How is interviewing for a Judicial Clerkship different from most legal job interviews?
The judicial clerkship interview is, above all else, a function of the judge’s personality. As such, it is individualized rather than standardized. The interview may vary in length from fifteen minutes to two hours. It may take the form of an extremely informal, personal conversation or it may take the form of an intense formal examination utilizing legal hypotheticals. The interview may include the judge’s current clerk or it may be a meeting of only the judge and the applicant. The judicial clerkship interview places the applicant under closer personal scrutiny because the relationship of judge to clerk is extremely personal, as well as professional.
