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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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 For decades, as a leading figure in the Federalist Society and other conservative legal groups, Leo identified and promoted the careers of lawyers and law clerks who shared his views of the constitution. —

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