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Change in clerkship hiring?

My profs have been stressing that it is getting far more dif...
Aqua nubile stag film
  09/09/10
this trend is really interesting, and anecdotally accurate. ...
Primrose 180 weed whacker pit
  09/09/10
I think this is very accurate. Both Judges I clerked for of...
stubborn cuckoldry sanctuary
  09/10/10
Can't speak about the trend overall, but both judges I've cl...
brindle multi-colored roommate
  09/12/10
I don't think the market has changed that much. The 3L's at ...
bearded green forum
  09/12/10
lmao @ having to be top 1-3% at HY to get a ridiculously goo...
soul-stirring boistinker headpube
  09/12/10
Look at the clerks for feeder judges.
bearded green forum
  09/12/10
lol
soul-stirring boistinker headpube
  09/12/10


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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:24 PM
Author: Aqua nubile stag film

My profs have been stressing that it is getting far more difficult to be hired as a clerk straight out of law school. This seemed timely.

http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2010/09/the-quickly-unraveling-clerkship-market.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16006941)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 10:47 PM
Author: Primrose 180 weed whacker pit

this trend is really interesting, and anecdotally accurate. it largely reflects a glut of qualified clerkship applicants who don't need to be trained as thoroughly as someone who has just graduated.

as a practical matter, this means that if you feel that the plan is keeping you down, then (1) you need profs to go to bat for you during the summer (which means lining up your ducks in the spring), or (2) wait until you're a 3L and eat the gap year at a firm or fellowship.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16007827)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 11:32 AM
Author: stubborn cuckoldry sanctuary

I think this is very accurate. Both Judges I clerked for often looked for either previous clerkship experience or work experience (either before or after law school). They seemed unwilling to hire straight out of law school, primarily based on problems with previous clerks that came straight from law school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16010107)



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Date: September 12th, 2010 10:20 PM
Author: brindle multi-colored roommate

Can't speak about the trend overall, but both judges I've clerked for rarely hire straight out of law school (my district court judge usually has one of three straight from school, and my COA judge requires at least a year of work experience). Honestly, it makes sense, because you avoid the plan and you get better clerks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16030942)



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Date: September 12th, 2010 10:27 PM
Author: bearded green forum

I don't think the market has changed that much. The 3L's at HYSCCN (and to a lesser extent, the rest of T14) who are in the top 1-3 percent of their classes will always get the best clerkships right out of law school. The median GW grad who was laid off at latham is not a big threat to them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16031039)



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Date: September 12th, 2010 10:31 PM
Author: soul-stirring boistinker headpube

lmao @ having to be top 1-3% at HY to get a ridiculously good clerkship

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16031067)



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Date: September 12th, 2010 10:34 PM
Author: bearded green forum

Look at the clerks for feeder judges.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16031092)



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Date: September 12th, 2010 10:35 PM
Author: soul-stirring boistinker headpube

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419187&forum_id=2#16031108)