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While some clerkship applicants are lucky to have immediate success, most need to be persistent about their searches over time to get payoff. We emphasize…

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Number Judges tend to require a minimum of either two or three letters of recommendation. Enough judges require three that you will need to arrange…

All applicants are encouraged to have a clerkship advisor review their materials before submission. Please plan ahead because at busy times of the year, many applicants tend…

Most general guidelines for other resumes carry over into the context of judicial clerkships. Then, some more specific points come into play as follows. Overall Try…

Faculty are accustomed to being asked for recommendation letters for clerkships, so it is not a big deal for them. Still, do what you can…

Most judges want letters of recommendation to help them distinguish among many qualified clerkship applicants. Beyond the letters, what role, if any, do phone calls…

Judges vary and overlap in their hiring cycles. If you have an initial list of judges in whom you have interest, confirm whether they actually…

People outside Harvard Law School may not be accustomed to submitting recommendations, particularly clerkship recommendations. Therefore, try to be proactive in anticipating their questions and making the process…

New judges are appointed regularly and can provide exciting additional clerkship opportunities. Some even line up prospective clerks before they are confirmed as judges.  Nominees…

There are three methods of submitting judicial clerkship applications and recommendations: Online through OSCAREmailPaper hard copies sent through the mail After you…

Mail Merges If you are applying to more than a few judges, you and your recommenders do not need manually to copy and paste judges’…

Harvard faculty members and assistants prepare many clerkship recommendations each year, so it is very important for you to understand and abide by internal procedures. After…

Your cover letters should be addressed individually to each judge. The most efficient way to produce this result is to download an Excel file of…