Summer Clerkship Program

Dates:  First session: May 16 – June 28, 2024; second session:  July 8 - August 9 or 16, 2024.  Students will be given a choice between the two dates for their last day.

Assignments:  Law clerks will be assigned to one or two divisions.  Assignments will include research; drafting of memoranda, motions, and briefs; preparing for depositions; etc.  Each clerk will have a supervising attorney who will be in charge of assigning work to the clerk and who, along with the other attorneys and staff in a division, will be available for feedback.

Divisions:  We ask clerks for their division preferences when they accept an offer of employment but no one will be guaranteed a spot in a particular division.  Every clerk will have the opportunity to attend moot courts, oral arguments, and other events that are listed in our clerk's calendar, both for their assigned division(s) and other divisions in the office.

Benefits:  Our program offers an opportunity for law students to learn about the law in a varied practice.  Law students who have completed at least four semesters of law school at the start of the program will be paid $18 per hour.  No monetary compensation is available for law students who have completed fewer than four semesters.  We encourage those interested to seek public service stipends or school credit.

Applications:  Applications can be submitted via our online applicant portal.  Interviews will start in January 2024.

Contact:  First and second year law students would be welcome to contact the HR team with questions by emailing HRteam@ag.tn.gov.

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