16-16A-A. Regulations of the Board of Bar Examiners--Public Service Pathway Program.
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1. Board – the South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners;
2. Law school – the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law;
3. NCBE – the National Conference of Bar Examiners;
4. Public service – full-time employment within South Dakota with any federal, state, local, or tribal government, Dakota Plains Legal Services, or East River Legal Services; and
5. Supervising attorney – an attorney who meets the requirements of § 16-18-2.9 and agrees to undertake the supervision of a participant in accordance with the provisions of §§ 16-18-2.1 to 16-18-2.10 , inclusive.
1. Meets the requirements set forth in § 16-16-2 ;
2. Complies with the criminal background investigation as required by § 16-16-2.6 ;
3. Provides evidence of graduation from the law school;
4. Provides evidence of successful completion of the public service pathway bar admission program through the law school;
5. Provides a portfolio of work demonstrating minimum competence to the satisfaction of the board;
6. Demonstrates competence in Indian law either through successful completion of a board-approved Indian law course at the law school with the testing option or successful completion of a one-question examination on Indian law offered by the board following an applicant’s successful completion of the program;
7. Achieves a score of 85 or higher on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam; and
8. Commits to providing at least two years of public service.
1. An application on the form provided by the board;
2. An application fee prescribed by the Supreme Court;
3. A photograph taken within six months of the date of application;
4. A current law school transcript;
5. Completed South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and United States Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint cards;
6. The required fingerprinting fee; and
7. A copy of the request for preparation of a character report and accompanying submissions to the NCBE with proof of payment of the fee prescribed by the NCBE.