While many clerkship-hopeful law students assemble their resumes, writing samples and recommendation letters in the first or second year of law school, it’s always better to plan ahead at an earlier date.
By earlier, we mean while you are still in undergraduate school, and especially before you begin preparing for the LSAT. Yes, that’s right, you need to start that early for your clerkship, especially because so much of obtaining a clerkship is dependent upon your LSAT scores.
In other words, the higher you score on your LSAT, as well as the less times you take the exam, the greater are your chances to obtain a solid clerkship with a notable judge.
Oh yeah, and you’ll also want to go to the best law school possible. Strong LSAT scores, attending a law school with renown pedigree, obtaining good grades, and accumulating a high-level extracurricular legally related activities such as being appointed to your school’s law review, will certainly give you the boost toward a prestigious clerkship.