clerkship clerkship season? season? I’ve I’ve never never heard heard of of her her Words by: isabel brewer “I don’t even really want one, I’m just applying for a bit of joke,” said every fourthand fifth-year law student lying through their teeth. Late July and early August is a dreaded time in the law school. Mid-semester break is almost done, exam results have been cried over, and of course, it’s uniform clerkship season. Every law student’s inbox is inundated with reminders to apply, information on how to apply, and the subtle message behind not applying: you’ll never get a job. Anyone in third year or below has likely skipped this article, as they are yet to understand what exactly a clerkship is, or why they should so desperately want one. Telling them about it would be like telling a child Father Christmas isn’t real. “I really don’t want to go into corporate law,” said fifth-year student Hannah, while she opened the Dentons Fisher Jeffries,
HWL Ebsworth, Johnson, Winter and Slattery, Kain Lawyers, Lynch Meyer, Mellor Olsson, MinterEllison, Norman Waterhouse and Thomson Geer websites to their respective clerkship information pages. “I just think I would be more suited to family or crim, or maybe even work in policy,” she continued, while taking down the dates applications closed, as well as when offers would come out. “I truly don’t think I would accept one, even if I got something,” Hannah sighed, as she started updating her resume with her recent accolades, and downloaded a copy of her transcript from Access Adelaide. The Hilarian can neither confirm nor deny if Hannah has been successful in acquiring the clerkship she didn’t really want. Sources say she is still checking her emails around the clock.
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