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Application for
Clerkships with the
Supreme Court of Connecticut |
NOTICE
TO STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2009
This fall, the Chief Justice
and Associate Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court will
appoint seven law clerks for the 2009-2010 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 29, 2009. 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 1, 2009. 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, 2010.
No applications should be submitted
before July 1, 2008. Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon
after that date as feasible. All applications must be received no later
than September 15, 2008. Interviews, however, may commence as early as
September 2, 2008.
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 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 |
NOTICE
TO STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2009
Approximately nineteen law clerks will be
appointed for the 2009-2010 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
29, 2009. 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 1, 2009. 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, 2010.
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, 2008. Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon
after that date as feasible and all applications must be received not
later than August 31, 2008. Interviews will be held on October 6 and
October 7, 2008.
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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