DMS Judicial Clerkship Resources

Look for these additional published sources and presentations by Debra M. Strauss:*

The Newly Published Clerkship Book  >> Strauss, Debra M., Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships, 3rd edition (West Academic Publishing 2023). [Available now!]

The Previous Clerkship Book >> Strauss, Debra M., Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships, 2nd edition (West Academic Publishing 2017). [Available here]

The Original Clerkship Book >> Strauss, Debra M., Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships (BarBri Group 2002).  [Click here]

Strauss, Debra M., "Diversity in Judicial Clerkships and the Courts: Trends, Initiatives, and Resources," Federal Bar Association Judiciary Division, Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee, www.fedbar.org (June 2023).

Strauss, Debra M., "Top Ten Tips To the Judicial Clerkship Interview," AbovetheLaw.com (Jan. 22, 2015), online here.

Strauss, Debra M., "Strategies for Success: The Quest for Your Judicial Clerkship," AbovetheLaw.com (Feb. 29, 2014), online here.

Strauss, Debra M., "Putting it in Perspective: Understanding the History of the Timing Issue and Making Lemonade," AbovetheLaw.com (Nov. 8, 2013), online here.

Contributor to: Schneider, Deborah, “Judicial Clerkships for Everyone,” Student Lawyer, Vol. 34, No. 10 (American Bar Association Publishing, Oct. 2006), available online here.

Interviewed Anita Hill on stage at the Regina A. Quick Center: "Gender and the Future of the Court," Fairfield University Open VISIONS Forum, Feb. 23, 2006.

Quoted in: Furi-Perry, Ursula, “Working in Chambers: Judicial Clerkships Provide a Unique Career Experience,” LawCrossing.com, Aug. 22, 2005, available online here.

Appeared on: Judicial Clerkship Panel sponsored by the American Bar Association Law Student Division at the Second Circuit Spring Meeting, Columbia Law School, Feb. 5, 2005. The panel also included the Honorable Harold Baer, United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.; the Honorable Deborah A. Batts, United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.; the Honorable Denny Chin, United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.; and the Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith, United States Magistrate Judge.

Quoted in: Mauro, Tony, "Clerk Tally," Legal Times, Nov. 15, 2004, p. 12, reprinted online here.

Quoted in: Mucha, Thomas,“All Rise: Applying for a clerkship? Here’s how to push your resume to the top of the pile,” JD Jungle Magazine, Summer 2004, online at http://www.junglelawonline.com.

Strauss, Debra M., “Judge for Yourself,” Student Lawyer, Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 24-30 (American Bar Association Publishing, March 2004), reprinted online and available through the ABA Law Student Division. (Find out how to pursue judicial clerkship opportunities whether you're in your first, second, or final year of law school -- or even beyond.)

Quoted in: Mauro, Tony, "Counting the Clerks," Legal Times, Nov. 3, 2003, online at http://www.law.com, reprinted in New York Law Journal, Connecticut Law Tribune.

Strauss, Debra M., “Six Simple Rules for Judicial Clerkship Interviewing,” Student Lawyer, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 32-36 (American Bar Association Publishing, October 2003), available through the ABA Law Student Division.

Strauss, Debra M., Guest Columnist, "Diversity Begins at Home: Supreme Court Clerkships and Affirmative Action," Jurist: The Legal Education Network (April 4, 2003), online at http://jurist.law.pitt.edu.

Appeared in: "The Ins and Outs of Judicial Clerkships," Judicial Panel sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Law Student Perspectives, April 1, 2003 (videotape).

Featured in: JD Jungle, The Law School Survival Guide (March 2003), "Clerkships," pp. 106-108.

Strauss, Debra M., "Judicial Clerkships: Striving for Diversity," Perspectives, Vol. 10, Issue 3, Winter/Spring 2002. (Perspectives is a publication of the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession.) For further information, see their website at CWP.

Strauss, Debra M., "Empowering the Participants: Initiatives from the National Judicial Clerkship Study," NALP Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 12, Dec. 2000. Available online at Initiatives.

Source for: Nealy, Jounice L., "Minorities finding clerkships key to law careers," St. Petersburg Times, Dec. 25, 2000. News_Article_Online.

Chapter in: Kimm Alayne Walton, What Law School Doesn't Teach You... But You Really Need to Know (Harcourt Legal & Professional Publications, Inc. 2000), "When Your Boss is a Judge: Handling Judicial Clerkships," pp. 431-436.

Authored: Courting the Clerkship: Perspectives on the Opportunities and Obstacles for Judicial Clerkships, Report on the 2000 National Judicial Clerkship Study (National Association for Law Placement, Oct. 2000). Available online at Judicial_Clerkship_Study.

Strauss, Debra M., "The Clerkship Timing Guidelines: Efforts to Rebuild in the Wake of the Rescission," NALP Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 11, Nov. 1999.

Appeared in: "The Ins and Outs of Judicial Clerkships," Judicial Panel sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Law Student Perspectives, Oct. 19, 1999; Program Review in Law Student Perspectives (Winter 2000), pp. 1-2.

Strauss, Debra M., "The Wide World of Judicial Clerkships: Counseling Strategies for Navigating the Maze of Courts and Clerkship Opportunities," NALP Bulletin, Vol. 11, No. 11, Nov. 1998.

Chapter in: Kimm Alayne Walton, America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree (Harcourt Legal & Professional Publications, Inc. 1999), "Judicial Clerkships and Related Court Jobs," pp. 913-945.

Strauss, Debra M., "A-Z on Judicial Clerkships," 1998 National Association for Law Placement Annual Education Conference, San Francisco, California, March 27, 1998 (audiotape).

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*NOTE: List does not include private presentations to law schools and the judiciary. DMS Consulting Resources, LLC services available upon request.

Debra Strauss is a Professor of Business Law at Fairfield University Dolan School of Business, where she teaches courses in the Legal Environment of Business, International Law, and Business Law and Ethics. In addition to articles on judicial clerkships, the courts and diversity issues, her scholarship includes notable publications on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), food safety, and global security. 

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