Navigating Clerkships as a Progressive Student
245 Sullivan Street New York, NY ,10012 (view map)
This event is not open to the public.
Join NYU's chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) for a discussion about navigating the clerkship application process as a progressive student. Hear from students with a diverse array of practice area experiences and interests who have secured clerkships with federal district and appellate judges, state supreme court justices, and internationally. Students will answer questions about their general experiences with clerkship applications––particularly planning ahead with letters of recommendations, a writing sample, and managing timing and location expectations––as well as about factors that were important to them as progressive and/or public interest students. Food will be provided. Please RSVP here if you plan to or may attend.
The following students will be participants on the panel:
- Jahne Brown '25
- Clerking for Judge Victor Bolden, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, in 2026–27
- Interested in public defense, civil rights, and criminal justice
- Ben Lerude '25
- Clerking for Justice Kristina Pickering, Supreme Court of Nevada, in 2025–26
- Interested in voting rights and constitutional law
- Jamie Smith '25
- Clerking for Judge Brad Garcia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in 2026–27, and Judge Christopher Cooper, U.S. District Court of the District of Columba, in 2027–28
- Interested in climate law, environmental law, administrative law, and constitutional law
The panel will be moderated by the following students, who will also be available to answer questions specific to their experiences:
- Nina McKay '25
- Clerking for Judge Analisa Torres, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in 2027–28
- Interested in democracy law, voting rights, civil rights, and constitutional law
- Jonathan Wampler '25
- Clerking for Justice Leona Valerie Theron and Justice Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla, Constitutional Court of South Africa, 2025–26
- Interested in democracy law, constitutional law, and international human rights law