A judicial clerkship is often a highly competitive position to apply for, as it can offer excellent experience and preparation to candidates who want to pursue a law career. Judicial clerks work closely with judges and help them with various tasks, such as conducting research and drafting announcements for the court. If you’re trying to build a career in the law industry or are interested in becoming a judge in the future, you might apply for a judicial clerkship.In this article, we list 35 questions you might answer in a judicial clerkship interview, including five with example answers.
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5 example answers for judicial clerkship interview questions
Here are five interview questions with example answers for a judicial clerkship:
Are you interested in working for a particular judge?
This question can tell an interviewer about how effectively a candidate has prepared for work as a judicial clerk. Because many aspiring judicial clerks apply directly to the judge they want to be a clerk for, it can be typical for the most prepared candidates to already know which judges they want to work with. To answer this question, you can identify one or two judges with who youre familiar and explain why you want to complete a clerkship with them.
Example: “As Im hoping to work in a federal court, I have been researching federal judges and believe I would excel as a clerk for Judge Harroway. I believe Judge Harroway has offered some very important verdicts and always prioritizes justice in her decisions.”
10 judicial clerkship background interview questions
Here are 10 questions about experience and background that an interviewer might ask a judicial clerk candidate:
To best prepare for a judicial internship interview, you should research the specific judge you are interviewing with, the court he/she sits on, and some cases that the judge has authored or been involved with. It is also a good idea to try and speak with someone who has recently interned or clerked for the judge, or on the same court. Remember that not all judges conduct interviews for judicial internships, and some judges will offer internships over the phone. Some judges might also be open to conducting internship interviews over the phone or by Skype, rather than in person.
JIOP Interviewing Dos & Don’ts
If youre reading this and youre an intern candidate, congratulations! We are excited that youve submitted an application and we wish you the best on your interview. Keep in mind that there are two interviews: an initial screening interview with a practicing attorney (not necessarily a JIOP alumn) as well as a judicial interview if you pass the screening. Below you will find a few tips specific to your JIOP interviews. These tips are based on the experiences of JIOP alumni who wish to make your interview experience a successful and pleasant one:
Sorry theres like a lot of scattered posts regarding this kind of stuff but I was hoping to get some engagement focused in one place for convenience 🙂
also what are some really good questions to ask the judge/clerks? Im assuming a big part of the interview is to just see whether your personalities are a match and your views arent too different. Im currently researching the judge but theres not much personal information, so Im reading a handful of his most known cases. I hope this is enough for me to get a sense of what hes like…
Are you more interested in litigation or transactional work? Do judges want to hear you say litigation here?
thank you all in advance. this would be my first summer internship interview in law school so Im a tad on the edge.
I have some federal judge interviews for 1L summer starting this week. I was wondering if you guys had the following common questions and how you approached preparing/answered them:
FAQ
How do I prepare for a judicial internship interview?
Ask your interviewer about what kind of opportunities were available for interns to observe other judges located in the same courthouse as their judge. Ask your interviewer for information on the amount of writing or researching they did as an intern to help get an idea of what you can expect.
What can I expect at a judicial internship interview?
- Why do you want to clerk?
- Why do you want to clerk for me?
- Why do you want to clerk for a trial/appellate court?
- What are you looking for in a clerkship?
- To which other judges/courts have you applied? …
- Why did you go to law school?
- What are your career plans after law school?
What kind of questions are asked in an internship interview?
- #1: Tell us a bit about yourself.
- #2: Why have you applied for this internship?
- #3: Why have you applied for an internship at our company?
- #4: Why do you want to work in this industry?
- #5: What are your strengths?
- #6: How do you prioritise your work?
