▁the ▁court . ▁Jud icial ▁cl erk ships ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁valuable ▁experience ▁to ▁an ▁att orney ' s ▁career ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁involved ▁in ▁both ▁substant ive ▁and ▁proced ural ▁issues . ▁In ▁many ▁cases , ▁a ▁cl erk ship ▁is ▁a ▁critical ▁ste pping ▁stone ▁into ▁real ▁practice . ▁Most , ▁if ▁not ▁all , ▁major ▁law ▁fir ms ▁pay ▁" cl erk ship " ▁bon uses ▁to ▁new ▁associ ates ▁who ▁have ▁completed ▁a ▁full ▁one ▁year ▁cl erk ship ▁term . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁jud icial ▁intern ships ▁are ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁court ▁of ▁appe als , ▁federal ▁district ▁courts , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁supre me ▁court . ▁ ▁A ▁jud icial ▁intern ' s ▁selection ▁process ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁jud icial ▁cl erk ship ▁positions . ▁Gr ades , ▁class ▁ranking , ▁and ▁relevant ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁school ' s ▁law ▁review ▁or ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁school ' s ▁M oot ▁Court ▁Board ▁are ▁common ▁criteria ▁in ▁selecting ▁a ▁jud icial ▁intern . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ▁Section ▁of ▁Lit ig ation ▁accepts ▁jud icial ▁intern ship ▁applications ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Jud icial ▁Intern ship ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Leg al ▁intern ship ▁prov iders ▁ ▁Category : Leg al ▁education ▁Category : Leg al ▁prof essions ▁Category : Intern ships <0x0A> </s> ▁The