000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont">SL 2025, ch 227</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont-000001"> (</span><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcSCL">Supreme Court Rule 25-01), eff. Feb. 21, 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bc000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Commission Note: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont">This section is effective until February 21, 2030, per § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=16-16A-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont">16-16A-12</span></a><span class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f6397c8e67949fdabe16c42d0f4d5bc000000"> </span></p></div></body></html>