Navigating the Clerkship Process for First-Generation and BIPOC Law Students

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When

Monday, January 24, 2022 4:00PM - 5:00PM EST

Where

Zoom Conference Call

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Please join ACS for a panel discussion aimed at demystifying judicial clerkships, specifically for First-Generation and BIPOC law students. Participants will learn more about the clerkship process, why they should apply for a clerkship, the differences between a state and federal court clerkship, the qualities that judges look for in judicial clerks, and the day-to-day experience of being a clerk. Panelists will also provide best practices for navigating the clerkship application process and discuss the importance of increasing diversity in judicial clerkships.

Featuring:

  • Judge Jacqueline Becerra, Federal Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • Judge Theodore Chuang, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • Judge Theodore McKee, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Justice Anne McKeig, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Moderated by:
  • Tiffany Wright, Co-Director, Human and Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law and former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor, Judge Tatel (D.C. Circuit), and Judge Lamberth (D.D.C.)

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