Jacob Has Been a Paralegal for Over 10 Years and Is

Jacob has been a paralegal for over 10 years and is now in his third year of law school. As part of his law school training, Jacob is participating in the schools Law Student Defense project where certain law students represent indigent criminal defendants in court. When he is in court, Jacob

A) is not guilty of UPL because he has the requisite education and training to represent others in court.
B) is guilty of UPL because, as a paralegal, he should not be representing others in a court of law.
C) is not guilty of UPL because the law permits law students who are participating in these types of projects to benefit the indigent defendants by practicing law under the supervision of a lawyer.
D) is guilty of UPL only if he does not identify himself to the judge as a law student AND a paralegal.

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