Supreme Court Rule 711 provides that a student in law school approved by the American Bar Association may be certified by the Dean of the school to be eligible to perform certain limited services, if he/she satisfies the following requirements:

• He / She must have received credit for work representing at least three-fifths of the total hourly credits required for graduation from law school
• He / She must be a student in good academic standing and be eligible under the school's criteria to undertake the activities authorized herein.

Please refer to the following link for the full text citation:  www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/Rules/Art_VII/artVII.htm#711

If interested in applying, please mail your resume, letter of intent, and copy of certificate to Frank A. Astrella, Public Defender.