APR RULE 6
                         LAW CLERK PROGRAM


     (a) Applicants. Every applicant for enrollment in the law
clerk program shall:

          (1) Be of good moral character;

          (2) Present satisfactory proof of having been granted a
          bachelors degree, other than a bachelor of laws, by a
          college or university offering such a degree on the
          basis of a 4-year course of study;

          (3) Obtain regular, full-time employment in the State
          of Washington as a law clerk with (i) a judge of a
          court of general, limited, or appellate jurisdiction,
          or (ii) a lawyer or firm of lawyers licensed to
          practice in this state and actively engaged in the
          practice of law;

          (4) Submit on forms provided by the Bar Association (i)
          an application for admission to the law clerk program,
          (ii) the tutors statement required by subsection (b)(3)
          of this rule, and (iii) an application fee; and

          (5) Appear for an interview, provide any additional
          information or proof, and cooperate in any
          investigation, as may be deemed relevant by the Board
          of Governors; and

          (6) Pay such fees as may be set by the Board of
          Governors with the approval of the Supreme Court.

     (b) Tutors. A lawyer or judge may act as a tutor for only
     one law clerk at a time. To be eligible to act as a tutor in
     the law clerk program, a lawyer or judge shall:

          (1) Be an active member in good standing of the Bar
          Association, or be a judicial member who is currently
          elected or appointed to an elected position, provided
          that if a disciplinary sanction has been imposed upon
          the lawyer or judge within the 5 years immediately
          preceding approval of the law clerk's application for
          enrollment, the Board of Governors shall have the
          discretion to accept or reject the lawyer or judge as
          tutor;

          (2) Have been actively and continuously engaged in the
          practice of law or have held the required judicial
          position for at least 10 years immediately preceding
          the filing of the law clerks application for
          enrollment; this may be a combination of active
          practice and judicial experience; and

          (3) Provide a tutors statement certifying to the law
          clerk's employment and to the tutors eligibility, and
          agreeing to instruct and examine the law clerk in the
          curriculum prescribed by the Law Clerk Board with the
          approval of the Board of Governors.

     (c) Length of Study. A law clerk, whose application for
     enrollment has been accepted by the Board of Governors,
     shall study for 4 calendar years. Each calendar year shall
     consist of 12 months, with a minimum of 120 hours of study
     each month, including the time spent in performing the
     duties of a law clerk. The tutor shall give personal
     supervision to the law clerk averaging at least 3 hours each
     week. "Personal supervision" is defined as time actually
     spent with the law clerk for the exposition and discussion
     of the law, the recitation of cases, and the critical
     analysis of the law clerk's written assignments.

     (d) Course of Study. The subjects to be studied, the
     sequence in which they are to be studied, and any other
     matters pertaining thereto shall be as prescribed by the Law
     Clerk Board with the approval of the Board of Governors.

     (e) Examinations. All law clerks shall:

          (1) Each month, complete a written examination
          prepared, administered, and graded by the tutor. The
          examination shall be answered without research,
          assistance, or reference to source materials during the
          examination;

          (2) Annually, or at such other intervals as may be
          established by the Law Clerk Board, appear with the
          tutor before the Law Clerk Board for an oral evaluation
          of the law clerks progress.
     (f) Certificates. In addition to the tutor's statement
     required by section (b)(3) of this rule, the tutor shall
     submit, on forms provided by the Bar Association:

          (1) A monthly certificate, accompanying the written
          examination, stating the number of hours the law clerk
          studied each week, the number of hours spent by the
          tutor in personal supervision each week, that the
          written examination was administered as required, and
          that, in the opinion of the tutor, the law clerk is
          progressing satisfactorily; and

          (2) At the conclusion of the law clerk's course of
          study, a certificate stating that the law clerk has
          completed the prescribed length and course of study,
          and, in the tutor's opinion, is qualified to take the
          bar examination and is competent to practice law.

     (g) Termination. The Board of Governors may direct a law
     clerk to change tutors, and may terminate the enrollment of
     law clerks or remove tutors from the program. The Law Clerk
     Board may recommend to the Board of Governors that the
     enrollment of the law clerk in the program be terminated
     for:

          (1) Failure to complete the prescribed length and
          course of study within 6 years from the date the law
          clerk's application for admission was accepted;

          (2) Failure of the tutor to submit the monthly
          examinations and certificates at the end of each month
          in which they are due;

          (3) Failure to comply with any of the requirements of
          the law clerk program; and

          (4) Any other grounds deemed pertinent by the Law Clerk
          Board.

     (h) Advanced Standing. The Board of Governors may grant
     advanced standing to an enrolled law clerk who has attended
     either an approved or a nonapproved law school.

     (i) Effective Date. The revision of this rule shall not
     apply retroactively to any law clerk whose enrollment has
     been approved and accepted by the Board of Governors prior
     to the effective date of this revision. Each law clerk may
     complete the course of study under the version of the rule
     in effect on the date the application for enrollment to the
     law clerk program was accepted.

     [Amended effective September 1, 1984; March 6, 1992;
     September 1, 1994; June 2, 1998; April 1, 2003; January 13,
     2009.]