The opportunity to observe at first hand and be a part of the court system gives judicial clerks a rare and valuable perspective on the American judicial process that will serve them well throughout their careers. The position provides unique insight into how judicial decisions are made.
Clerks assist in the judicial process and sometimes influence it.
They see many dimensions of the judicial system and gain an appreciation of both its strengths and weaknesses. For Finding a Mentor Students of color often miss the mentoring experience in law school if they do not form relationships with their professors outside the classroom. A clerkship can provide the ideal mentoring experience. The judge will help the clerk develop critical thinking skills by listening to, reading, and critiquing the clerk's arguments. The judge will make the clerk's thinking about lawyers' strategies and motives more sophisticated because the judge hears lawyers' arguments with a background of experience which he or she shares with the clerk.