A Uniform Rule Governing the Admission and Practice of Attorneys Before United States District Courts

This Article proposes a Rule concerning the admission to practice law in federal district courts and is designed to account for the recent changes in the practice of law. The Rule is based on the theory that lawyers will act ethically by handling only those legal matters within their competence and that clients (consumers) will act intelligently when hiring a lawyer. The proposed Rule will not result in a system of perfect client representation by lawyers in federal district courts, but will provide the federal district courts with some assurance of lawyer competence. This Article first sets forth the various and chaotic rules concerning admission of lawyers to practice law before federal district courts. Second, an examination and criticism of previous federal bar admission proposals is given. Finally, this Article explains the basis for the proposed Rule