State Trial Courts Seeking Law Clerks
State trial courts are now seeking law clerks. Please see below for different available opportunities:
Vermont Trial Court, deadline 9/1:
Vermont’s centrally organized trial court law clerk program provides law clerk assistance to trial court judges on location throughout Vermont. Law clerks concentrate on research and writing for all judges of the civil, criminal, and family divisions of the superior court, as assigned, and may participate in other projects. Some law clerks are assigned exclusively to the environmental division of the superior court. Please e-mail one set of application materials per application in PDF form, between September 1 and October 5, with the subject, “trialcourt law clerk hiring”. Applicants for both environmental and non-environmental positions should send two applications in separate e-mails. For information regarding application materials and other questions, contact your CDO advisor or Amy Perez, CDO Director of judicial Clerkships.
Maine District Court, deadline 9/2:
The State of Maine Judicial Branch is accepting applications for 2012-2013 Law Clerkships for the Maine District Court. The 2012-2013 Law Clerk year is from August 20, 2012 through August 19, 2013. Two positions are expected to be available. Law clerks are based in Portland, Lewiston, and/or Bangor. The District Court has jurisdiction to adjudicate criminal, civil and family matters without a jury. The thirty-six judges of the District Court have statewide jurisdiction. Eight Family Law Magistrates assist in the processing of family matter proceedings involving children. The District Court law clerks receive assignments from all District Court Judges and Magistrates.
For information regarding application materials and other questions, contact your CDO advisor or Amy Perez, CDO Director of judicial Clerkships.
Delaware Unified Family Court, deadline 9/14:
Ten judicial law clerk positions are available in Delaware’s statewide Family Court system. Locations: six positions in Wilmington, two positions in Dover, two positions in Georgetown. For information regarding application materials and other questions, contact your CDO advisor or Amy Perez, CDO Director of judicial Clerkships.
Circuit Court of Maryland, deadline 9/30:
The Circuit Court for Harford County, Maryland has 6 positions available for judicial law clerks to provide legal support to Circuit Court judges. For information regarding application materials and other questions, contact your CDO advisor or Amy Perez, CDO Director of judicial Clerkships.