Judicial Clerkship Meeting The Judicial Clerkship Office September 2016
Why Clerk • Incredible Amount of Responsibility • Work Closely with Judges • Terrific Legal Training • Great Mentorship • Enhance Career Options
When to Clerk • Right after graduation? • Should I wait a year or two after graduation?
Types of Courts • Federal District Courts − District Judges − Magistrate Judges • Federal Courts of Appeals • State Supreme and Courts of Appeals • Other Courts − Delaware Chancery Court − Federal Circuit − Bankruptcy Courts − Tax Court
Applications • Idiosyncratic process • Applications − Cover letter − Resume − Transcript − Writing Sample − Recommendations
Recommendations • Meet with professors • Provide detailed information to the potential recommender: • resume, transcripts, samples of writing, completed recommenders questionnaire, transcript, etc. • Finalize list of recommenders
Other Considerations • Faculty outreach • Journal or other law school activity • Personality & • Grades Interests
It’s a Big Country with Lots of Great Places to Clerk… Wouldn’t you like to spend your days off skiing or surfing or just lying in the sun?
Over 43% of clerkships accepted since 2010 were outside of NYC, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC Judge Martha Daughtrey 6 th Circuit Judge Myron Thompson MD Alabama has hired 17 NYU clerks. Chief Judge Carl Stewart has hired 3 NYU clerks. 5 th Circuit has hired 9 NYU clerks. Chief Judge Solomon Oliver ND Ohio has hired 4 NYU clerks.
Clerking and a Public Interest Career • Many public interest and government employers strongly prefer prior experience as a judicial clerk
The Application Process • OSCAR • Appendices • CSM • Judge List
Using Appendix 1 & Appendix 2
Research Judges • Almanac of the Federal Judiciary • Conversations with former clerks, friends who applied for clerkships, and others familiar with judges • Clerkship evaluations on CSM • Networking Reception • Counseling
Interviews • Prepare thoroughly for them • Be as enthusiastic as possible • Do not schedule interviews with judges that you do not want to clerk for • Please report all interviews and offers to the JCO • Please inform your recommenders if you obtain a clerkship and thank them for their assistance
When Did Judges Hire Last Year’s 2Ls (JD 2017)
When Did Judges Hire Last Year’s 3Ls (JD 2016) & Alums
Judges Hiring for 2018 & 2019 Terms
Logistics • Pages ii-v of the Judicial Clerkship Handbook detail how to put together paper and OSCAR applications • TO DO : − 1) register on Symplicity − 2) create Profile on OSCAR − 3) Clerkship Blog
Logistics – Paper • Paper Applications: − Creating applications − Send with or without recommendation letters inside − Use CSM for judge address and mail merge help
Logistics – OSCAR • OSCAR Applications: − Add your recommenders’ names to your account − Upload documents − Create draft applications • Attach at least resume and names of recommenders to start an application • Attach other documents requested before “Finalizing” application
Upcoming Events • Robes in School – Talk with Judge Sara Ellis and Judge Andre Birotte : September 15, 2016 @ 12:00 noon in Furman Hall, Suite 430, JCO/PILC Library • Judge Richard Boulware Talk : September 14, 2016 @ 2:30 PM in Furman Hall, Suite 430, JCO/PILC Library • How-To Session on the Nuts & Bolts of Creating PAPER and OSCAR Applications : September 21, 2016 and November 7, 2016 • Alaska Supreme Court On-Campus Interviews : September 26, 2016 • Networking Reception : January 24, 2017 • Supreme Court Clerkships Meeting : February 6, 2017 • Diversity Panel & Reception : March 8, 2017 • NYU Alumni/ae Judges Panel : March 31, 2017 • Judge John Owens Talk : April 17, 2017
Q & A • Please ask us any questions you have!
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