<p>what is the best way to get an internship or a clerkship, and when is a good time to start trying to get those positions?</p>
<p>Usually your school can give you good info on that. My advisor, for example, told me of a few “prestigious” gov’t internships for juniors and seniors. You actually turn in your app to the school and it goes to the gov’t.</p>
<p>I would talk to your advisor.</p>
<p>Are you an undergrad? If so, you’re not going to get a “clerkship.”</p>