N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 602.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 22, May 29, 2024

Section 602.2 - Admission pro hac vice of foreign attorneys and counselors at law

(a) For a particular cause. An attorney and counselor at law, or the equivalent from another state, territory, district or foreign country, may be admitted pro hac vice to participate in the trial or argument of a particular cause in which the attorney may be employed, upon application to and in the discretion of the court in which the cause is pending.

(b) Graduate students, graduate assistants and law school teachers. An attorney and counselor at law, or the equivalent from another state, territory, district or foreign country, who is a graduate student or graduate assistant enrolled in an approved law school in this department, or a teacher employed in such a law school, may apply to this court, by duly verified petition, for admission pro hac vice to advise and represent clients or participate in the trial or argument of any case during the continuance of such enrollment or employment, if engaged to advise or represent such clients through participation in an organization described in subdivision 7 of section 495 of the Judiciary Law, or during employment with a district attorney, corporation counsel or the Attorney General.

(c) Law school graduates. An attorney and counselor at law, or the equivalent from another state, territory, district or foreign country, who is a graduate of an approved law school, may apply to this court, by duly verified petition, for admission pro hac vice to advise and represent clients and participate in the trial or argument of any case while employed or associated with an organization, described in subdivision 7 of section 495 of the Judiciary Law, whose principal office is located in this department, or during employment with a district attorney, corporation counsel or the Attorney General; but such admission pro hac vice shall be for no longer than 18 months.

(d) Term for rendering legal services. Upon granting of the applicant's petition pursuant to either subdivision (b) or (c) of this section, the applicant may render the specified legal services for the organization with which applicant is associated or employed in any court of this State for the period specified in this court's order granting said applicant's petition.

(e) Filing of annual report by the organization. An organization described in subdivision 7 of section 495 of the Judiciary Law shall file an annual report with this court in conformance with Part 608 of this court's rules. In addition to the statement required to be filed in the annual report, the organization shall supply the names and addresses of the graduate students, graduate assistants, law school teachers and graduates of approved law schools, and the type of legal services in which they are engaged in the courts of this State, pursuant to their admission pro hac vice.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 602.2