Judicial Clerkships

The Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court was created “to provide an efficient and predictable forum for resolution of complex, high stakes…

Registration takes place next week for 1L elective spring courses.  In case you missed this, our Judicial Clerkships 101 program had some advice about…

For those interested in public international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s Judicial Fellowship Programme offers an opportunity like a clerkship. HLS is…

If you have missed a live clerkship-related program, you can catch up through the archive of recordings on our website.  Especially important for background…

A quick alert for Canadian students – some application deadlines for 2026 clerkships at Canadian courts are coming up in January. As examples, see these…

The video from Engaging with Faculty is now available, in case you missed the live event. A few summary points, from one note-taker:…

2Ls and 3Ls, registration starts next week for upper-level spring courses. In case you missed it, our Judicial Clerkships 101 program had some advice…

The video and slides from Judicial Clerkships 101 on September 23 are now available for review. A judicial clerkship is one of the most…

2Ls, in case you missed last week’s 2L Clerkship Update meeting, the video and slides are now available for review.

Before scheduling a clerkship advising appointment, please register as a potential applicant (especially completing the CSM clerkship registration form, which we will refer to…

3Ls, if you are interested in clerking in 2026 or 2027 and not already plugged into the application process, now’s a good time to join,…

It’s not too late to start applying for 2025 clerkships, as one great option for after graduation.  Our latest tracking of judges’ hiring status…

If you are interested in clerking for a judge, you may wish to browse through the latest information about judges’ timelines for accepting applications,…

Might you be interested in shaping a young state’s caselaw by addressing legal issues of first impression?  As well as partaking in unmatched outdoor recreation…

Does your choice of a job for next summer have much impact on a later clerkship search? The short answer is no, not enough to…

Later this summer OCS will lose some of our staffers who solicit information about judges’ hiring status. If you have any interest in being…

You can still start a clerkship search from scratch now or in the future. It is in no way too late to clerk right after…

To the extent you have any choices among projects in your summer job, try to seek out writing projects. These projects will help develop your…