Judicial Clerkship Links and Resources
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 (Online System for Clerkship Application and Review)
- OSCAR Federal Law Clerk Hiring (follow on LinkedIn)
- Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan (current status)
- Federal Law Clerk Hiring Best Practices
- Information on Law Clerks from the U.S. Courts
- U.S. Courts--Court Locator
- 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 ("Judiciary News")
- Federal Bar Association: Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee
- FBA Law Clerk Directory
- National Center for State Courts
- Martindale-Hubbell Searchable Database of Lawyers and Judges
- Federal Court Locator at Widger School of Law
- U.S. Supreme Court
Selected Printed Resources:
- Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships, 3rd edition [Click here]*
- NALP Information on Judicial Clerkships (See also Insight and Inside Information for 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 at Leadership Directories)
DMS Judicial Clerkship Resources:
- Specialized Books, Articles, and Presentations [Click here]
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*See Behind the Bench 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 newly updated information on databases useful for clerkships on LEXIS® and WESTLAW® , including sample searches, in the book!