Part XIII · Provisional Admission

Rule 100. LIMITATIONS TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW

Amended January 15, 2026 (current) Contains Deadlines

The following limits shall apply to the practice of law by recent law school graduates who have been provisionally admitted under Part XVI:

(1) At all times, a person provisionally admitted to the practice of law under Part XVI shall be supervised in the practice of law by a lawyer who has been admitted to the practice of law in Georgia for no less than five years, who is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing, and who has never been the subject of public discipline.

(2) Persons provisionally admitted to the practice of law under Part XVI shall expressly disclose to each of their clients at the outset of the representation that they are provisionally admitted to the practice of law 64 and that they may only practice under supervision. Such provisional lawyers also shall provide to each client in writing the name, mailing address, telephone number, and bar number of the lawyer supervising their representation of the client.

(3) Any pleadings or other papers filed in any court by a person provisionally admitted to the practice of law under Part XVI shall expressly disclose that the person is provisionally admitted to the practice of law and shall include the name, mailing address, telephone number, and bar number of the supervising lawyer.

(4) When persons provisionally admitted to the practice of law under Part XVI appear in any court, they shall expressly disclose to the judge that they are provisionally admitted to the practice of law, and the judge may exercise discretion to require the personal attendance of the supervising lawyer.

(5) A person provisionally admitted to the practice of law under Part XVI may appear in this Court or the Court of Appeals only by leave of court.