Make Your Clerkship Application Shine

So you’ve decided you want to apply for a clerkship – what now?

The Perfect Clerkship Applicant

Naturally, you’ll want to:

• attend the best law school in the country
• get top notch grades
• and be Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review

Preferably while maintaining a side job as a goodwill ambassador to a remote island nation.

But I’m Not Angelina Jolie

Assuming these aren’t all possible, you should, at a minimum, do as well as you can in your classes and join a journal of some sort.

And, of course, you should work to make your application as compelling as possible.

How to Make Every Part of Your Clerkship Application Shine

• Résumé: Optimize your clerkship résumé
• Writing Sample: Pick the most compelling clerkship writing sample
• Letters of Recommendation: Select your recommenders and get them on board
• Cover Letter: Write a convincing cover letter

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