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Position Title: LAW CLERK (LEGAL HONORS PROGRAM)
Agency: Office of General Counsel
Announcement Number: 21-HUD-1981-X Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, September 17, 2021 to Monday, October 25, 2021

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1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. You may only select up to 3 location(s).

A. Denver, CO

B. Washington, DC

C. Atlanta, GA

D. Chicago, IL

E. New York, NY

F. Fort Worth, TX

2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Would you accept a temporary appointment?

A. Yes

B. No

1. Law Clerk Program GS-11: To be considered for the Law Clerk Program, applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
(1) Third-year law students who will earn their J.D. by June 2022; OR
(2) Graduate law (LL.M) students in their last year of study who will graduate by June 2022; OR
(3) A law school graduate holding a current judicial law clerk position whose clerkship ends no later than September 2022.
AND
(4) Must not have been admitted to the bar of any State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories of the United States.
AND
(5) Applicants must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 based on a scale of 4.0 or Academic standing in the upper 1/3 of the law school graduating class as noted on law school transcript.
AND
(6) Only United States citizens can be admitted to the Law Clerk Program, and each person selected for the program must undergo a complete security/background investigation and be granted a security clearance.

Select the option that describes your eligibility for the Law Clerk Program.

A. I am a third-year law student who will earn their J.D. by June 2022.

B. I am a graduate law (LL.M) student in my last year of study who will graduate by June 2022.

C. I am a law school graduate holding a current judicial law clerk position whose clerkship will end no later than September 2022.

D. None of the above.

2. Please enter the name of the Law School you attend and your expected graduation date. (limit 250 characters)

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

3. Do you have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 based on a scale of 4.0 or are you in the top 1/3 of your law school class (as shown on your law school transcript)?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Have you taken the bar exam?

A. Yes

B. No

5. Please enter the date you took the bar exam. (limit 250 characters)

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

6. Have you been admitted to the bar of any State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories of the United States?

A. Yes

B. No

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