New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle B - Courts
Chapter I - Court of Appeals
Subchapter C - Rules for Admission of Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law
Part 524 - Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Temporary Authorization of Certain Law graduates To Engage in the Supervised Practice of Lawin New York
Section 524.3 - Scope of supervised practice

(1) A supervising attorney shall be actually present to supplement or correct any written or oral statement, or any action of the applicant in all (i) examinations before trial and (ii) cases in which the applicant appears before a court, except for routine calendar calls. If a supervising attorney is not available and present, the matter may not proceed. For routine calendar calls, a supervising attorney shall be immediately available to appear should the need arise. In all circumstances, the applicant's appearance shall be on notice to the jurist before whom the appearance is made.

(2) A supervising attorney must approve the final versions of all legal and litigation documents drafted by the applicant, and the supervising attorney's name must appear thereon. Where a signature is required by section 130 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR Part 130), the paper shall be signed by a qualified supervisor.

(3) The applicant may not open or maintain any attorney escrow account and may not be a signatory on any attorney escrow account.

(4) The applicant may not finally dispose of any matter without the prior approval of a supervising attorney.

(5) Whenever appearing before the Court of Appeals or the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, the applicant must secure prior Court approval.