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Eliminate Distractions Set up for interviews in a quiet, private space. Silence your phone and pop-ups on your devices. Turn off the TV and music.

Interview Preparation Worksheet (docx) Assessing What You and the Employer Each Want What Are Employers Seeking? Most employers are looking for: Genuine…

Going Negative About a Prior Career or Academic Path  Any discussion of why you chose to attend law school should not include an outright rejection of a…

Follow-Up The wait for a response from an employer after an initial interview or a callback can be an anxious time. Candidates frequently ask when…

Program Dates The EIP Mock Interview Program will take place from March 20 to April 19 using Flo Recruit, the platform we will use for…

last revised: 12/5/2023 The dates listed below are for applications for October Term 2025, based on the Justices’ hiring practices from previous years and any…

Mail Merge Option For your convenience, we offer a spreadsheet of the various items that change from justice to justice (xlsx) so that you can plug…

When a HLS clerk has agreed to be contacted by future HLS applicants seeking advice, an email is listed. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Judges Interviewing You Call or email right away judges with whom you previously interviewed and judges with whom you have upcoming interviews. They seem to…

A thank you note to a judge after a clerkship interview is nice but not required. If you are pressed for time and stressed, you…

Some students will go into summer jobs wanting to interrupt them for clerkship interviews while others already may have secured early clerkships. That raises the…

The first step is to respond promptly to an interview invitation. Usually invitations will come by phone or email so be sure to monitor both. Although you…

Judges’ law clerks are subject to official and unofficial rules restricting their conduct. While some of the rules are obvious (e.g., don’t accept bribes), others…

Before going to your interview, prepare! As with any job, the more research and thinking you do beforehand, the better you will be able to…

Judge’s Policy If you do not know already, ask your judge what, if any, policy he or she has regarding your contacts with potential future…

Of course firms can vary but we have found most firms – especially large ones – to be fairly accommodating about clerkships. Above all, be…

Clerkship Interview Reports Many applicants are helped by having as much information as possible when deciding at what point to apply, prioritizing interview opportunities, potentially…

The expectations for offers and acceptances of judicial clerkships differ from those for other types of legal jobs. Some judges are not as patient as…

Withdrawing after an Interview Despite your due diligence in researching judges, you may decide after an interview that clerking for a judge would be unwise…

What is a Clerkship? A judicial clerkship is a job as basically an assistant judge, doing everything that judges do, but behind the scenes and…

The traditional time to clerk has been right out of law school, but some people clerk after one or more years in practice. Consider the…