About the Rural Clerkship Program
The State Bar's Rural Clerkship Program exposes students to the benefits of practicing law in rural Wisconsin by connecting students with employers offering a limited-term, full-time, paid summer employment opportunity. Employment typically lasts eight weeks, starting after the end of the spring semester.
Students (1L and 2L) from Wisconsin and Minnesota law schools who are in good standing and interested in rural practice are eligible for the program.
Student clerks gain practical legal experience, and participating employers obtain valuable legal support.
Employer Participants in 2024:
- Bakke Norman, S.C., New Richmond
- Jensen, Scott, Grunewald & Shiffler, Medford
- Miller and Miller, LLC, Portage
- Neuberger, Griggs, Sweet & Froehle, LLC, Watertown
- Slaby Deda Law Offices, Phillips
- Wilkinson Auction & Realty Company, Spring Green
- Wisconsin State Public Defenders (10 positions)
- Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Elkhorn (2), Jefferson, Monroe, Portage, Shawano, Sheboygan, West Bend
2025 Rural Clerkship Program Important Dates
Some dates will need to be fluid as situations progress.
- October 1, 2024 – Recruit employers
- By November 21, 2024 – Send program and employer information to law schools
- January 8, 2025 – Student packets due
- January 22-31, 2025 – Virtual interviews
- February 3 – 14, 2025 – Offers made to students and finalized by February 14
