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clerkship

  • a word derived from clerk.
    clerk
    noun
    a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.

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And as a University of Notre Dame law professor, he helped one of his students secure that same Scalia clerkship.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Mr. Hawley is an intelligent man who completed a bachelor’s degree from Stanford, a law degree from Yale and a clerkship with Chief Justice John Roberts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Macon, who’d held a prestigious clerkship with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, did not continue her legal career.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

The State Bar of Wisconsin said that under terms of the settlement, its “diversity clerkship program” would continue unchanged under the new definition.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

Practically everyone he knew was urging him to follow the lead of many previous Review editors and apply for what would be a shoo-in clerkship with the Supreme Court.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama