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- Mon Apr 06, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerkship and CoVid
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2830
Re: Clerkship and CoVid
I assumed the OP was going to be a federal employee? But in either case start dates and such are pretty much up to the judge. They just may not have room/money to start people that early when someone else is already working for them. Agree with this, but I'll emphasize that might not be up to the i...
- Mon Feb 17, 2020 6:54 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Getting Married by My Judge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5107
Re: Getting Married by My Judge
I clerked a few times, and most of my judges had done it at least once. If you've got a career person in chambers who manages the judge's duties outside of chambers (e.g., a JA) you could ask them what they think if you're unsure. I ask virtually everything by email so that judge can deal with it wh...
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:13 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Judicial Internship with a State CJ
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3152
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:55 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: 3rd Clerkship
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3168
Re: 3rd Clerkship
I agree with nony. It sounds like the second COA judge's name might go a little further in the market where you want to practice than the first COA judge's name, but that's a pretty thin basis on which to delay starting your career another year. It's also worth considering whether you'll want to cle...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:04 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: What to do after State Trial Court Clerkship?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3416
Re: What to do after State Trial Court Clerkship?
I agree with Nony. If you're not quite ready to settle into a long-term job yet and you still want to see what's out there/build a "liquid" resume, applying for another clerkship is reasonable, and taking a few days during bar prep for interviews (or illness, or a friend's wedding, or whatever) isn'...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Is clerking a scam?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4795
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:43 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Is clerking a scam?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4795
Re: Is clerking a scam?
No, but mileage varies a lot.
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:55 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
Oh, good luck on the interview! +1! Bullet points are a particularly good choice for a "getting to know you" interview, as slotting your points into the conversation naturally tends to be especially important and there are often fewer opportunities to speak at length. Thanks guys! Interview lasted ...
- Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:39 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
+1! Bullet points are a particularly good choice for a "getting to know you" interview, as slotting your points into the conversation naturally tends to be especially important and there are often fewer opportunities to speak at length.
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
Re: writing out talking points, I'd probably bullet point a few things to say about most things on your resume and maybe about questions you'll almost certainly be asked (e.g., why do you want to clerk [for me, at this location, for this type of judge/level of court]?), but I wouldn't do too much be...
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:29 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
Ok, follow-up. Bracket in the redactions or no brackets? I bracketed in the redactions in my first sample. I don't think it matters too much (i.e., I probably wouldn't bother modifying your first sample), but I agree that brackets are unnecessary here and make it more difficult to read your sample....
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:44 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
Does it matter if I swap out a recommender for my OSCAR application? About a month ago, I sent in paper apps with Recommenders A, B, and C. I'm monitoring OSCAR as listings open up, and one just recently came up. I applied to this judge previously in a paper application. Would it matter if my OSCAR...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:16 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
Should I avoid taking any seminars? I agree with Nony. You don't want to go overboard, but seminars can help give your application a little flavor if you're otherwise a pretty plain vanilla candidate. A judge trying to get a sense of who you are, which is usually what the interview focuses on, is m...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:22 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
Aye or nay on mentioning a CALI for Professional Responsibility (required ethics, MPRE class) in a clerkship cover letter? State judges if it makes any difference (course was based on the Model Rules). I’d probably just put it on your resume and omit it from the cover letter unless you have somethi...
- Tue May 28, 2019 10:49 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
What do we need to bring to interviews? A copy of everything in our app, or? I would (with unofficial transcripts only and excepting letters of recommendation). They'll probably have a copy of everything you gave them, but you'll be prepared in case they don't, you'll be able to go over anything yo...
- Sat May 18, 2019 5:22 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: D. Ct. Clerk Hours
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2477
Re: D. Ct. Clerk Hours
Agreed - this isn’t something it’s really possible to put a percentage on because it’s so dependent on the judge. Just another great reason to do as much research as you can while applying, especially once you land an interview. (It’s not “super uncommon,” though - judges are at the top of an indust...
- Thu May 16, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Rec Letter Advice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3330
Re: Rec Letter Advice
This is pretty common.
- Wed May 15, 2019 10:32 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Turning down interviews
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3348
Re: Turning down interviews
In the chambers I've worked in, you probably wouldn't have had the chance to schedule further out. Once my judges were ready to start interviewing, they were also ready to hire, and the offer to interview was generally presented as "here are two days the judge has available [usually in the very near...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:02 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerkship Time
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4132
Re: Clerkship Time
It sounds alright to me. A few random thoughts on writing samples: (1) Something prepared in litigation is usually better than something academic, as it's closer to what the court actually does. You've got that. (2) Relatedly, something taking a definite position is better than a "survey of the law"...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:02 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: No chance, right?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3962
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:15 am
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
My co-clerk and I were debating whether we should get gifts for everyone in chambers for Christmas and I was wondering if there was a general consensus on this. No one has mentioned a gift exchange and I just assumed there wouldn't be one. My co-clerk really wanted to get a something small (like ca...
- Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:31 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Clerks Taking Questions
- Replies: 229
- Views: 54398
Re: Clerks Taking Questions
I'd call COA "possible," but not much about your application stands out (except maybe work experience, depending on what you were doing). I think your chances would improve significantly with good legal work experience or a district court clerkship, though.
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:27 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Developing a Clerkship Application Strategy
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6377
Re: Developing a Clerkship Application Strategy
Any reason you're planning to filter by politics at some point? At least on the federal side, and particularly outside of SCOTUS and appellate level, it doesn't come up as often as you'd think and, if you lose a few of your four to five positive responses after filtering for politics, you're not lea...
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:07 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: How to find out if a judge is not on the plan?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3693
Re: How to find out if a judge is not on the plan?
Your clerkship office should have resources (assuming they'll let you use them for off-plan judges if you're not a 3L) - it's been a while, but I think the Judicial Yellow Book had some of that information. You might also be able to find some of them as reference materials in a law library if your c...
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:52 pm
- Forum: Clerkships
- Topic: Should I interview?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3690
Re: Should I interview?
If all else fails, you can try cold-calling former clerks if you can find any on the internet - I never had a problem getting one to talk to me, even absent anything in common, for interview prep. (Bonus: if you end up wanting the job, doing prep can help you look conscientious.) You can't really as...