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Funny story- My friend is in law school and was applying for judicial clerkships. He called the office to check the status of his application and see if they needed any additional information. THe person answering the phone was some type of clerk.

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Lol, he should insult the guy for being a secretary and ask if any real employees of the office were available to chat.

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OT, but a law clerk is most definitely NOT a secretary. In most federal courts, the judge has "law clerks." Some judges hire permanent law clerks. But many judges hire clerks for only a year or two at a time. These positions (especially those in the Courts of Appeal) are very prestigious positions. For the Court of Appeal, only the best students can get such a position.

There tasks are generally to conduct legal research on the cases before the judges; write memos regarding novel issues of law; and to write the first draft of opinions and judgments.