Lawyer Supervision Agreement – 2024-2025Lawyer Supervision Agreement • May 30th, 2024
PBSC matches law student volunteers (“Student Volunteers”) to Partner Organizations to provide free legal support to people and communities facing barriers to justice. Student Volunteers are not qualified lawyers. They do not hold professional liability insurance, cannot provide legal advice, and cannot hold themselves out as lawyers or legal professionals. For these reasons, all Student Volunteers must work under the supervision of a Lawyer Supervisor. In general, Student Volunteers are required to work under the supervision of a qualified lawyer who possesses professional liability insurance (“Lawyer Supervisor – Insured”) for all project types. In limited circumstances, on public legal education and research projects only, Student Volunteers may be supervised by an experienced lawyer who is deemed a “Lawyer Supervisor – Expert” by PBSC. The Lawyer Supervisor is responsible for providing regular supervision and approving the work of Student Volunteer(s). Please review the enclosed La
