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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


  1. Judicial Clerkship Meeting The Judicial Clerkship Office September 2016

  2. Why Clerk • Incredible Amount of Responsibility • Work Closely with Judges • Terrific Legal Training • Great Mentorship • Enhance Career Options

  3. When to Clerk • Right after graduation? • Should I wait a year or two after graduation?

  4. 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

  5. Applications • Idiosyncratic process • Applications − Cover letter − Resume − Transcript − Writing Sample − Recommendations

  6. 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

  7. Other Considerations • Faculty outreach • Journal or other law school activity • Personality & • Grades Interests

  8. 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?

  9. 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.

  10. Clerking and a Public Interest Career • Many public interest and government employers strongly prefer prior experience as a judicial clerk

  11. The Application Process • OSCAR • Appendices • CSM • Judge List

  12. Using Appendix 1 & Appendix 2

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. When Did Judges Hire Last Year’s 2Ls (JD 2017)

  16. When Did Judges Hire Last Year’s 3Ls (JD 2016) & Alums

  17. Judges Hiring for 2018 & 2019 Terms

  18. 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

  19. Logistics – Paper • Paper Applications: − Creating applications − Send with or without recommendation letters inside − Use CSM for judge address and mail merge help

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Q & A • Please ask us any questions you have!

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