Law Clerk Addict

Well, as most of you know, this is a very big week in the hiring season: 3Ls can finally apply for 2010-11 clerkships beginning tomorrow morning, and on Friday judges will be able to contact those 3Ls to set up interviews. Here is what you can expect on Law Clerk Addict in the near future:

* Because of the sheer volume of expected activity this week and next, expect updates to be relatively sporadic. As promised, the 2010-11 early hiring list will become semi-retired, though some updates will still be made. The best source of breaking news will likely be the individual court pages, which you can access through both the left and right sidebars.

* Although early hiring for 2010-11 is officially over, early hiring has now begun for 2011-12. If last year is any indication, some judges who are interviewing for 2010-11 may extend offers for 2011-12 as well. Accordingly, the 2011-12 early hiring list has now launched, and will be updated until next Labor Day. So, if you are aware of a judge interviewing or otherwise extending offers for 2011-12, please email us or let us know on the court pages.

* While this site launched relatively late this year, we intend to operate year-round. At some point after the 2010-11 season grinds to a halt--probably sometime in October, November, or December--the site will update cycles and primarily cover 2011-12 hiring. We are still not sure about the logistics of this, but it will likely involve resetting the comments and color codes (but all 2010-11 content will be archived and continue to be accessible). More details about this will be posted as the time draws nearer.