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Application for
Clerkships with the
Supreme Court of Connecticut |
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Please
note that clerkships for 2009-10 have been filled. |
NOTICE
TO STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2010
This fall, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Connecticut
Supreme Court will appoint seven law clerks for the 2010-2011 court
year. A student can apply to the Chief Justice and all six Associate
Justices or to the Chief Justice or individual Associate Justices whom
the student would like to serve.
The annual salary of each law clerk is $63,153.68, to be
paid semi-monthly, and the term of service is for a period of twelve
working months starting on Friday, May 28, 2010.During June, the new
law clerks will be working with the clerks whose places they will be
taking for the next court year. After their service in June, the new
clerks will not report again for work until Wednesday, September 1,
2010.Law clerks may take four personal leave days with pay during
their term of service and they will have a bank of twelve sick days.
Otherwise, there are no paid vacation days. Employment will terminate
on July 31, 2011.
No applications should be submitted before July
1, 2009.Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon
after that date as feasible. All applications must be received no later
than September 4, 2009.Interviews, however, may commence as early as September 1, 2009.
The basic qualifications for the position of law clerk are
spelled out in this notice. Each of the Justices endorses the principle
of affording equal employment opportunity to qualified applicants. It
must be emphasized, however, that each Justice, in selecting law clerks,
will be making an individual decision in which each will weigh those
credentials that are felt to be most relevant.
Each of the Justices determines what tasks to assign to his
or her law clerks. Law clerks are generally expected to do research,
write memoranda, review draft opinions and assist in preparing
preliminary draft opinions.
Application packets
should contain the following items:
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A cover letter;
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A biographical resume;
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A certified
transcript of grades achieved in law school, for four semesters,
including, if available, information about class standing;
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A copy of
any relevant scholarly writing;
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At least two
letters of recommendation from faculty members with whom the student has
studied. A letter of recommendation from a clerkship committee may also
be sent if available. Letters of recommendation may be sent separately
from the letter of application; and
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A statement
of when the applicant will be available for a personal interview in
Hartford.
Applicants who wish to apply to individual Justices should
send an application packet to each of those Justices. Applicants who
wish to apply to the Chief Justice and all Associate Justices may do so
by sending one application packet, in the original, to the Court, along
with six photocopies of the application packet.
Applicants should normally expect to graduate in the first
quarter of their class and have demonstrated a substantial proficiency
in legal research and writing. Law Review experience, or its
equivalent, is highly desirable.
Applicants usually plan to take the Connecticut bar
examination during the July after they commence their clerkships. This
practice is for the convenience of the law clerks. Law clerks are not
required to be members of the Bar of Connecticut or any other state.
After the Justice has reviewed the letters and resumes, a
reasonable number of candidates will be selected for personal interview
in Hartford at their own expense.
Candidates for
clerkships should understand that although they are hired by individual
Justices, if such Justice becomes unavailable due to illness,
retirement, or movement to another court, the clerk will be assigned to
work for another Justice during the term of their clerkship.
All applications, whether directed to the Court for the
Chief Justice and all Associate Justices or to the Chief Justice and
individual Associate Justices, should be mailed to the following
address: Connecticut Supreme Court, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford,
Connecticut 06106.
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Application for
Clerkships with the
Appellate Court of Connecticut |
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Please
note that clerkships for 2009-10 have been filled. |
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Notice: The Appellate Court does not offer
summer internships. If you are interested in pursuing a
clerkship with the Appellate Court upon graduation, please
follow the instructions below. |
NOTICE
TO STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2010
Approximately
19 law clerks will be appointed for the 2010-2011 court year for the
Connecticut Appellate Court, which functions as an intermediate
appellate court. Most of the law clerks will be appointed for the nine
active Judges of the Court, including the Chief Judge. The remainder
will be hired to work for the retired Judges and Justices who sit by
designation on the Court, or to work on motions filed with the Court.
The annual salary of
each law clerk will be in the range of $59,076.41 - $59,824.21,
depending on the classification of the position, to be paid
semi-monthly, and the term of service is for a period of twelve working
months starting on Friday, May 28, 2010.During June, the new law
clerks will be working with the clerks whose places they will be taking
for the next court year. After their service in June, the new clerks
will not report again for work until Wednesday, September 1, 2010.Law
clerks may take four personal leave days with pay during their term of
service and they will have a bank of twelve sick days. Otherwise, there
are no paid vacation days. Employment will terminate on July 31, 2011.
Applications should
be addressed to the Honorable Joseph P. Flynn, Chief Judge of the
Appellate Court, 75 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106.
No applications
should be submitted before July 1, 2009.Interested persons are
encouraged to apply as soon after that date as feasible and all
applications must be received not later than August 31, 2009.Interviews will be held on October 7 and 8, 2009.
The Judges endorse
the principle of affording equal employment opportunities to qualified
applicants. The basic qualifications for the position of law clerk are
spelled out in this notice. It must be emphasized, however, that each
Judge, in selecting law clerks, will be making an individual decision in
which each will weigh those credentials that are felt to be most
relevant.
An original and nine
copies of the following information should be included with the letter
of application:
- A cover
letter;
- A
biographical resume;
- A
certified transcript of grades achieved in law school, including, if
available, information about class standing;
- A copy of
any relevant scholarly writing; and
- At least
one letter of recommendation from a faculty member with whom the student
has studied or a letter of recommendation from a clerkship committee, or
both. Letters of recommendation may be sent separately from the letter
of application.
Applicants should
expect to graduate in the first third of their class and have
demonstrated proficiency in legal research and writing. Law Review
experience, or its equivalent, is highly desirable.
Applicants usually
plan to take the Connecticut bar examination during the July after they
commence their clerkships. Law clerks are not required to be members of
the Bar of Connecticut or of any other state.
Candidates for
clerkships should understand that although they are hired by individual
judges, if such judge becomes unavailable due to illness, retirement, or
movement to another court, the clerk will be assigned to work for
another judge or judges during the term of their clerkship.
The Judges will
review the applications and decide which candidates should be selected
for personal interview in Hartford at their own expense.
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