Finding a Judicial Clerkship

Do your research. . .

A large part of the clerkship application process is a research project. This is your place to start – with essential printed resources and updated links to judicial clerkship listings as well as federal and state court sites.

Key Web Links

• OSCAR (On-line System for Clerkship Application and Review)
• Federal Law Clerk Hiring Best Practices
• Information on Law Clerks from the U.S. Courts
• National Court Sites Map
• Federal Judges Bios
• U.S. Courts Judges and Judgeships
• Current Judicial Vacancies
• Future Judicial Vacancies
• New Judicial Confirmations
• National Judicial Clerkship Study (NALP)
• Federal Judicial Center
• Newsletter of the Federal Courts (The Third Branch)
• National Center for State Courts
• Nation's Courts Online (directory of federal, state, and county courts)
• U.S. Supreme Court

Selected Printed Resources

• Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships [Click here]*
• NALP Information on Judicial Clerkships (See Select State Court Clerkships) (available online)
• Guide to State Judicial Clerkships. Vermont Law School (overview of state courts) (also available online)
• Almanac of the Federal Judiciary. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Aspen Law and Business: Volumes 1 and 2 (background on the judges including lawyers' comments) (also available online)
• Judicial Yellow Book: Who’s Who in Federal and State Courts. Washington, D.C.: Leadership Directories, Inc.. (daily updates available online at www.leadershipdirectories.com in its The Leadership Library® on Internet)
• Federal-State Court Directory (formerly WANT Publishing Co.) (available online through CQ Press)

DMS Judicial Clerkship Resources

• Specialized Books, Articles, and Presentations [Click here]

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*See Judicial Clerkship Book for a detailed description of the best resources as well as the most comprehensive list in existence – and instructions on how to use them most efficiently to prepare your judicial clerkship application and successfully obtain a law clerk position!

** See note regarding the removal of clerkship resources from LEXIS ® and WESTLAW ® in updates section of homepage.

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