The Law School's clerkship office assists students and alumni who are interested in pursuing post-graduate judicial clerkships.  Sheila Driscoll is the Director of Judicial Clerkships and Kevin McClease is the Judicial Clerkship Program Coordinator.  Sheila and Kevin provide services, information and strategic advice regarding all aspects of students’ judicial clerkship applications.  Kevin can be reached at 202-994-0741 or clerkship@law.gwu.edu.  Sheila can be reached at 202-994-9250 or sdriscoll@law.gwu.edu.  Their offices are located in B302 and B303 across from the CDO. 

Summer Judicial Internships for 1Ls: On this page is helpful information for students seeking summer judicial internships.

The Judicial Clerkship Handbook: This nuts and bolts guide to clerkships will walk you through the application process. See the timeline and checklist for a step-by-step guide to the process. Hard copies of the updated manual are available from the Judicial Clerkship Program Coordinator in B302.  It is also accessible online through the portal under the Clerkship Department Info.

Symplicity Judge Database: This database of judges is located under the "Clerkship" tab when students or alumni log into Symplicity, and can be used by students and alumni interested in applying for judicial internships or post-graduation clerkships with federal judges. The database helps you identify which judges you want to apply to and helps the Clerkship Office coordinate the preparation of recommendation letters between GW Law faculty and you. If you do not have Symplicity password, please contact the CDO. 

Online Links: Important links include OSCAR, the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review maintained by the Administrative Office of the US Courts, and Vermont Law School’s Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Hiring Procedures. For the password to the Vermont Guide, please contact the Judicial Clerkship Program Coordinator.

Information about Judges: We have compiled several tables to help you in selecting the judges to whom you want to apply. The tables of Recent Placements - one for Federal Judge Placements and one for State Judge Placements - will acquaint you with the judges around the country who have hired GW Law graduates in the last six or seven years, and thus know the quality of our graduates and will be particularly interested in hiring you. The GW-Connected Judges table shows judges who are GW Law alumni or who have taught at the Law School, and may give preference to applications from GW Law students. 

Administrative Law Judge Positions and Staff Attorney Positions:  For more information about ALJ's see the ALJ Contact Information and Hiring Practices Survey (pdf).  For more information on staff attorney hiring, see this NALP article on Judicial Clerkships:  Federal Staff Attorney Positions (pdf)

Application Materials: To help with your clerkship application process, you may use our Symplicity Clerkship and Mail Merge Instructions, Federal Clerkship Application Checklist, Cover Letter Template for a Symplicity Merge, Label Template for Folders, and Label Template for a Symplicity Merge.

Faculty and Staff Advisors: The faculty on the Clerkship Committee and the CDO’s Judicial Clerkship Advisor are here to help and can offer guidance and advice.