Professor Montre′ Carodine and Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart say clerking is more than just a job in the September/October 2014 issue of The Bencher.

“The judicial clerkship is in a sense a fourth year of law school (with a fifth year for two-year clerkships), somewhat analogous to a medical residency though typically shorter,” Professor Carodine and Chief Judge Stewart wrote. “Judges often take on a professorial role with respect to their clerks which, when done well, provides an abundance of mentoring opportunities on the law, on life as a lawyer, and beyond.”

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