The Judicial Clerkship OfficeSeptember 2016

Judicial Clerkship Meeting

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

• Meet with professors• Provide detailed information to the potential recommender:

• resume, transcripts, samples of writing,completed recommenders questionnaire, transcript, etc.

• Finalize list of recommenders

Recommendations

Other Considerations

• Personality & Interests

• Journal or other law school activity

• Faculty outreach

• Grades

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 acceptedsince 2010 were outside of NYC, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC

Judge Myron ThompsonMD Alabamahas hired 3 NYU clerks.

Judge Martha Daughtrey6th Circuithas hired 17 NYU clerks.

Chief Judge Solomon OliverND Ohiohas hired 4 NYU clerks.

Chief Judge Carl Stewart5th Circuithas hired 9 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’s2Ls (JD 2017)

When Did Judges Hire Last Year’s3Ls (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!