An eligible law student may engage in the following activities:

   (A) Appear and participate in:

   (1) Trials in civil matters in Workers' Compensation Court, county courts, and district courts in this State when acting under the general supervision of an attorney duly admitted to practice in Nebraska. Any such appearance in Workers' Compensation Court, county courts, and district courts must be in the personal presence of the supervising attorney, except that the county court judge, may waive the requirement of personal presence of a supervising attorney in specific cases for an eligible law student who has previously participated in a trial in that court in the personal presence of the supervising attorney. For the purposes of this rule, proceedings to enforce a penalty for violation of a municipal ordinance shall be deemed criminal in nature.

   (2) Criminal matters in all courts when acting under the general supervision of an attorney duly admitted to practice in Nebraska who is defending any case in these courts. Such appearance must be in the personal presence of the supervising attorney.

   (3) Criminal matters in all courts when acting as an assistant to a county attorney, deputy county attorney, or other prosecuting official duly admitted to practice in Nebraska. Such appearance must be in the personal presence of the supervising attorney.

   (4) Postconviction and habeas corpus matters in all courts when acting under the general supervision and in the personal presence of a lawyer admitted to practice in Nebraska who is prosecuting or defending such a case.

   (5) Juvenile matters when acting under the general supervision of an attorney duly admitted to practice in Nebraska who is prosecuting or defending such case. Any such appearance must be in the personal presence of the supervising attorney.

   (B) Hold consultations and prepare pleadings, briefs, and other documents to be filed in any matter in which the student is eligible to appear, when acting under the general supervision of an attorney duly admitted to practice in Nebraska. Such pleadings, briefs, and other documents must be signed by the supervising attorney but may also set forth the name of the eligible law student who has participated in preparation of the document(s).

   (C) Prepare briefs and other documents to be filed in the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Nebraska, but such briefs or other documents must be prepared under the general supervision of and signed by an attorney duly admitted to practice in Nebraska. Each such instrument may set forth the name of the eligible law student who has participated in preparation of the document(s).

   (D) Participate in oral argument in the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Nebraska, but only in the personal presence of an attorney of record in the case and only with the prior approval of the Court.

   (E) Hold consultations with clients, advise clients on legal matters, and prepare any documents related to such consultations and legal advice.

Rule 2(C) and (D) amended November 22, 2000. Renumbered and codified as § 3-702, effective July 18, 2008. § 3-702(E) amended September 13, 2012.