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150 Most Recent Law Clerk Threads
People who applied for district clerkships last year COME HERE   08/22/10  (13)
REMINDER: *Judge* Liu will replace Ginsburg next year, faggots.   08/08/10  (26)
state intermediate appellate clerk takin Q's   08/06/10  (72)
Clerkship interviews and time zones   07/25/10  (9)
Judge-clerk sexual/romantic relationships?   07/25/10  (18)
"University of Chicago is still a clerkship powehouse, however."   07/14/10  (210)
Please list top 5 COA and top 5 DCT clerkships. tyia.   06/24/10  (79)
9th circuit clerkship -> personal injury law. WTF?   06/12/10  (44)
DCt Nevada   06/12/10  (7)
Leaving fed clerkship: AUSA or BigLaw?   06/09/10  (6)
If I clerk for 4 years, is BIGLAW/MIDLAW possible?   06/08/10  (55)
clerking for a REALLY rural US Dist Judge: worth it?   06/07/10  (16)
BIGLAW partner or flyover U.S. District Judge?   06/06/10  (46)
COA Clerk Taking ?? For a Bit   06/06/10  (91)
*is 1st yr biglaw* *almost makes as much as a US District Judge*   06/05/10  (1)
sending clerkship app to pending nominee: refer to as judge?   06/05/10  (26)
New 7th Circuit Judge transfers chambers to law school   06/05/10  (23)
*is an old folksy southern U.S. District Judge*   06/05/10  (1)
Senior Judges?   06/04/10  (6)
cite checking -- by far worst part of clerking?   06/04/10  (1)
REMINDER: clerkship->AUSA->junior partner V100 is only way to go   06/02/10  (25)
Give me advice on what to do after my clerkship . . .   06/02/10  (16)
Mid to bottom of T2: State Court Clerkship: Job secured   06/02/10  (5)
*clerks for Judge Samuel Kent*   06/01/10  (1)
What is the federal clerkship cycle going to be like this year?   05/30/10  (3)
Judges who married one of their former clerks   05/30/10  (2)
How to find COA judge addresses not listed on OSCAR?   05/29/10  (3)
top kills are still a clerkship powerhouse, however (askav)   05/28/10  (2)
Dear Judges in the E.D. Pa.: If you get a brief with 'perchance'   05/28/10  (2)
I'm a law clerk. Downside to fucking extern from 1st semester?   05/28/10  (6)
WTF need to pass Mass Bar for admission to US DCt Mass???   05/28/10  (3)
been clerking for a few months now, amazed at how little work   05/27/10  (18)
Clerkship Salary Question   05/22/10  (7)
Does COA clerkship help for getting hired at DA office?   05/22/10  (3)
Clerking: how competitive in general   05/22/10  (2)
Competitive for SDNY clerkship = competitive in DC, CHI, LA, SF?   05/21/10  (2)
Is there a better clerk gossip site than LawClerkAddict?   05/21/10  (4)
Five tips on picking judges for a clerkship.   05/21/10  (31)
Clerkship LORs when applying off-plan   05/21/10  (4)
LOL at this Democratic WV Judge campaigning (link)   05/21/10  (1)
OSCAR: If a judge is accepting apps from 5/1 - 8/1, that's off-   05/21/10  (2)
Art.III clerk-->AUSA-->JrPartnerV1
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Clerkship: Rank prestige of circuits   05/20/10  (62)
friend's mom is on top state supreme...can i pull clerkship?   05/19/10  (1)
ITT u list early mover COA judged   05/19/10  (23)
REMINDER: according to SCOTUS when Jamal caps a 711 clerk....   05/18/10  (1)
COA Clerkships in DC Sound Boring To Me   05/18/10  (8)
can scotus judges be summoned for jury duty   05/17/10  (1)
do I clerk for a US Magistrate? lol i guess so, i guess so   05/17/10  (1)
Article III clerkship available!   05/17/10  (24)
Federal Clerks: SF-85 or SF-86?   05/16/10  (22)
Clerking for state trial court. Taking questions.   05/16/10  (18)
If anyone opens this thread they'll get a prestigious clerkship   05/16/10  (8)
COA Clerk Taking ?? For a Bit   05/15/10  (53)
law clerk security clearance   05/15/10  (15)
U.S. District Judge or U.S. Senator?   05/15/10  (14)
Federal clerk taking questions   05/14/10  (23)
Job of the day: MLB commissioner or federal judge?   05/13/10  (13)
Clerkship: Rank prestige of circuits   05/13/10  (5)
*is a 1L intern* *argues substantive law in front of admin judge   05/13/10  (1)
4 SCOTUS judges grew up in NYC shitholes. Chicago: u mad?   05/13/10  (1)
JUDGE Elena KAGAN   05/11/10  (1)
*goes from Article III clerkship directly to local USAO*   05/11/10  (2)
I don't understand Drudge's Kagan headline: JUDGE NOT   05/11/10  (1)
what is the value of a clerkship?   05/10/10  (22)
REMINDER: Kagan is unqualified to be judge   05/10/10  (1)
Ed Whelan (Scalia clerk) ruthlessly pwns NYT   05/09/10  (5)
i do NOT support nominating non-judges to SCOTUS   05/09/10  (1)
Clerkship Question: Which districts tend to go early?   05/09/10  (5)
being an appellate judge seems boring as fuck   05/09/10  (12)
so 2nd tier law school = traffic court clerk?   05/08/10  (6)
better clerkship: us magistrate or state supreme court?   05/08/10  (13)
a princeton alum clerks in a traffic court...why?   05/08/10  (1)
running for state court judge judge: credited?   05/08/10  (12)
USNWR posted clerkship data   05/07/10  (24)
Very close to someone with 50% chance of clerking for Kagan. ?'s   05/07/10  (11)
2nd year assoc, former COA clerk taking Q's re: work & life   05/07/10  (49)
COA Clerk Taking ?? For a Bit   05/06/10  (57)
Why does Stanford DOMINATE Harvard in clerkship placements?   05/06/10  (11)
Best districts to clerk in if I want to become a PI lawyer?   05/06/10  (8)
can i get a COA clerkship with these creds:   05/05/10  (4)
whoa you mean judges dont actually do their own writing   05/05/10  (1)
Any other 2011 applicant recieve a letter from Judge Pryor?   05/04/10  (9)
magistrate clerk taking qs   05/04/10  (17)
Thinking of quitting my clerkship, moving, finding non-law job   05/04/10  (44)
New Jersey governor tells judges to GET FUCKED.   05/03/10  (8)
"Is anyone familiar with Judge Christopher F. Droney?"   05/03/10  (1)
Reading an opinion by judge who dinged me for clerkship   05/02/10  (2)
Clerk of Court (U.S. District Court)--credited?   04/30/10  (1)
2012: Stephanie Grace clerks for Clarence Thomas   04/30/10  (2)
Why isn't Kyle Bristow's clerkship being challenged?   04/30/10  (2)
The American Prospect: Why SG Should Lose Her Clerkship   04/30/10  (21)
Judge Kozinski's self nomination letter is a 180.   04/30/10  (5)
Judge Kozinski kinda looks like Randy Newman   04/29/10  (1)
Is anyone actually after DNA's clerkship?   04/29/10  (3)
Estrada furiously appling for 9th Cir. clerk position, taking Qs   04/29/10  (3)
PUG -> HLS -> HLR -> Kozinski, chances at SCOTUS clerkship?   04/29/10  (4)
What is the ratio of annual lawsuits to # of judges in the U.S.?   04/29/10  (1)
Too much clerking? State appellate ----> federal?   04/29/10  (22)
TTT judge LoR?   04/29/10  (4)
when do you look for a job during clerkship?   04/28/10  (4)
so wait, this chick might actually get her clerkship revoked?   04/28/10  (4)
*becums a federal administrative law judge*   04/28/10  (1)
Am clerking but dont want to go into trial work. Weird?   04/28/10  (1)
has that racist HLS girl lost her clerkship yet?   04/28/10  (1)
Clerking for an SDNY Magistrate Judge. Worth it?   04/28/10  (11)
Would doing a state supreme court clerkship hurt one's resume?   04/28/10  (22)
No offered but got a district court clerkship . . . fucked for B   04/28/10  (11)
Clerk? Or start makin' dem big faced huneds (biglaw)?!?!   04/27/10  (4)
Just accepted 2010-11 clerkship offer from Judge Judy, taking Qs   04/27/10  (32)
How common is magistrate clerkship ---> FBI?   04/27/10  (10)
Barbara Lee (D-Cal.) to Breyer, Thomas: Why no Boalt clerks?   04/26/10  (23)
*serves 2 full terms as a US Mag Judge* *retires w full salary*   04/25/10  (1)
Visiting prof I RAed for at t14 wont' write clerkship letter   04/24/10  (66)
Have job offer and want to back out of clerkship app   04/24/10  (8)
OK to ask for Clerkship REC from Prof who you only RAed for?   04/24/10  (10)
*is a career clerk* *makes 120K* *works 45 hours a week*   04/24/10  (8)
Two clerkships?   04/23/10  (7)
JUDGE CHIN ELEVATED TO 2ND CIRCUIT; FORDHAM LAW IS A POWERHOUSE   04/23/10  (30)
Possibly to Parlay Clerkships?   04/23/10  (19)
would states ever layoff law clerks?   04/22/10  (15)
COA Clerk Taking ?? For a Bit   04/22/10  (118)
RANKING: Law schools by 2009 graduates placed into A3 clerkships   04/21/10  (9)
can i pull off the actual job of clerking? not that smart   04/21/10  (4)
vagistrate clerk taking q's   04/21/10  (1)
what gpa needed from DCN to land a DCt clerkship?   04/21/10  (1)
COA clerk doods...I have a question   04/21/10  (17)
Penn, Boalt, clerkships   04/20/10  (1)
Heather MacDonald clerked for Reinhardt. Can anyone explain?   04/20/10  (1)
Apply to clerk for recently nominated COA judge?   04/19/10  (9)
I don't get clerkships   04/18/10  (65)
ITT: A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET ABOUT FEDERAL CLERKSHIPS   04/17/10  (17)
I don't get clerkships   04/16/10  (2)
I don't get clerkships   04/16/10  (13)
Clerk at US Puerto Rico district court: credited?   04/16/10  (22)
Clerking for Senior Judge   04/16/10  (10)
magistrate clerkship--exit options ITE--fucked?   04/16/10  (3)
ITT: convince me that YHC SCOTUS clerk dominance is a bad thing   04/16/10  (1)
IRONIC: Sotomayor was a compromise pick to get Luttig on   04/16/10  (6)
Clerkship Bonuses ITE   04/15/10  (2)
Applying for clerkships in case no-offered?   04/15/10  (8)
Fed judge: White kids can't be taken out of shitty schools   04/15/10  (7)
Noticed something about clerks for conservative justices   04/15/10  (28)
Why did pre-1930 judges write in gibberish?   04/14/10  (41)
PSA: Judge Judy went to American for law school   04/14/10  (3)
Clerkships unpossible w/o jurisdiction/evidence?   04/14/10  (6)
Why have GOP presidents appointed liberal S. Ct. judges?   04/14/10  (33)
O'Connor Slams Popular Election of State Judges, USNews Rankings   04/13/10  (1)
If Epic Beard Mang Sidley gets to SCOTUS, will all his clerks b   04/13/10  (1)
California judge: 50 year prison sentence for abortion @ 6months   04/13/10  (17)