Conn. Practice Book § 3-16 — Requirements and Limitations

(a) In order to appear pursuant to these rules, the legal intern must:

(1) be certified by a law school approved by the American Bar Association or by the bar examining committee;

(2) have completed legal studies amounting to at least two semesters of credit in a three or four year course of legal studies, or the equivalent if the school is on some basis other than a semester basis except that the dean may certify a student under this section who has completed less than two semesters of credit or the equivalent to enable that student to participate in a faculty supervised law school clinical program;

(3) be certified by the dean of his or her law school as and being of good character and competent legal ability; and

(4) be introduced to the court in which he or she is appearing by an attorney admitted to practice in that court.

(b) A legal intern may not be employed or compensated directly by a client for services rendered. This section shall not prevent an attorney, legal aid bureau, law school, public defender agency or the state from compensating an eligible intern.