16-16A-A. Regulations of the Board of Bar Examiners--Public Service Pathway Program.

Regulation 1.

Each participant must prepare and submit a portfolio of work product. By May 31 of the year of placement, the board shall publish the requirements of the portfolio.

Regulation 2.

After each court appearance, each participant shall complete a form provided by the board detailing the case name and number, the subject matter of the litigation, the purpose of the appearance, and the feedback received from the supervising attorney, and, if any, the feedback received from the court or adjudicator. If the court appearance is for a block of cases, the participant shall so indicate on the form and, in lieu of providing details on each case, the participant shall report only the most significant case. The participant shall provide this form to the secretary of the board each week, or as otherwise ordered by the board, and provide a copy to the supervising attorney. The supervising attorney shall review the form and complete a section pertaining to the accuracy of the form and submit the form via email to the secretary of the board.

Regulation 3.

Each participant shall complete the daily time and activity form provided by the board, which must detail the title of the legal matter, the date, the scope of the activity, the time spent in 15-minute increments, and what was observed. Additionally, in a separate word document attached to the form, the participant shall also provide a short synopsis of what the participant learned if the activity involved observation or, if the activity required participation, what the participant did correctly and what the participant could have done differently and why. The participant shall submit the daily time and activity form and attachment to the secretary every week or as otherwise ordered by the board.

Regulation 4.

A participant shall inform the secretary of the board of any hearings or trials which would provide an opportunity for observation of the participant actively engaging before the court or adjudicator. It is preferable that notice of three days or more be given of such events.

Regulation 5.

The board will regularly assess each participant. The board shall apprise each participant of the participant’s progress by November 15 of the year of placement. The board’s assessment pursuant to this regulation is preliminary and non-binding. The assessment does not constitute a waiver of the consideration of facts or conduct that are either later discovered or occur after the board’s assessment under this regulation.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 25-05, eff. Feb. 21, 2025.