<P> Law clerks are hired for two years renewable twice . Depending on credentials and curriculum they can be assigned to the bench (magistrat du siège) or the prosecution (parquet or parquet général). </P> <P> The work of a law clerk entails assisting the judges with writing verdicts and decisions and conducting legal inquiries and research . </P> <P> The most prestigious clerkships available in France are before the courts of appeals, which review decisions of lower courts . </P> <P> The largest appeal courts in France are in Paris, Versailles, Aix - en - Provence, and Rennes . </P>

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