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Application for
Clerkships with the
Supreme Court of Connecticut |
NOTICE
TO STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2012
This fall, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the
Connecticut Supreme Court will appoint 7 law clerks for the
2012-2013 court year. Please refer to the Judicial Branch
website for information about the Supreme Court including a list
of the Supreme Court Justices.
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 Thursday, May 31, 2012. 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 Tuesday, September 4, 2012. 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, 2013.
No applications should be submitted before July 1, 2011.
Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon after that
date as feasible. All applications must be received no
later than August 19, 2011. Interviews will be scheduled
by each individual Justice.
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:
- A cover
letter;
- A
biographical resume;
- A certified transcript of grades achieved in law school, for
four semesters, including, if available, information about class
standing;
- A copy of any relevant scholarly writing;
- 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
- A statement of when the applicant will be available for a
personal interview in Hartford.
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.
Applicants wishing to apply to the Chief Justice and/or
Associate Justices should send an application packet to each
individual Justice. All applications should be mailed to
the Justice(s) at the following address: Connecticut
Supreme Court, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106.
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.
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Application for
Clerkships with the
Appellate Court of Connecticut |
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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 2012
Approximately 17 law clerks will be appointed for the
2012-2013 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 Thursday, May 31, 2012. 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 Tuesday, September 4, 2012. 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, 2013.
Applications should be addressed to the
Honorable Alexandra D. DiPentima, Chief Judge of the Appellate
Court, 75 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106.
No
applications should be submitted before July 1, 2011.
Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon after that
date as feasible and all applications must be received not later
than August 19, 2011. Interviews will be held on October 4 and
5, 2011.
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 11 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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