As amended through July 24, 2024
Rule 43 - Waivers to Law for Alaska Legal Services CorporationSection 1. Eligibility. A person not admitted to the practice of law in this state may receive permission to practice law in the state if such person meets all of the following conditions: (a) The person is a graduate of a law school which was accredited or approved by the Council of Legal Education of the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools when the person entered or graduated and is an attorney in good standing, licensed to practice before the courts of another state, territory or the District of Columbia, or is eligible to be admitted to practice upon taking the oath of that state, territory or the District of Columbia; (b) The person will practice law exclusively for Alaska Legal Services Corporation on a full-time or part-time basis; (c) The person has not failed the bar exam of this state. Section 2. Application. Application for such permission shall be made as follows: (a) The executive director of the Alaska Legal Services Corporation shall apply to the Board of Governors on behalf of a person eligible under Section 1; (b) Application shall be made on forms approved by the Board of Governors; (c) Proof shall be submitted with the application that the applicant is an attorney in good standing, licensed to practice before the courts of another state, territory or the District of Columbia, or is eligible to be admitted to practice upon taking the oath of the state, territory or the District of Columbia. Section 3. Approval. The Board of Governors shall consider the application as soon as practicable after it has been submitted. If the board finds that the applicant meets the requirements of Section 1 above, it shall grant the application and issue a waiver to allow the applicant to practice law before all courts of the state of Alaska. The Board of Governors may delegate the power to the executive director of the Bar Association to approve such applications and issue waivers, but the Board shall review all waivers so issued at its regularly scheduled meetings. Section 4. Conditions. A person granted such permission may practice law only as required in the course of representing clients of Alaska Legal Services Corporation, and shall be subject to the provisions of Part II of these rules to the same extent as a member of the Alaska Bar Association. Such permission shall cease to be effective upon the failure of the person to pass the Alaska Bar examination. Added by Amendment No. 1 to SCO 176 effective 7/1/1974; amended by SCO 232 effective 12/12/1975; by SCO 484 effective 11/2/1981; by SCO 1153 effective 7/15/1994; by SCO 1282 effective 1/15/1998; and by SCO 1604 effective 10/15/2006