law clerk
noun
: a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis
landed a job as a law clerk at the Supreme Court straight out of law school
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Justice Alito said the call was a routine job reference for a former law clerk whom Mr. Trump was considering for a government position.
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Kaplan, who joined Meta in 2011 when it was still known as Facebook, has longstanding ties to the Republican Party and once worked as a law clerk for the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
The phone call centered on William Levi, a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s who seemingly has impeccable conservative legal credentials.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Alito said the call was to discuss the qualifications of a former law clerk being considered for an administration job.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Kaplan, who joined Meta in 2011 when it was still known as Facebook, has longstanding ties to the Republican Party and once worked as a law clerk for the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
The phone call centered on William Levi, a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s who seemingly has impeccable conservative legal credentials.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Alito said the call was to discuss the qualifications of a former law clerk being considered for an administration job.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Law clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20clerk. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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