1L Diversity Clerkship: Employer Application & Information

By submitting the Employer Commitment form, you are committed to offering and fulfilling a full-time, paid clerkship through the 1L Diversity Clerkship program. We will be distributing the completed forms to student applicants, so please be as specific as possible when filling out your organizational information.

Employer Commitment Form

 

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What’s Expected

The clerkship program is organized through the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the HCBA, and individual employers hire students. Students will be afforded the same level of respect and professionalism as any other person hired by the organization. 

Each participating employer will hire one or more law students at their organization’s normal salary for a first-year summer clerk position. The position will last for 8-12 weeks and provide the clerk with legal work, mentoring, frequent performance feedback, and exit interviews.

 

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Matching Interview Attendance

It is mandatory that employers participate in the Matching Day Interviews in late February and early March. On these days, employers will interview each final candidate and soon after submit their preferences to the HCBA. All interviews will be conducted virtually, and employers will only need to attend 1 day of interviews. Employers will interview and rank 10 students.

 

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Timeline for Employers

• October 6 – November 14, 2025: Employer Registration 
• February 17 – February 27, 2026: Employer Interviews  
• March 9, 2026: Matching Preferences Due  
• Week of March 16, 2026: Student-Employer Match Reveals 

 

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