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Rural Clerkship Program

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 2025:

Anich, Wickman & Lindsey, Ashland

Bakke Norman, S.C., New Richmond

Hougum Law Firm, LLC, Wausau

Jensen, Scott, Grunewald & Shiffler, Medford

Kirk, Graves & Nugent Law Offices, Prairie du Sac

Kostner, Koslo & Brovold LLC, Arcadia

Law Office of Troy C. Dalebroux, Luxemburg

Maciolek Law Group, Green Bay

Nash Law Group, Attorneys at Law SC, Wisconsin Rapids

Neuberger, Griggs, Sweet & Froehle, LLP, Watertown

Russell Law Offices, Dodgeville

Schmitt & Koppelman, SC, Merrill

Seymour, Kremer, Koch, LLP, Elkhorn

Wisconsin State Public Defenders, Various: Ashland, Baraboo, Black River Falls, Chippewa Falls, Elkhorn, Fond du Lac, Hudson, Jefferson, Juneau, Lancaster, Manitowoc, Merrill, Monroe, Peshtigo, Portage, Rhinelander, Shawano, Sparta, Superior, Wausau, West Bend, Wisconsin Rapids

Your Family Law Center, Jefferson, Crandon



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