This includes everything from meetings with clients to depositions and hearings. ZSKS makes every effort to match-up the clerk with their area of interest, but encourages each clerk to complete their full clerkship before making a decision on which area of law they would like to practice. Since the firm is comprised of three main practice areas, commercial, litigation and workers' compensation, each clerk will spend one-third of their time working for each department. Each section has a partner that serves as section coordinator to insure the proper flow and weighting of assignments. All attorneys are encouraged to review work assignments with clerks, but the assigned mentor works to provide additional follow-up and input.
Attorneys are encourages to get to know the clerks.
Lunches, dinners with their families and recreational activities have proven to be successful in getting to know each other. The firm also feels it is important for the clerks to get to know each other, and a special clerks days at a local area attraction provides them with the chance to get to know each other outside the office. We hire clerks with the hope they will be joining us as attorneys. There were six clerks in this summer's class. The firm extended offers to all six.