Fundamentals of Law Practice 		Professor Clark D. Cunningham 
Georgia State University 		(404) 413 - 9168 cdcunningham@gsu.edu
College of Law 				
Fall Semester 2011			

Fieldwork Agreement

Attorney Name		Student Name		
Phone			Phone		
Email		Email		

The fieldwork attorney and law student have met in person on ______________ and agreed upon the following work plan:
1.	The student will observe the following components of the lawyer’s practice (please be specific as to what will be observed and, if possible, dates and locations of such observations):	

2.	This observation will be completed by: _______________________

3.	This observation      ___ does     ____ does not    involve access to information protected by the lawyer’s duty of confidentiality to clients.  If access to confidential information may take place, the attached agreement must be signed by the lawyer and student.

4.	The lawyer agrees that during the fieldwork period, the student may share with the instructor, and fellow students during class discussion, information learned and observed during the fieldwork except for:

a.	Confidential client information
b.	[Other]:

5.	The student’s draft report is due to the lawyer Wednesday, October 26 or indicate earlier date:       

6.	The lawyer shall review the draft report for accuracy and to approve the inclusion of all information relating to the lawyer’s practice.  The lawyer shall communicate to the student any changes needed for approval by ___________.

7.	The student’s report is due to the instructor by 10:00 pm on Wednesday, November 2. The student must submit with the final report a statement by the lawyer, either signed or in electronic form, that the lawyer has reviewed and approved submission of the report. The lawyer will indicate on the statement whether the lawyer approves the distribution of the report to the other students in the course.

8.	The student’s grade will be reduced by one letter grade if late without good cause, and further grade reduction is possible depending on how late is the submission.

Signed:

Lawyer:						Student:				

Date:

Fundamentals of Law Practice 
Georgia State University College of Law 

Confidentiality Agreement

As used in this Agreement, the terms “confidential” and “duty of confidentiality” refer to all information protected under relevant law by the attorney-client privilege as well as any other information protected by the lawyer’s duty of confidentiality under Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6.

As part of the student’s fieldwork with the lawyer, the lawyer and student have agreed that the student may provide assistance to the lawyer that requires access to confidential information, such as taking notes at an initial client interview or reviewing and summarizing information contained in a client’s file.  The student shall not disclose to any person confidential information obtained through the student’s fieldwork to any person outside the lawyer’s firm unless specifically authorized to do so by the lawyer. Absent authorization by the lawyer and informed consent by the client, the student’s oral and written reports from the student’s fieldwork shall not include any information relating to a specific client unless all names and factual details that could reveal the client’s identity, or otherwise disclose confidential information, have been excluded.

Violation of this agreement can result in a failing grade in this course, referral for honor code violation proceedings by the law school, and report to bar examination authorities.

Signed:

Lawyer:						Student:				

Date: