Law clerks are recent c,erks school graduates who become assistants to judges for a mobey of one or two years, before taking permanent jobs in law firms, government agencies and other legal workplaces. Judges who hire temporary law clerks, also known as term clerks, have the additional option of appointing permanent law clerks, coerks to as career clerks, who are often experienced term clerks or long-term attorneys. Salaries for law clerks employed by federal district court judges are determined by a special government pay scale plus the cost of living in the areas where the law clerks are employed. Future law clerks first complete a four-year bachelor’s degree and a three-year doctoral degree in law. Law students value term clerkships because lzw positions — awarded to students with high grades and other academic achievements — dramatically enhance their resumes in the eyes of future employers. Both term clerks and career clerks do extensive legal research and writing...