[blindlaw] 2010 JTBF Share the Wealth Clerkship

Nightingale, Noel Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov
Mon Jul 12 20:26:54 UTC 2010


For law students looking for clerkships
From: Just The Beginning Foundation [mailto:info at jtbf.org]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:47 AM
To: Josh Isgur
Subject: 2010 JTBF Share the Wealth Clerkship

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Just the Beginning Foundation Share the Wealth Law Clerk Program
Judicial Clerkship Opportunities
This email is to inform you of a special opportunity to be considered for six federal district court clerkships in one interview and to encourage you to apply. The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee and several of his colleagues feel that it is important to encourage more minorities to apply for federal judicial clerkships. These judges accept and consider law clerk applicants of all backgrounds, and this opportunity is merely an effort in addition to, not in lieu of, traditional application channels.
Judge Lee, along with four of his colleagues, will be conducting a round of interviews in connection with the Just the Beginning Foundation Share the Wealth Judicial Law Clerk Program on Saturday, September 18, 2010, in Alexandria, Virginia. Twelve students will be selected to interview; you may not attend unless you are specifically invited to do so.
The following five federal district judges will be participating in this law clerk interview session:

 *   Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, E.D. Va. (Alexandria)
 *   Judge Raymond Jackson, E.D. Va. (Norfolk)
 *   Chief Judge James Spencer, E.D. Va. (Richmond)
 *   Judge Richard W. Roberts, D.D.C.
 *   Judge Alexander Williams, D. Md. (Greenbelt)
Additionally, these five judges will be considering applicants for a clerkship with Judge Irene Berger, S.D. W. Va. (Beckley). Please note that all clerkships are for one year terms. Each judge will review applications and participate in deciding which students to invite to this special round of interviews. Therefore, you must submit a separate application package to each judge whom you would like to consider your application. The panel will only interview candidates who are seriously interested in being considered by a minimum of three of the participating judges.
The JTBF Share the Wealth Judicial Law Clerk Program is a referral program run by judges. Participating judges screen qualified law student applicants, conduct panel interviews with twelve students, and consider them for clerkship positions. At the conclusion of this initial process, students who are not extended an offer by one of the six judges may have their application packages shared with additional judges who have requested to receive information on applicants through JTBF. Many judges contact JTBF to seek assistance in identifying competitive candidates from diverse backgrounds for consideration.
The following is a list of participating judges and their mailing addresses, as well as instructions on how to apply to the participating judges. Please feel free to contact Ebony Johnson, law clerk to the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee,  if you have any questions: EbonyJohnson at vaed.uscourts.gov<mailto:EbonyJohnson at vaed.uscourts.gov>
JTBF Share the Wealth Law Clerk Program: Participating Judges
The Honorable Irene Berger
United States District Judge
P.O. Box 5009
Beckley, WV 25801

The Honorable Raymond Jackson
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse
600 Granby Street Suite 130
Norfolk, VA 23510

The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
401 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314

The Honorable Richard W. Roberts
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
333 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

The Honorable James Spencer
Chief Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr. Federal Courthouse
701 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

The Honorable Alexander Williams
United States District Judge
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
6500 Cherrywood Lane
Greenbelt, MD 20770

Note: Judge Spencer requires applicants to mail hard copies of their applications. All other judges accept OSCAR applications.

If you are interested in being considered for this JTBF interview, please send a hard copy of your application package (cover letter, resume, transcript, three letters of recommendation, and a 10-15 page writing sample) to each judge whom you would like to consider your clerkship application no later than September 7, 2010.
Please note that you may express interest in all six judges, but must be interested in consideration by at least three. Additionally, please indicate in the first line of your cover letter that you are requesting consideration for the Just the Beginning Foundation Judicial Law Clerk Program.
As indicated on the participating judges list, some judges will accept OSCAR online applications. Follow the instructions below to apply to these judges via OSCAR:

 1.  Log into your OSCAR account
 2.  Click on "My Profile"
 3.  Click on the "Edit Profile" box above the "Contact Information" section
 4.  Scroll down to the "Professional Organization" section; type "Just the Beginning Foundation" in that box

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