Serving as a chambers law clerk or staff attorney in the federal judiciary is a prestigious honor. Each position provides an experience that is both challenging and rewarding. Law clerks and staff attorneys conduct legal research and recommend dispositions on a broad spectrum of cases. A chambers law clerk involves working alongside a single judge. It offers an opportunity to be in the decision-making process and to understand how the court works. In contrast to chambers law clerks, staff attorneys work for all the judges of the court, attend conferences at which three-judge panels deliberate and resolve cases, and assist the judges in resolving substantive motions that address complex questions of procedure or seek preliminary relief.

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