Judicial Clerkhip Deadline Reminders & New Password

If you are applying to Judicial Clerkships this summer for the fall deadlines, remember that your hardcopy application spreadsheet is due to your faculty recommenders and faculty services by Friday, July 20th. Your deadline for applications submitted through the OSCAR system remains Friday, August 10th.  If you have any questions, please see the 2012 Faculty Services Procedures for Faculty Judicial Clerkship Letters of Recommendation.  Associate Director Alisa Rosales will be handling Judicial Clerkship advising through the fall and is happy to meet with students and alumni as well as answer your questions via email.

Find Federal Judges with Available Positions

The OSCAR Help Desk has posted a great blog post with screenshots to help you find which federal judges are advertising open positions.  Also, check out this post for working with your recommenders, as those letters start coming in.  Good luck with your applications and please do reach out to Alisa Rosales at LCS if you have any questions.

2012 Judicial Clerkship Programming

Are you considering a postgraduate Judicial Clerkship? Come learn more about these invaluable opportunities at our various programs yet this spring:

• Faculty Perspectives Panel: Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Noon, 901 Lewis.

Judicial Clerkship (Hardcopy) Applications - 10 Days Out!

As a follow-up to the information included in the last newsletter, don't forget that if you are applying for postgraduate judicial clerkships that are to be submitted this fall, the deadline for supplying your database for hardcopy (paper) applications is July 22, 2011.  The comprehensive Judicial Clerkship Guide in the Symplicity Document Library has all the upcoming deadlines if you have applications due this fall, including for the online applications.  Additional information is available in the iTunesU (CampusConnect login required) library - faculty, past/present clerks, Nuts & Bolts. If you have questions, ASK -- we're here all summer!

CBA YLS Events

Meetings for Week of March 21, 2011

This schedule was generated on March 17. View most recent list. 

The following is a list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker / topic. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting attendance. Lunch is available in our servery for $9.50. There is no need to RSVP for committee meetings. Member may attend any meeting they choose.

Postgraduate Judicial Clerkships

Are you considering a postgraduate judicial clerkship? Not sure where to start? We have lots of resources in the Symplicity Document Library such as:

• Judicial Clerkship Overview (an introduction)
• Judicial Clerkship Guide (comprehensive resource filled with advice, guidelines, and law school processes)
• DePaul Alumni Judges List

In the Law Career Services Resource Library, this is a sampling of additional resources:

• Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships by Debra M. Strauss
• Federal Almanac
• American Bench
• Yellow Book Judicial Directory

Nearly one-quarter of all state court clerkship applications are accepted in the spring of 2L year. Check out the Vermont Guide to State Court Clerkships (login/password in the Symplicity Announcements) as well as the State Court Supplement found in both the Symplicity Document Library and  Judicial Clerkship Guide.   Judicial Clerkship Nuts & Bolts presentations will be held on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. in 901 Lewis and Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Noon in 901 Lewis so RSVP in Symplicity today for these sessions!

Federal Judges Still Posting Clerkships

As a quick reminder, federal judges continuously post clerkship opportunities throughout the year. Some of these positions are only temporary, or come about very quickly due to resignations so make sure you are receiving the weekly email update from the OSCAR system, or better yet, checking a couple of times a week. For example, one clerkship was posted on January 19th, and is closing on the 29th.

Document Library

We try to make as much available as possible no matter the time or day of the week. Check out the Document Library in Symplicity today to look at guides on Cover Letters, Resumes, Writing Samples, Guide to Bar Admissions, Interviewing, and so much more. We've just updated the Public Interest Summer Funding Resource List so check it out today!

Federal Judicial Clerkship Postings

Did you know that all federal judicial clerkships are posted in the OSCAR system? This past weekend, a bankruptcy judge in Tennessee posted an opening for this upcoming fall for a two year term. For additional information about judicial clerkships, check out the Clerkship Guide in the Document Library in Symplicity today.

Judicial Clerkships

Interested in a postgraduate judicial clerkship? Check out the Judicial Clerkship Guide in the Document Library in Symplicity. Some federal and state courts are still seeking clerks for Fall 2009 so don't miss out on these opportunities.