Highest known number of Black Berkeley Law students, alumni secure federal clerkships
(WorldNews Netherlands)

After his first year at the UC Berkeley School of Law, Luke Apfeld never thought he´d qualify for a federal clerkship, let alone two. But Apfeld is one of 11 Black Berkeley Law students and alumni who secured federal judicial clerkships this year, the highest known number of clerkships obtained by the school´s Black students and graduates in a single application cycle, according to Eric Stern, director of operations at the Career Development Office. This development is a result of a push from Berkeley Law to encourage all students and alumni to apply to clerkships. `It´s definitely been...