clerkship

Judicial assistant position

A clerkship is a position as a clerk, particularly in professional training contexts.

In law, a clerkship is a prestigious temporary position working for a judge, typically after law school: She landed a clerkship with a federal appeals court judge.

In medicine, clerkships are clinical rotations where students work directly with patients under supervision.

legal-training

articling

Legal apprenticeship period

drafting · research · mentorship · paralegal · associate · qualification · secondment

medical

rotation

Turning on an axis

  • residencyState of dwelling somewhere
  • clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
  • roundsAmmunition or bout divisions

attendings · wards · hospital · patients · diagnosis · treatment · surgery · interns · pediatrics · on-call

judicial

chambers

Enclosed functional rooms

bench · caselaw · precedent · magistrate · docket · judiciary · courtroom · tribunal · memoranda · federal

administrative

filing

Storing documents systematically

scheduling · bookkeeping · invoicing · typist · secretarial · transcribing · photocopying · organizing · minutes · receptionist

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professional status

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Judicial office or tenure

partnership · senior partner · managing partner · general counsel · established practice

role function

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Judicial office or tenure

judicial appointment · advocacy · lead counsel · litigation · principal

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