The Delaware State Courts will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2024 for Thanksgiving. Justice of the Peace Court 11 (New Castle County) and Court 7 (Kent County) will remain open 24 hours and Justice of the Peace Court 3 (Sussex County) will be open from 6AM – 12PM (no new cases after 11:00PM).

Board of Bar Examiners

of the Supreme Court of Delaware

Board of Bar Examiners

of the Supreme Court of Delaware

Clerkship Requirements

Clerkship Requirements

The Clerkship requirement consists of a period of 12 full-time (40 hours) work weeks. The Clerkship must be completed in Delaware under the supervision of a Delaware attorney. Each Applicant must complete a checklist of legal activities (“Clerkship Checklist”). The Clerkship Checklist is available under the Forms tab on the Board's website. Both the Clerkship and Clerkship Checklist must be satisfactorily completed before an Applicant may be admitted to the Bar. For more detailed information, refer to Delaware Supreme Court Rule 52.

Clerkship Forms and Announcements

Clerkship Checklist for 2023 bar applicants

Delaware Clerkship Requirement

"The Delaware Clerkship Requirement: A Long-Standing Tradition" written by Justice Randy J. Holland and published in the November 2009 issue of The Bar Examiner .

Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware
The Renaissance Centre
405 North King Street, Suite 500
Wilmington, DE 19801
ARMS_BBE@delaware.gov