{"id":32815,"date":"2024-06-17T12:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=32815"},"modified":"2024-06-18T10:02:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:02:28","slug":"3ls-apply-for-a-post-grad-clerkship-with-judge-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/3ls-apply-for-a-post-grad-clerkship-with-judge-york\/","title":{"rendered":"3Ls:  Apply for a Post-Grad Clerkship with Judge York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"position-information\">\n<p>The Honorable Jon A. York, Magistrate Judge with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Jackson, seeks a judicial clerk for a term beginning in August 2025.\u00a0 Judge York is a graduate of Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and would love to hire a fellow graduate.\u00a0 Interested applicants should apply ASAP, but certainly by the July 2nd deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Status: Available, Clerkship Type: Term Law Clerk-Chambers<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Clerkship Term: 1 Year, Term Start Date: 2025-08-13, Term End Date: 2026-08-14<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Position Open Date: 2024-01-08, Position Close Date: 2024-07-02<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Interview Dates: Interview dates are flexible but we prefer to interview and make the job offer within 2 weeks of the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan opening date of June 10, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Interview Method: In Person, Video Conference<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">City: Jackson State: Tennessee<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Number of Writing Samples: 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Number of Years: No Preference<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Number of Recommendations Required: 2<\/p>\n<p>Law Review or other journal participation: Required<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Moot Court Participation: Preferred but not required<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Prior Judicial Experience: No Preference<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Legal Work Experience: No Preference<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 field-label\">Class Standing Preferred: 15% (<em>From the CSO: Note that this is preferred, not required; if you are not in the top 15%, use your cover letter to advocate for why you are still a great candidate!<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>ADDENDUM from Judge York: &#8220;I absolutely would consider an applicant that is outside of the top 15%. Top 15% of the class is our preference but we routinely receive applicants below 15% and often invite them to interview.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold\">Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter, Writing Sample, Law Transcript<\/p>\n<p>Apply on OSCAR:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oscar.uscourts.gov\/\">https:\/\/oscar.uscourts.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Honorable Jon A. 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