The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

044: How to Get a Judicial Clerkship


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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we

are talking with special guest, Fairuz Abdullah, Associate Director
of Public Interest Programs and Judicial Clerkships in the office
of career and professional development at UC Hastings, about how to
get a judicial clerkship! As some of you may know, the clerkship
process (at least for federal clerkships) has changed a lot in
recent years and Fairuz has just returned from the NALP conference
with some very useful information.

If you are contemplating a judicial clerkship, be sure to tune

in!

In this episode we discuss:

  • What the clerkship process looked like in the past vs. now
  • How much have things really changed and what prompted the
  • changes to the clerkship process?
  • What do you need to do at various stages (1L, 2L, 3L, alum) to
  • position yourself for a clerkship
  • How your school can help you find a clerkship
  • What the clerkship application numbers look like lately
  • Who should be applying as early as possible
  • What judges are looking for in their judicial clerks
  • How to build relationships with professors (for letters of
  • recommendation and phone calls on your behalf)
  • What do clerkships pay?
  • The questions you may be asked in your clerkship interview
  • Alternatives to federal clerkships, like state and
  • international courts
  • Fairuz and Alison's advice for someone who really wants a
  • clerkship

    Resources: 

    Federal Courts

    U.S.

    Courts (http://www.uscourts.gov/)

    Online System for

    Application and Review (https://oscar.uscourts.gov/)

    State Courts

    National Center for State

    Courts (http://www.ncsc.org/)

    Vermont Law

    School State Court Clerkship Guide (http://forms.vermontlaw.edu/career/guides/) (paid
    subscription by your law school)

    California

    Supreme/Appellate Court info (http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers.htm)

    Insight and

    Information for State Court Clerkships on NALP Connect
    (http://www.nalp.org/nalpconnect)
    (law school career office can access)

    Federal ALJ Post

    Graduate Clerkships Guide on NALP Connect  (http://www.nalp.org/nalpconnect)
    (law school career office can access)

    International Courts

    International Justice and

    Resource Center (http://www.ijrcenter.org)

    Opportunities with International Tribunals and Foreign
    Courts (https://www.law.yale.edu/system/files/area/department/cdo/document/CDO_International_Tribunals_Public.pdf)
    (Yale Guide)

    Thanks for listening!

    If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating

    on iTunes. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can
    always reach us via the contact form on the Law
    School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). 

    Enjoy! And best of luck securing a clerkship!

    Alison & Lee

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