State Judicial Clerkships

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2013 Judicial Clerkship Handbook	Developed by Cornell Law Faculty Judicial Clerkship Committee Explains Unique Job Search Timeline and Process Includes Cornell-Specific Data about Judges/Courts Who: Interviewed and/or Made Offers to Cornellians in the Past 5 Years Are Known Personally by Faculty Are CLS Alumni and Who Hire Clerks Have Judged Cornell's Moot Court Competition Have Only Two-Year Clerkships Who Do Not Hire or Who Only Hire Permanent Clerks Have Cornell Clerks in 2012-13 Hired Cornell Clerks in 2012-13 Have Had Cornell Law School Faculty as Clerks
2012 Guide to State Judicial Clerkships	State-by-State Guide to Application Procedures and Deadlines Username: hurricane; Password: irene
Insights and Inside Information for Select State Court Clerkships	To be used in conjunction with the 2012 Guide to State Judicial Clerkships (above) Provides additional application information for selected states
New York State Court Opportunities	Information on New York state courts at all levels Based on available resources and correspondence with court administrators, CLS alumni and former clerks
Mail-Merge Instructions	Use With Spreadsheets Created Using Symplicity Clerkship Module Step-by-Step Instructions Creates Individually Addressed Cover Letters
State TRIAL Court Application Strategy	Advice to Create Efficient Trial-Court Application Strategy
BNA's Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges and Clerks	Best Resource for State Trial Court Addresses Available Path: Select State>Choose “Third Court Level” Note Court Structure Chart Link At Top of Each State’s Page Username: bean; Password: sprout
National Center for State Courts	Judicial Branch Links for Each State State Court Structure Charts in Right Column
LexisNexis	Research Judges' Published Rulings Use Lexis Custom ID and Password Click "Lexis.com" Button Under "Research Now" (upper right corner) Source: State Court Cases Combined Enter Judge's Full Name in Quotes in Search Box
Clerkships and International Students	NALP Article Considers Visa Issues and Application Strategies