clerkship

noun

1. : an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) a city clerk clerk of court

2. a : a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work

   b : a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge to assist with case-related tasks (as research) — compare paralegal

intransitive verb

1. : to act or work as a clerk clerked for a Supreme Court justice