Seeing things from the bench.
“The Honors Judicial Internship Program allowed me to see behind the scenes and experience the inner workings of a federal trial court. The best part was drafting two opinions for the judge, one of which ended up getting public attention and praise. It was a very rewarding outcome.”
Kevin Fay, ’07
New England Law | Boston sends an unusually high number of recent
graduates into postgraduate clerkships—with a clerkship placement rate 25 percent higher than the average at law schools nationally.
Why so many clerkships? It's because we offer three distinct judicial internship opportunities that students can take advantage of while still in law school. Many of our students come to their post-graduate clerkships having already served with a judge, and know what judges expect and are prepared from day one. In addition, judges seeking clerks can get references for our students directly from other judges or government officials.
Programs for New England Law Students
Honors Judicial Internship Program
- Semester-long internship awarded to academically qualified students
- Placement with federal and state judges in several states
- Work at court 10 to 20 hours a week
- Attend seminars; complete legal research/writing projects for academic credit
Summer Internship Program
- Full-time summer internships awarded through a competitive process
- Placement with federal and state judges at all court levels
- Interns in last year of law school
- Candidates typically have experience on a scholarly journal
Volunteer Massachusetts Superior Court Internship
- Court provides up to six internships to our students each spring
- Interns spend 10 hours per week in court observing a different judge each month. Interns discuss proceedings with judges and often complete related writing assignments.
Post-Graduate Internships
Recent graduates are working as judicial clerks in the following jurisdictions:
- United States District Court, District of Connecticut
- United States District Court, District of Georgia
- United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts
- United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Rhode Island
- Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
- Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division
- Appeals Court of Connecticut
- Appeals Court of Massachusetts
- Appeals Court of South Carolina
- Superior Court of Alaska
- Superior Court of Connecticut
- Superior Court of Maine
- Superior Court of Massachusetts
- Superior Court of New Hampshire
- Superior Court of New Jersey
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Superior Court of Washington
- Massachusetts Land Court
- Massachusetts Family and Probate Court
- Massachusetts Juvenile Court
- Boston Municipal Court
- District Court of Maryland
- District Court of Massachusetts
- Circuit Court of Maryland
- County Court New Jersey
For more information, contact:
Charles W. Sorenson Jr.
Professor of Law and Chair, Judicial Clerkships Committee
csorenson@nesl.edu
617-422-7267
