Sarita Wright Lucas Summer Clerkship Program

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The Law Clerk Program offers law students the rare opportunity to gain experience in almost every legal background in a professional and friendly environment. To the extent practicable, our summer law clerks are fully integrated into the work and life of the Department, with the goal of gaining a realistic view of the rewards and demands of public service. As a law clerk you will be afforded the opportunity to work in several practice areas with different attorneys in a collegial atmosphere. Clerks have the opportunity to work in different divisions of the DOJ. In New Castle County, students can request 2 Divisions that they will rotate between. In Kent and Sussex Counties, law clerks will work on all matters in the office through the entire summer. Second-year law students who are offered clerkships will be sworn in under Delaware’s limited practice rule (Supreme Court Rule 56) and will prosecute misdemeanor criminal cases. Upon graduation from law school, former summer law clerks are given strong preference in the hiring process. First and second year law students will be considered. Law clerks will be paired with an attorney for the summer to provide guidance as part of the DOJ’s. Law clerks will have the opportunity to hone trial skills. Brown bag lunch speaker series. Tours of correctional centers. Observing legislative sessions of the Delaware General Assembly. Observing oral arguments in the Delaware Supreme Court.

Duration: 10 weeks

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