West Virginia Legal Services Organizations
Rule 9.0 of the Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law in West Virginia allows attorneys who are enrolled in a criminal law or poverty law and litigation graduate program at an approved law school; or individuals who, after graduation from an approved law school, are employed by or associated with an organized legal services or public defender program providing assistance to indigents in West Virginia. Permission to practice remains in effect for 36 months. Attorneys must submit the Application required by Rule 5.0.