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150 Most Recent Law Clerk Threads
Magistrate Clerkship - Is it worth it?   03/08/10  (19)
District and Magistrate Clerkships: Exit Options   03/05/10  (21)
"University of Chicago is still a clerkship powehouse, however."   02/04/10  (204)
Has anyone led a more charmed life than Byron White?   01/17/10  (30)
Thoughts on summary judgment?   12/01/09  (75)
staff attorney clerkships v. district court clerkships   11/22/09  (30)
BIG CHANGES to Law Clerk Addict   11/11/09  (71)
OFFICIAL Bankruptcy Judge Interview Thread   10/11/09  (17)
SCOTUS: Sotomayor Asks More Q's In 1 Hour Than Thomas Has in Yrs   10/10/09  (74)
Obama has gotten through 3 federal judges in 9 months.   10/07/09  (21)
Obama nominates more COA judges   10/07/09  (25)
How early do you have to lineup to hear oral arguments at SCOTUS   10/07/09  (4)
Circuit Court Staff Attorneys - give me your STATS   10/06/09  (1)
Would it hurt my BIGLAW chances a lot if I got an M.A. in His.?   10/05/09  (5)
Federal District Ct. Clerks, come here   10/05/09  (13)
Happy OT09!   10/05/09  (3)
First Obama district judge confirmed   10/04/09  (2)
Redesigned Law Clerk Addict circuit judge pages   10/04/09  (2)
clerkship interview: should i send judge a thank you note   10/03/09  (12)
Clerkship Salary Question   10/03/09  (16)
how competitive is the SCOTUS Fellows Program?   10/02/09  (3)
It is fair to assume Obama will be on SCOTUS one day, right?   10/01/09  (1)
TTT Grad, just accepted district court clerkship, taking ?s   10/01/09  (10)
Former COA Clerk taking Q's.   10/01/09  (35)
Which shitty state clerkships are still taking apps?   10/01/09  (6)
The only truly smart SCOTUS justice is conservative. Hmm.   09/30/09  (13)
Just got DINGED by local district court.   09/30/09  (1)
COA Clerk Taking Questions for a Bit   09/30/09  (122)
How often are SCOTUS justices pwned by their own opinions?   09/30/09  (11)
I don't understand why you'd want to be a SCOTUS judge   09/30/09  (1)
NYU best in NY for clerkships?   09/30/09  (11)
Chicago's gun ban overturned by the Supreme Court   09/30/09  (27)
Supreme Court returns to firearms fray   09/30/09  (4)
PSA: ITE the only clerkship you will get is at 7-11.   09/29/09  (6)
What are the odds that I'm getting this clerkship?   09/29/09  (35)
Brennan worst SCOTUS justice ever?   09/29/09  (9)
That Posner in thought a great mind proves law is TTT   09/29/09  (20)
post clerkship hiring   09/29/09  (16)
The SC's TTT 8th amendment jurisprudence: let's bash this TTT   09/29/09  (7)
How do you cite to Westlaw cases?   09/29/09  (29)
Extern -> clerking for same judge   09/28/09  (18)
Suggestions for 2011-12 Law Clerk Addict?   09/28/09  (2)
anyone hear back from NJ SCT or APP DIV yet?   09/27/09  (1)
Federal Law Clerk to AUSA?   09/27/09  (9)
does federal clerking constitute the practice of law?   09/26/09  (6)
What grade are district court clerks?   09/26/09  (1)
Why doesn't Duke, Cornell, Penn, NW, etc. produce SCOTUS clerks   09/25/09  (26)
No Clerkship Calls Yet - Give Up?   09/25/09  (43)
I'm not a lawyer. Explain wtf a judge's clerk does   09/25/09  (26)
all hope is not lost: got a clerkship interview today   09/25/09  (23)
clerks, when is my ding coming?   09/25/09  (2)
stats needed to clerk for Texas vagistrate?   09/24/09  (1)
Accepted a District Clerkship Offer, Taking Questions   09/24/09  (25)
Volokh Conspiracy post on clerkship apps   09/24/09  (6)
Best State Supreme Court Clerkships   09/23/09  (8)
Firm vs. Public Interest vs. Government for Clerkships   09/23/09  (4)
Official Clerkship Chances Thread   09/23/09  (254)
4th Circuit ROFLING at some CCN interviewee douche who SANG   09/22/09  (9)
ITT We Post Fucking Funny Court Opinions   09/22/09  (1)
2011 Clerkship applications   09/22/09  (18)
Anyone still have clerkship interviews coming up?   09/22/09  (13)
David Souter: "I'm glad to be going back to the 1st Circuit"   09/21/09  (7)
Clerkships and law firm offers   09/21/09  (7)
wtf does judge's robe do?   09/21/09  (3)
Clerkship Question   09/21/09  (1)
Fed. Cir. Clerkship...   09/21/09  (9)
Min. stats for clerkship ITE?   09/21/09  (14)
how much does work experience matter for clerkships?   09/21/09  (5)
CLERKSHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCE BUMP   09/20/09  (2)
COA clerkship   09/20/09  (6)
Clerkship chances: MVP 15%   09/20/09  (70)
How prestigious is clerking first department?   09/20/09  (1)
NJ state court clerkships   09/20/09  (22)
are state supreme courts still hiring?   09/20/09  (2)
Etiquette for thanking clerkship recommenders   09/20/09  (4)
Fuck it, DC Circuit clerk taking questions.   09/19/09  (12)
clerkships   09/19/09  (1)
describe clerkship hrs for a feeder judge   09/19/09  (5)
Back to back COA clerkships?   09/19/09  (13)
following up after clerkship interviews   09/19/09  (1)
COA clerks: how do you interpret yls grades?   09/19/09  (1)
Obama gets first circuit nominee through.   09/18/09  (15)
haven't heard back from clerkship interviews   09/18/09  (5)
Clerkships - Any Hope?   09/18/09  (30)
*bludgeons you, takes your clerkship offer*   09/18/09  (5)
US News judicial clerkship rankings.   09/18/09  (10)
Accepted COA clerkship today at 7:00am....Taking Q's..   09/17/09  (9)
clerks, cum here   09/17/09  (2)
MOAR clerkship interviews?   09/17/09  (11)
BREAKING: Obama nominates RICHARD FUCKING POSNER to SCOTUS   09/17/09  (146)
NYU PWN PWN PWNs in Second Circuit Clerkships   09/16/09  (26)
Why is Posner NOT on Scotus?   09/16/09  (26)
MOAR clerkship interviews?   09/16/09  (8)
how many people does the avg judge interview?   09/15/09  (1)
COA Clerk, Former Dist. Clerk Taking ?? for a Bit   09/15/09  (81)
Clerkship interview Tuesday - what research should I do?   09/15/09  (7)
Serious Q: Why do I want to clerk?   09/15/09  (6)
Learning Curve for Clerks   09/15/09  (3)
Good chance of clerkship if in contact with judge?   09/15/09  (3)
clerks - what are your hours like?   09/15/09  (28)
no response from summer clerkship interviews, ding?   09/15/09  (4)
Just accepted District Court Clerkship...taking Q's   09/15/09  (24)
How to be Dinged after a clerkship callback   09/15/09  (15)
Just got the following email from Dist. Ct Judge:   09/14/09  (3)
REMINDER: Obama will appoint at least two more SCOTUS justices   09/14/09  (2)
obama: zero federal appellate judges.   09/14/09  (7)
clerkships   09/13/09  (5)
so why do you want to clerk in flyover state?   09/13/09  (7)
How was I able to get 2 clerkship interviews?   09/13/09  (10)
Have 4 clerkship interviews lined up...   09/13/09  (13)
MVP, top 2%, LR, completely struck out w/ clerkships   09/13/09  (16)
Rate my chance of landing clerkship   09/13/09  (3)
Clerks: Come Here and Explain What Exactly It Is That You Do   09/12/09  (32)
non-OSCAR judges   09/12/09  (4)
Clerkships- Was this year worse than normal?   09/12/09  (12)
SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts at the Mich-ND game.   09/12/09  (3)
UChicago Alum/COA Clerk Taking Questions (MTG76)   09/12/09  (97)
Clerkship question   09/12/09  (7)
2011 Clerkship Question   09/12/09  (2)
Anybody else at UMich go to the John Roberts speech?   09/12/09  (10)
next day judges call   09/12/09  (5)
COA Clerk taking questions   09/12/09  (8)
T2 with 2 clerkship interviews   09/11/09  (8)
clerkship interview Q: am I fucked?   09/11/09  (13)
COA clerk, rejecting your clerkship apps, taking Qs   09/11/09  (66)
Clerkship with Senior Judge in 9th/2nd Circuit   09/11/09  (26)
Do some 3L clerkship applicants get calls from 50+ judges?   09/11/09  (4)
*refreshes Law Clerk Addict site every 30 seconds*   09/11/09  (37)
WHERE ARE ALL THE 9TH CIRCUIT JUDGES?!   09/11/09  (10)
Clerkship Questions   09/11/09  (11)
Clerkship Calls - Fri. 9/11   09/11/09  (113)
Clerkship calls question   09/11/09  (10)
*gleefully sings the killself song while he watches clerk hopefu   09/11/09  (1)
Doing 2 different district court clerkships: Stupid?   09/11/09  (11)
How many ppl does a judge interview for one DCt spot?   09/11/09  (1)
It's 10am PST. Do you know where your clerkship call is?   09/11/09  (3)
state supreme court and federal district court interview, prep?   09/11/09  (9)
How much do state supreme court clerkships pay?   09/11/09  (16)
*caller ID says Boudin, M.*   09/11/09  (8)
CLERKITS AND CLERQUETS, THE TIME IS NIGH!!!   09/11/09  (2)
Clerkship interviews and time zones   09/11/09  (7)
15 minutes until i call and offer someone a clerkship interview   09/11/09  (22)
Finalizing on OSCAR after Sep 8?   09/11/09  (9)
COA Clerk, Former Dist. Clerk Taking Questions About Interviews   09/11/09  (44)
I *need* to land this 2010 clerkship, help   09/11/09  (14)
when do we get interviews?   09/10/09  (7)
Clerking for feeder judge, taking questions   09/10/09  (3)
3Ls: Hear from Judges Yet?   09/10/09  (9)
PhD Pro Se Litigant is worse writer than Drop out convict pro se   09/10/09  (39)
What's the point of having a clerkship?   09/10/09  (14)