Pennsylvania Law Student Admission

Rules 321 (Requirements for Formal Participation in Legal Matters by Law Students and Law School Graduates) and Rule 322 (Authorized Activities of Certified Legal Interns) of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules allows law students and graduates to participate in legal matters in Pennsylvania on a limited basis.

Law students must be enrolled, or have graduated from, an ABA accredited law school or a law school that has been approved by the Board that has filed and is actively pursuing an application for accreditation with the ABA. In additon, there is a reciprocity component.  Students who attend, or graduated from, a law school that is located in a jurisdiction that has a program permitting law students to participate in legal matters, and that program does not afford students attending law school in Pennsylvania the same privilege as is granted to students attending law school in the jurisdiction, are not eligible to practice in Pennsylvania.

Law students and graduates are required to file the Application.