--- title: Off the Record - Seton Hall Law's Official Blog | Denis McLaughlin description: Professor Denis F. McLaughlin specializes in Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Litigation Advocacy and serves as the Director of the Judicial Externship Program. Professor McLaughlin has been named “Professor of the Year” by the Student Bar Association six times, most recently in 2018. --- Off The Record ![Seton Hall Law Logo](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/logos/logo.png) # Denis McLaughlin Professor Denis F. McLaughlin specializes in Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Litigation Advocacy and serves as the Director of the Judicial Externship Program. Professor McLaughlin has been named “Professor of the Year” by the Student Bar Association six times, most recently in 2018. ### Recent Posts # [State Court Judicial Clerkships - The Next Step for You?](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/state-court-judicial-clerkships-the-next-step-for-you) Posted by [Denis McLaughlin](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/denis-mclaughlin) on 12/20/18, 11:19 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/court-house.jpg)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/state-court-judicial-clerkships-the-next-step-for-you) Although everyone is aware of the benefits of clerking for a federal judge, too many students overlook the tremendous opportunity of being a clerk in the New Jersey state courts. First, the opportunities for a judicial clerkship are plentiful, with nearly 400 trial and appellate Superior Court judges in New Jersey compared to just 33 federal district court and magistrate judges in New Jersey. 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Professor McLaughlin has been named “Professor of the Year” by the Student Bar Association six times, most recently in 2018. 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