{"id":13412,"date":"2021-06-16T09:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=13412"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:21:02","slug":"putting-judicial-internship-on-a-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/putting-judicial-internship-on-a-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting a Judicial Internship on a Resume \u2014 Easy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A judicial internship is when students work for a judge while in law school.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides law students with valuable experience, all of which is important practice for when later applying for a full-time clerk job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have done a judicial internship and are applying to a law firm, keep reading for the best ways to include it in your resume!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Where to put a judicial internship on a resume?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>You can add your judicial internship along with your other internship experiences. You can put it in your &lsquo;Work Experience&rsquo; section if you haven&rsquo;t done other internships. If you are still a student or newly graduated, highlight your judicial internship in your professional summary.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>List your judicial internship in your &lsquo;Internship Experience&rsquo; section<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A judicial internship is just like any other <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/list-current-internship-resume\/\">internship<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/include-externship-on-a-resume\/\">externship<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It follows the same format.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have done previous internships that are relevant to the job description, you can create an &lsquo;Internship Experience&rsquo; section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There, add the most relevant first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might be your judicial internship. Pay close attention to the job description.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have an <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/future-job-on-resume\/\">expected<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> judicial internship that you would like to mention, do so briefly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only list it if you received your acceptance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial internship in the &lsquo;Internship Experience&rsquo; section example<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Internship Experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Judicial Intern for the Honorable John Smith<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States District Court | Greenbelt, Maryland | Jan 2021 &ndash; Feb 2021<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrote memoranda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observed Federal and Appeal court cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edited case briefs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepared and updated client case files.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Legal Intern<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private Firm | Greenbelt, Maryland | Dec 2020 &ndash; Dec 2020<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafted and filed complaints, motions and orders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filed over 25 confessions of judgment against clients in default.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducted research on complex legal issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Add your judicial internship with the rest of your work experience<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have not done other internships or have little previous work experience, you can place your judicial internship in the &lsquo;Work Experience&rsquo; section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may follow a chronological or reverse chronological order for your work experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on which of them is most relevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial internship in the &lsquo;Work Experience&rsquo; section example<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Work Experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Legal Intern<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | Jan 2021 &ndash; Present<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing and revising complex license agreements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in negotiation meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interviewing clients about patent agreements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Judicial Intern<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Superior Court of California | Los Angeles, CA | Nov 2020 &ndash; Dec 2020<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducted in-depth legal research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summarized all attended trial cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepared preliminary determinations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attended all hearings with judge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Mention your judicial internship in your professional summary<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are still a law student or have just graduated, mention your judicial internship in your professional summary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This highlights straight away that you received valuable hands-on practice <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-have-nothing-to-put-on-my-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even though you might not have as much full-time work experience<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a prestigious incoming judicial internship and would not want to mention it elsewhere, consider mentioning it in your professional summary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial internship in the &lsquo;Professional Summary&rsquo; section example<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Professional Summary<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently graduated lawyer with a Master&rsquo;s Degree in Law. Received hands-on experience observing trial cases and writing memoranda and briefs from the Honorable Jane Doe while interning at U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How to add a judicial internship to your resume<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>List it like you would any other internship and title it &lsquo;Judicial Intern&rsquo;. Mention the law firm or court you worked for in the location part. Include bullet points of relevant achievements from your internship. You can also add the judge or clerk you worked for in your references.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Title your judicial internship as &lsquo;Judicial Intern&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One important thing to keep in mind is to not mistake your title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many law students title their internship position as &lsquo;Judicial Clerk&rsquo; which is incorrect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A judicial clerk works full-time and holds a Juris Doctor degree.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, a judicial intern is a law student working for and mostly <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/list-shadowing-experience-resume\/\">shadowing<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a judge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would have to get more years of work experience to become a judicial clerk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, when doing a judicial internship, your title would be &lsquo;Judicial Intern.&rsquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also add &lsquo;for the Honorable FirstName LastName&rsquo; in the title to specify which judge you worked for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding the judge&rsquo;s name might help you network with the hiring official later on in the interview if they personally know who the judge is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It could also help you stand out from other students if the judge you were assigned to has a prestigious reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>The location is the judge&rsquo;s or clerk&rsquo;s place of employment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the place of employment portion of the work experience, you would have to list the law firm, judge&rsquo;s office, or court that your superior worked for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial internship location example<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Judicial Internship for the Honorable Jane Doe<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">District of Columbia Court of Appeals | Washington, DC | May 2021 &ndash; Present<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Add bullet points of your most valuable accomplishments<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your resume is a marketing tool for all your experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many skills you must have picked up during your judicial internship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-many-bullet-points-job-on-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Include 3 to 4 bullet points<\/a><\/strong> of your most valuable and transferrable achievements, keeping in mind the requirements from the job description.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best method to include accomplishments is by starting each sentence with action verbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial internship achievements example<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Judicial Intern<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida | Brooksville, Florida | Feb 2021 &ndash; Feb 2021<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducted all necessary legal research for each trial.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attended tax fraud trials and discussed trial strategies with Honorable Jane Doe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generated and prepared briefs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assisted with all ad hoc legal projects provided.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>List your judge or clerk superior in your references<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the job description asks for references or if you had a good relationship with your judge or clerk superior, you can add their contact details in your references.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do so by listing their name, place of employment, phone number, and\/or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-send-resume-via-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial internship reference example<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>References<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable John Smith<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern District of California<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">+1 234 567 891&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judicial internship is when students work for a judge while in law school.&nbsp; 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