What is a judicial extern?

The Judicial Externship Program provides students with the opportunity to work in judicial chambers on legal research memos and judicial opinions under the supervision of judges and their postgraduate or permanent law clerks.

Why do you want to extern for a judge?

Why Extern for a Judge? If you have no idea into which practice area you would go as an attorney, a judicial externship is often a good choice for your first work experience. It exposes you to a variety of legal issues, legal writing styles and oral advocacy styles.

Is a judicial internship prestigious?

Often, judicial internships can lead to clerkships after graduation. Among the most prestigious employment opportunities, clerkships provide new attorneys with the rare opportunity to observe the judicial decision-making process from a judge’s perspective.

What do federal judicial interns do?

Judicial Internships are opportunities to work for a judge while you are in law school. Interns work with the judge and the judge’s law clerks, and may be asked to research and write memoranda, attend trials and hearings, summarize cases, and help with administrative work.

How do I intern under a judge?

Unlike the usual internship done under an Advocate who you can approach personally and request for internship, in case of internship under a sitting Judge you will have to seek formally by asking your college to send a letter to the Court Officer/ Judicial Officer or Registrar.

How do I apply for a judicial internship?

To apply for a judicial clerkship in the Supreme Court, go to the SC’s website, and check recent notifications. The application is released in the Month of January every year. The results are generally declared within a month. Candidates then receive a notification inviting them for interview.

What do you wear to judicial externship?

Assume the judge has a dress code and that you will be required to wear business attire. This means suits for men. It’s best to start off with a white shirt and conservative tie.

How can I get Supreme Court judicial internship in India?

Guidelines for Written Exam

  1. The candidate applying for the exam should be a law graduate having an LLB degree from any law school recognized by Bar Council Of India.
  2. Candidate studying in the last year can also apply for the clerk cum research assistant.