law clerk
noun
: a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis
landed a job as a law clerk at the Supreme Court straight out of law school
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Munro spent 16 years working at EOIR, first as a law clerk and then at the Board of Immigration Appeals.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Early in his career, Durkin served as a law clerk to the U.S. District Judge James Parsons in Chicago.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
For advocating genocide, he should be expelled, the judge and law clerk should withdraw from teaching, and UF should apologize to its students and faculty.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Federal judges have a lot of power over the people who work for them, including law clerks, who report a real culture of fear.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Early in his career, Durkin served as a law clerk to the U.S. District Judge James Parsons in Chicago.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
For advocating genocide, he should be expelled, the judge and law clerk should withdraw from teaching, and UF should apologize to its students and faculty.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Federal judges have a lot of power over the people who work for them, including law clerks, who report a real culture of fear.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for law clerk
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“Law clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20clerk. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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