Junior Lawyer Participation Incentives

Court encourages junior attorneys (under 5 years experience) to participate in courtroom proceedings and oral arguments; multiple attorneys may speak for one party.

Court encourages junior attorney participation in oral arguments and allows multiple attorneys to argue upon request.

Junior attorneys invited to argue Letter-Motions they helped prepare.

Court encourages junior attorneys (under 5 years) to participate in courtroom proceedings and allows multiple attorneys to speak.

Multiple attorneys may argue different issues for each party.

Junior lawyers encouraged to participate in oral argument; multiple lawyers permitted.

When a junior lawyer is given an opportunity to argue, the Court is amenable to allowing more than one lawyer to argue for a party.

Court encourages junior attorney participation in proceedings where they contributed substantially.

Junior lawyers are encouraged to argue motions they helped prepare.

Junior lawyers are encouraged to participate in proceedings, and Court may grant oral argument requests where junior attorneys would gain experience.

Counsel can notify court in advance if junior lawyer will argue

Junior members of legal teams representing clients are invited to argue motions they have helped prepare and to question witnesses with whom they have worked. Firms are encouraged to provide this opportunity to junior attorneys for training purposes. This court is amenable to permitting a number of lawyers to argue for one party if this creates an opportunity for a junior lawyer to participate. The ultimate decision of who speaks on behalf of the client is for the lawyer in charge of the case, not for the Court.

Law firms with >30 lawyers must submit junior lawyer participation plan in Joint Case Management Conference Statement.

There can only be one lawyer per witness per party for all purposes. If a junior lawyer will be responsible for a witness, the junior lawyer may briefly confer with a more senior lawyer during direct or cross examination, but absent leave of Court, only the junior lawyer will speak to the witness or the Court, including for objections.

Attorney at case management conference must have full authority to decide issues including trial dates.

Parties shall indicate in their motion or opposition papers (or by a separate notice filed contemporaneously therewith) if they intend to have a less experienced lawyer argue all or part of the motion and may request an in-person hearing for that purpose.

Court may hear oral argument if junior lawyer (≤5 years) will argue.

Court encourages senior lawyers to allow junior/less experienced lawyers to participate actively in proceedings.

Junior lawyers (under 5 years) encouraged to argue motions and participate in conferences.

Parties may indicate junior lawyer will argue motion in motion papers.

The Court will entertain oral argument when a timely written request states that a lawyer six or fewer years out of law school will conduct all or most of the argument.

Court encourages junior lawyers to have important roles in hearings and trial.

Court encourages allowing less experienced lawyers to argue at hearings or examine witnesses.

Junior lawyers (7 years or less experience) may notify Courtroom Deputy within 7 days of hearing.

Only one lead counsel per party; must attend all proceedings except motion hearings; junior lawyers encouraged for motion hearings; only one counsel may argue motion without approval.

argument on any motion handled by a lawyer with 6 or fewer years of experience. The Court should be advised that a newer lawyer is doing the argument well in advance of the hearing date.

Court may dispense with oral argument; encourages junior lawyers to present oral arguments

The Court strongly encourages litigants to give less experienced lawyers, or lawyers whose backgrounds further the diversity of the legal profession, opportunities to participate in trial and the FPTC.

The Court encourages lead trial counsel to allow young lawyers more opportunities for appearances.

The Court encourages law firms to give new attorneys opportunities to present oral argument on motions.

Court encourages junior counsel (5 or fewer years out of law school) to participate in proceedings

Court may dispense with oral argument; encourages junior attorneys to present arguments.

Court encourages providing opportunities for junior and diverse lawyers.

Junior lawyers (under 5 years experience) may increase likelihood of oral argument if noted in bold/underline.

The Court is more likely to hear oral argument if any party files a notice at least 7 days before a scheduled hearing stating that junior counsel will conduct the argument, or most of it.

A written request for oral argument stating that a lawyer with five or fewer years out of law school will argue will result in the Court granting oral argument.

The Court allows younger attorneys to serve as in-person principal advocates while more experienced attorneys appear remotely and contribute, to promote younger attorneys’ opportunities to appear in federal court.

After a motion is ripe, a party seeking oral argument by a Newer Attorney should contact the courtroom deputy and identify the attorney and intended scope of argument.

Both junior and senior lawyers may argue motions together.

b. Permit sufficient additional time for oral argument beyond what the Court otherwise may have allocated were a Newer Attorney not arguing.

Court encourages Newer Attorneys to appear for status conferences, case management conferences, and scheduling conferences.

The Court strongly encourages litigants to have Newer Attorneys argue when they drafted or significantly contributed to a motion or response.

If a party would like a Newer Attorney to argue a motion, after the motion is ripe, the party should contact the courtroom deputy to request oral argument and inform the deputy that a Newer Attorney will argue the motion or a portion of the motion.

Junior lawyers encouraged to handle pre-trial matters with supervision.

The Court may permit more experienced counsel of record to speak during the same oral argument when appropriate.

The Court will strongly consider allowing additional oral-argument time when a Newer Attorney argues.

If such a request is made, the Court will: a. Grant the request for oral argument, if it is at all practicable to do so, even if the Court ordinarily would not permit oral argument on such a motion. Where the Court is inclined to rule on the briefs, a representation that the argument would be handled by a Newer Attorney will strongly weigh in favor of holding a hearing.

d. Notify opposing counsel if such a request is granted and suggest opposing counsel reciprocate by permitting a Newer Attorney to make its argument.

Only one attorney per party may examine same witness or argue same point.

Court encourages assigning court presentations and arguments to less experienced attorneys.

Counsel are encouraged to let other trial team members argue all or parts of motions, participate in Rule 16 conferences, and prepare ancillary witnesses, provided they have access to the client and all information needed to prepare.

Court likely to hear oral argument on dispositive motions or if requested

Judge encourages junior attorneys who worked on briefs to participate in oral argument.

Oral argument may be requested on any pending motion; usually granted for dispositive motions or complex issues.

Oral argument generally permitted on substantive criminal motions upon request.

Oral argument and motions encouraged in criminal cases.

Court encourages junior lawyers to argue and will accommodate them with additional time.

Multiple attorneys allowed for different witnesses/legal points, but only one attorney per witness or point.

Court encourages assigning presentations to junior lawyers and allows multiple attorneys to argue.

Section on development of young attorneys

Oral argument required for all motions when parties are represented by counsel.

Relatively inexperienced attorneys who seek to participate in evidentiary hearings of substantial complexity (e.g., examining witnesses at trial) should be accompanied and supervised by more experienced attorneys.

When a lawyer with six or fewer years of experience argues a motion, the Court may allow more experienced counsel to assist during oral argument.

Less experienced attorneys are defined as those with 6 or fewer years of experience, excluding clerkships and leave time.

Court encourages junior attorneys and law students to argue in court with supervision

Junior lawyers (6 or fewer years experience) may have multiple attorneys argue and divide argument time.

The Court may be inclined to grant a request for oral argument and/or to permit more than one lawyer representing a party to argue when doing so would afford the opportunity for a less experienced attorney described in Rule 4.2 to gain courtroom experience.

Multiple attorneys may argue for each party at oral argument.

If a lawyer with five years or less of experience will appear, the Court will schedule a pre-motion conference.

Notifying the Court that motion argument will be handled by counsel with under five years of experience increases the chance of oral argument.

Court encourages participation of relatively inexperienced counsel.

If oral argument will be presented by an attorney with five years or less of licensed experience, the Court will schedule oral argument.

Notice required 2 business days before hearing for multiple attorney participation.

Experienced attorneys may supplement junior lawyers' arguments if needed.

Court encourages junior attorneys and Rule 9 interns to argue, permits multiple attorneys per party.

Oral arguments and status conferences generally granted; in-person preferred but remote considered.

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Court encourages participation of less experienced lawyers and Rule 9 Legal Interns in courtroom proceedings.

Court may allow multiple attorneys to argue or examine witnesses for junior lawyer participation.

The Court encourages less-experienced or historically underrepresented attorneys to argue motions and allows multiple attorneys per party to argue a single motion.

Court encourages Rule 9 interns and junior attorneys to argue, permits multiple attorneys to argue for one party.

Attorneys must have at least 7 years of bar membership or judicial experience to serve as neutrals.

Supervising lawyers must be admitted to practice and have at least 3 years of experience.

Court encourages junior attorneys and Rule 9 legal interns to argue, permits multiple attorneys per party to create participation opportunities.

Parties may request oral argument if lawyer has fewer than 10 years' experience.

Court encourages opportunities for young lawyers to conduct hearings.

Junior attorneys (≤5 years) may request oral argument on noticed motions.

Only one lawyer per party may examine a witness and make objections for that witness.

The Court generally decides motions based on the papers submitted by the parties. However, for lawyers with less than 5 years admission to the bar, the Court will hold argument on civil motions where: (1) the motion will be argued by attorneys with less than 5 years of admission to the bar for at least two opposing sides; or (2) where the motion will be argued by an attorney with less than 5 years of admission to the bar on one side and the opposing attorney, notwithstanding their time admitted to the bar, also requests oral argument. Counsel must meet and confer on this issue and advise the Court of their request for oral argument no less than seven (7) days before the hearing by written pleading.

The Court encourages parties to allow attorneys with fewer than ten years of experience to argue matters before the Court. To that end, the Court will hold a hearing (either remotely or in person, at the Court’s discretion) on any motion if one party notifies the Court in advance that an attorney with fewer than ten years of experience will be arguing at least a portion of the motion on behalf of that party. The party will be able to have more than one attorney argue their side of the motion if one of the attorneys arguing has fewer than ten years of experience.

The Court encourages attorneys with fewer than ten years of experience to argue discovery disputes and permits multiple attorneys to be heard when at least one meets that threshold.

The Court encourages parties to contribute to the development of the bar by permitting less experienced lawyers to argue matters before the Court. The Court may in its discretion hold a hearing on any motion where a party notifies the Court in advance that a lawyer with fewer than 5 years of experience will argue on behalf of the party. Any lawyer with less than 5 years of experience should contact Chambers if they would like to argue a particular motion.

Junior lawyers (under 5 years) arguing may increase likelihood of oral argument.

Junior lawyers (fewer than 10 years of experience) may argue motions, and parties may request oral argument in such cases.

Encourages specific requests for junior lawyer oral argument opportunities

Junior lawyers (under 5 years) may be granted oral argument if both sides have junior attorneys or if opposing counsel also requests argument.

The judge encourages trial counsel to assign presentations to less-experienced attorneys, especially when they are more familiar with the matter.

Newer attorneys (practicing fewer than 7 years) are encouraged to participate in oral arguments; upon notice, judge grants oral argument if practicable, considers extra time, and allows experienced counsel to assist.

Attorneys with fewer than 7 years of experience are encouraged to participate in proceedings.

The Court encourages attorneys with fewer than seven years of practice to participate in oral argument and trial proceedings, and welcomes notice when they will do so.

Supervising attorneys representing debtors are encouraged to give newer attorneys opportunities to present first-day motions in chapter 11 cases.

A party may notify the Court by docket filing of its intent to have a newer attorney argue a motion or part of it.

The Court particularly encourages debtor-side supervising attorneys to give newer attorneys opportunities to present first day motions in chapter 11 cases.

When a younger attorney is designated to argue a motion under this procedure, experienced supervising counsel may assist during oral argument where appropriate.

If a party gives notice that a newer attorney will argue, the opposing party is encouraged, but not required, to designate a younger attorney and file a notice.

If a party gives notice that a newer attorney will argue, the opposing party is encouraged but not required to designate a younger attorney and file a notice.

The Court encourages supervising attorneys to give attorneys with less than seven years of experience in-court speaking opportunities.

The Court encourages assigning presentations to well-prepared, less experienced attorneys and may allow experienced counsel to assist during oral argument if requested beforehand and appropriate; this encouragement does not apply where lead counsel is required, and no inference will be drawn from a party’s choice of presenter.

The Court strongly encourages law firms and governmental agencies to give less experienced attorneys opportunities to argue motions and play important roles at trial.

The court encourages junior attorneys to argue hearings; when a junior attorney argues, one senior attorney for the same party may augment the argument and the court will allocate more hearing time.

Two attorneys per party may participate in court proceedings and divide tasks and arguments, with a more experienced attorney permitted to back up another attorney (Local Rule 3.93); no experience-year threshold is specified in the text.

Department 410 encourages junior/associate attorneys to argue or question witnesses, and when they do, one senior attorney for the same party may augment the argument or questioning.

When a junior attorney argues a motion, the Court will permit one senior attorney for the same party to augment the argument if needed and will allocate more hearing time.

The Court strongly encourages law firms and governmental agencies to give less experienced attorneys the opportunity to argue motions and to have an important role at trial.

Junior attorneys are encouraged to argue hearings; when a junior attorney argues, one senior attorney for the same party may augment the argument and the Court will allocate additional hearing time.

Junior attorneys are encouraged to argue hearings; when one argues, a senior attorney may augment and the Court will allow extra argument time (no specific experience threshold is defined in the order).

The court strongly encourages law firms and governmental agencies to give less experienced attorneys the opportunity to argue motions at law and motion hearings and to play an important role at trial.

The Court encourages (but does not require) senior counsel to let a junior lawyer who substantially helped draft motion papers or prepare a trial examination speak, practice before the Court, or examine a witness.

The Court strongly encourages firms and agencies to let less experienced attorneys argue motions and take key trial roles.

The court strongly encourages firms and agencies to let less experienced attorneys argue motions at law and motion hearings and take important roles at trial.

Newer attorneys remain subject to the highest professional standards and must be adequately prepared, familiar with the record and law, and authorized to handle the proceeding.

A party’s decision not to have a newer attorney argue a motion will not cause the Court to draw any inference.

The judge encourages newer attorneys who substantially drafted or contributed to motions to argue them, particularly when the court grants oral argument.

Grant the request for oral argument on the motion, if it is at all practicable to do so.

The Court encourages newer attorneys to participate in proceedings, particularly by arguing motions they drafted or significantly helped brief.

When appropriate, the Court permits more experienced counsel of record to assist the newer attorney during oral argument.

A “newer attorney” is an attorney who has practiced for fewer than seven years.

After full briefing, a party may notify the Court through its oral-argument request or a later separate notice that a newer attorney intends to argue all or part of the motion.

When advised that a newer attorney will argue, the court will grant oral argument if practicable, strongly consider extra time, and permit experienced counsel to assist.

The Court will not infer anything about a motion’s importance or the merits of an argument from whether a newer attorney argues it.

The Court will strongly consider allowing additional oral-argument time when a newer attorney argues the motion.

No inference adverse to a party will be drawn from declining to have a newer attorney argue a motion.

Young lawyers (practicing less than 7 years) are encouraged to conduct hearings, especially for motions they drafted or contributed to.

Junior lawyers (licensed fewer than 7 years) should be given speaking roles for motions/responses they drafted or witnesses they prepared.

The Court strongly encourages giving lawyers with less than seven years' experience primary speaking roles in conferences, trials, and evidentiary presentations, and will consider such participation in deciding whether to grant oral argument on motions it would otherwise decide on the papers.

Young lawyers (practicing less than 7 years) are encouraged to conduct hearings, especially for motions they drafted or contributed to.

Today there are fewer opportunities for lawyers to speak in court. This is particularly true for lawyers with less than five to seven years of experience. The court strongly encourages every more experienced senior or supervisory lawyer and their clients to allow less experienced lawyers to have the primary or only speaking roles in pretrial conferences, arguments on motions or in pre-motion conferences, and in trials and other proceedings when evidence and arguments are presented. This opportunity is particularly important and appropriate when the less experienced lawyer has drafted or contributed significantly to the underlying motion or response or to the trial or hearing preparation. The court understands that in some circumstances, it is not appropriate to allow a less experienced lawyer such a prominent role. If the only lawyer who drafted or substantially prepared the motion, brief, or evidentiary presentation is the senior lawyer, or if the motion is dispositive in a “bet-the-company” case, litigants may justifiably want the senior lawyer to do all or most of the in-court talking. But in all but these cases, it is crucial to provide substantive speaking opportunities to less experienced lawyers. The court strongly encourages all lawyers and their clients to do so. The court will take this into consideration in deciding whether to grant requests for oral argument on motions or issues that the court would usually or otherwise decide on the papers.

Counsel may indicate in motion papers whether the movant's lawyer who actually researched and drafted the motion qualifies as a young lawyer under Paragraph K.

Junior lawyers (licensed fewer than 7 years) are encouraged to receive speaking roles, especially if they drafted the motion/response or prepared the witness.

Court encourages opportunities for lawyers with fewer than 7 years of experience to conduct hearings, especially those who contributed to the underlying motion or response.

Young lawyers (fewer than 7 years experience) are encouraged to conduct hearings, with priority for those who drafted or contributed to the underlying motion/response.

Court encourages lawyers with less than seven years of experience to conduct hearings, especially for motions they drafted or contributed to, to provide substantive speaking opportunities.

The Court invites requests for oral hearings on motions and will consider whether a hearing would give a less experienced attorney an opportunity to argue, encouraging senior counsel to give junior attorneys speaking roles.

Lawyers with less than 7 years of experience are young lawyers; court encourages them to have primary speaking roles and considers this when granting oral argument requests.

If such a request is made, the Court will: A. Grant the request for oral argument on the motion, if it is at all practicable to do so, even if the Court would not ordinarily permit oral argument.

Court draws no inference from party's decision not to have newer attorney argue.

The Court recognizes a growing trend in which fewer cases go to trial and there are generally fewer opportunities for attorneys to speak in court. This is especially true for newer attorneys, that is, attorneys practicing for less than seven years (Newer Attorney(s)). 1. If a party would like a Newer Attorney to argue a motion, after the briefing is ripe, the party should contact the law clerk to request oral argument and inform the clerk that a Newer Attorney will argue the motion or a portion of the motion. 2. If such a request is made, the Court will: a. Grant the request for oral argument, if it is at all practicable to do so. b. Permit sufficient additional time for oral argument beyond what the Court otherwise may have allocated were a Newer Attorney not arguing. c. Permit more experienced counsel of record to speak on the motion as well, where appropriate, during oral argument.

D. Notify opposing counsel if such a request is granted and request opposing counsel reciprocate in permitting a Newer Attorney to make its argument on the motion.

Newer Attorneys (practicing less than 7 years) are incentivized with increased oral argument opportunities, additional time, and permission for experienced co-counsel to also speak.

Court will grant oral argument requests for newer attorneys if practicable, provide extra time, allow experienced counsel to speak, and suggest opposing counsel reciprocate.

More experienced counsel may also speak during oral argument.

Court will consider allocating additional time for oral argument by newer attorneys.

If a party would like a Newer Attorney to argue a motion, after the briefing is ripe, the party should contact the law clerk to request oral argument and inform the clerk that a Newer Attorney will argue the motion or a portion of the motion.

Newer attorneys are defined as those practicing for less than 7 years.

Court draws no inference about motion importance or merits from having/not having newer attorney argue.

Junior lawyers (5 years or less experience) may argue with multiple attorneys if notified in advance.

A party should advise the Court prior to the beginning of the hearing if a lawyer of 5 or fewer years of experience will be arguing the matter.

Junior lawyers (5 or fewer years) may have multiple attorneys argue.

Court allows multiple lawyers to argue if junior lawyer is presenting.

Additionally, the Court will permit experienced counsel to reserve the right to supplement or amend oral argument by less-experienced counsel, and the Court may afford a slight amount of additional time to allow for such supplementation or amendment.

The Court strongly encourages attorneys with five or fewer years of experience to participate in all court proceedings, including discovery hearings.

Junior lawyers (5 years or less experience) may have multiple attorneys argue if notified in advance.

Junior attorneys (5 years or less) may have multiple attorneys argue.

Junior lawyers (5 years or less) may argue with multiple attorneys if notified in advance.

Court welcomes less-experienced counsel to argue motions at hearings.

Junior lawyers (first 6 years) encouraged to present arguments.

The Court encourages the participation of less experienced attorneys (i.e., those with less than four years’ experience) in all proceedings, including pretrial conferences, hearings on discovery disputes, and oral arguments, particularly where that attorney played a substantial role in drafting the underlying filing. The Court is also more likely to grant oral argument if a junior attorney will present the argument. Therefore, consistent with Local Rule 78.1, a party shall clearly mark on the first page of the notice of notice and/or the brief that a junior attorney will present the argument. The Court is amenable to permitting more than one lawyer to argue for one party if this creates an opportunity for a junior lawyer to participate.

Junior attorneys (under 5 years) may present oral argument with supervisor assistance.

Junior attorneys (first 6 years of practice) presenting argument may increase likelihood of oral argument, and more experienced counsel may assist if needed.

Advance notice for junior lawyer arguments may result in extra time and assistance.

Junior associates arguing motions may increase likelihood of oral argument

The court encourages parties to give less-experienced lawyers familiar with the issues and record a more active role in oral arguments.

The Court encourages junior attorneys (under 5 years) to participate in proceedings and is more likely to grant oral argument if a junior attorney will argue; multiple lawyers may argue to allow junior participation.

The Court encourages junior attorneys to take an active role at hearings, especially where they substantially contributed to the underlying filing, provided a senior attorney ensures they are adequately prepared.

The court encourages attorneys who significantly contributed to a matter but do not ordinarily appear or speak in court to participate in proceedings.

The court is more inclined to hold oral argument when an attorney admitted for fewer than five years, or an attorney whose participation enhances bar diversity, will argue.

Courtroom participation by attorneys who enhance diversity in the bar or have been admitted for fewer than five years is strongly encouraged through speaking and leading roles, including oral argument or lead participation in discovery or settlement conferences.

The court strongly encourages courtroom participation by underrepresented attorneys and permits a less experienced attorney who prepared the brief to argue the motion.

The court encourages contributing attorneys who do not ordinarily appear or speak in court to participate in proceedings.

The Court strongly encourages substantive courtroom participation by women, diverse lawyers, and attorneys with five years or less of practice experience.

A representation that oral argument will be presented by an attorney enhancing diversity in the bar or admitted to practice fewer than five years weighs in favor of holding oral argument.

The court encourages participation by less-experienced lawyers and instructs a party to give advance notice when a lawyer with three or fewer years of experience will argue, in which case multiple lawyers may argue for that party.

Ordinarily one lawyer per party may argue at a discovery hearing, but the court will allow multiple lawyers when a lawyer with three or fewer years of experience is participating, provided the party gives advance notice.

Lead counsel should identify an attorney with seven or fewer years of experience before a hearing, and the Court permits multiple lawyers to argue an issue when a less-experienced lawyer is presenting.

The Court encourages argument opportunities for less-experienced lawyers, asks lead counsel to identify an attorney with seven or fewer years of experience before the hearing, and permits multiple lawyers to argue an issue when a less-experienced lawyer is presenting.

Ordinarily one lawyer per party may argue a discovery hearing, but a party should notify the court before the hearing if an attorney with three or fewer years of experience will argue, in which case multiple lawyers or additional hearing time may be allowed.

The Court encourages new or inexperienced attorneys to use UMC hearings to gain courtroom experience.

Parties and senior attorneys are encouraged to allow junior lawyers to participate in court proceedings, especially by arguing motions they drafted or substantially contributed to.

The court strongly encourages parties and senior attorneys to allow junior lawyers to participate in proceedings, particularly by arguing motions they drafted or substantially contributed to.

The Court encourages junior lawyers to participate in all proceedings, especially by arguing motions they drafted or substantially contributed to.

The court encourages parties and senior attorneys to permit junior lawyers to participate in proceedings, especially oral argument when the junior lawyer substantially drafted or contributed to a motion or opposition.

Parties are encouraged to provide less experienced attorneys opportunity to present oral argument.

Attorneys with 7 or fewer years of experience arguing motions increase the likelihood of an oral argument hearing.

Court will hold hearing if junior attorney (under 5 years) requests oral argument 10 days in advance.

The Court encourages, but does not require, parties to foster professional development by giving qualifying attorneys a greater speaking role at motion hearings or settlement conferences; experienced attorneys may supervise as they wish.

The Court encourages parties and counsel to give junior lawyers opportunities for substantive participation in the settlement conference.

Junior lawyers are encouraged to substantively participate in settlement conferences.

The Court strongly encourages parties and senior attorneys to allow junior lawyers to participate in all court proceedings, particularly in arguing motions the junior lawyer drafted or significantly contributed to.

The Court strongly encourages senior attorneys to give junior lawyers an important role at trial, including examining witnesses.

Only one attorney may argue per party unless the court permits more, and the request may note an opportunity for a less experienced attorney.

Only one attorney per party may argue unless the court permits more to allow a less experienced attorney to argue.

The Court Administrator must apportion arbitration assignments between attorneys with more than five years’ experience and those with less than five years’ experience.

A second chair must be a licensed attorney practicing criminal law for less than 10 years and meet the requirements referenced in the text.

The court permits junior counsel to handle appropriate hearings, providing experience and helping move the case along.

The Court strongly encourages participation by women, diverse attorneys, and attorneys with less than five years of practice, including opportunities for them to appear in court.

Attorneys, advocates, and interpreter cases take priority; all participants must be on time and ready when their case is called.

New attorneys may email the bailiff to request oral argument for practice on motions that normally do not require it, and the judge will consider the request.

The Court encourages parties and senior attorneys to give newer practitioners opportunities to argue motions or examine witnesses at trial in civil actions.

The Court may appoint additional counsel in murder or aggravated murder cases, when otherwise needed, or to provide younger counsel an educational opportunity.

The Court encourages opportunities for lawyers practicing less than 4 years to participate in hearings or trials, especially when they drafted the underlying motion.

The Court encourages the participation of less experienced attorneys in all proceedings—including pretrial conferences, hearings on discovery disputes, oral arguments, and examinations of witnesses at trial—particularly where that attorney played a substantial role in drafting the underlying filing or in preparing the relevant witness. The Court will be more likely to grant a request for oral argument if doing so would afford the opportunity for a junior attorney to gain courtroom experience.

The Court encourages active participation by less-experienced lawyers and may allow bifurcated oral argument or relax the one-lawyer-per-witness rule to facilitate it.

An inexperienced criminal attorney may seek judicial approval to participate as an uncompensated pro bono second-chair attorney on a felony or misdemeanor trial.

The court administrator must apportion arbitrator assignments between bar members with more than five years’ experience and those with less than five years’ experience.

The Court encourages law firms and government agencies to allow less experienced attorneys to argue motions, examine witnesses, conduct voir dire, and open/close a case.

Parties are encouraged to permit junior lawyers to argue motions and handle witnesses or trials and may request a hearing for that purpose in writing.

Arbitrator assignments must be apportioned between attorneys with more than five years' experience and those with less than five years' experience.