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How hard to get a Fed Clerkship?
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Date: March 7th, 2010 3:27 AM Author: overrated institution Subject: How hard to get a Fed Clerkship? Top 33% at T20 good enough for Fed Dist?
What about top 15% for CoA? |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 3:28 AM Author: demanding center stain Let me be first to say...LAWL! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14319763) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 7:17 AM Author: arrogant blood rage Unless your last name is Posner, no.
And even then, no. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:23 AM Author: Flirting crusty queen of the night http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=969218&mc=254 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14320196) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:28 AM Author: Pearl mexican mother Depends on the school, of course, but I'm guessing you're somewhere in 15-20. Your school should be able to give you stats on this. In general, though, these cutoffs are not right. Probably more like top 15% for a shot at dist, top 4-5% for a shot at COA, top 1% for a shot at certain prestigious COAs, and no shot at some COAs where the judge just won't hire anyone from your school ever.
Your best shot is a judge near the school or a judge who went to the school; even better if you went to the same undergrad as the judge. Don't waste the stamp on feeders & judges who care about grades (assuming these ranges describe you). You're an easy cut for them.
Work hard to get your grades up & apply after working a year--some/many judges are moving to preferring work experience, you have the benefit of applying much earlier, and you have the ability to stack another year of good grades. No harm in applying now--EXCEPT that you should be careful about the reccommenders, in that they will likely not go to bat for you over a materially higher-ranked student when it comes down to a judge to whom you both applied. Unless they really like you...you be the judge of that.
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:29 AM Author: doobsian striped hyena At a T20 with approximately 220 kids in the class, expect between 0-2 will clerk at the CoA level, and 1-5 will clerk at the district court level.
This doesn't mean everyone in the top 33% or 15% or 10% applied for clerkships, of course. Nevertheless, the odds are still pretty long. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:30 AM Author: Purple organic girlfriend hell when you guys call old bag law students kids it annoys the shit out of me. a lot of these people are late 20s, early 30s, and that's not counting the 45 year old non-trad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14320257) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:31 AM Author: walnut mad cow disease forum clerkships are retarded. just get a real job. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14320258) |
Date: March 7th, 2010 11:18 AM Author: French Indigo Friendly Grandma Philosopher-king top 15 percent for COA - no way, unless you have a prof who loves you and is great friends with a COA judge.
top 33 percent for d ct - maybe, depending on where you go to school. your best shot is at your local district court: SDNY judges aren't scrambling to hire top 1/3 from Vandy or BU. if you go to a "T20" that is located in a competitive district, like USC, you'll probably have a tougher time, because those judges are flooded with applicants from the top schools.
also don't rule out magistrates. i know that people on this board look down on those clerkships, but you'll learn a lot, and it beats unemployment. some magistrates are also very well-connected in the local legal community, and that can help you land a job. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:24 AM Author: Exciting aquamarine corn cake Even this is optimistic for these schools. This year, pretty much only the top 15% was seriously interviewing for federal clerkships, with 3-5 at the very top getting CoA. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14320569) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:37 AM Author: Domesticated twinkling office trump supporter how valuable is a mag clerkship if I want fed govt work after? it can be any agency (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14320606) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:49 AM Author: French Indigo Friendly Grandma Philosopher-king depends on where you're located and what you want to do. many magistrates come from AUSA/DOJ, so if you're clerking right after school, they might be able to help you get into DOJ Honors (which probably is still too competitive for someone at top 1/3 of T20, but worth a shot). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243495&forum_id=2#14320632) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:33 AM Author: umber dog poop knife http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rG8410bRyHQ/SbmbEFXcm1I/AAAAAAAAACU/gMNeA7gUyc4/s1600-h/t31.bmp http://lawclerkaddict2009.blogspot.com/2008/09/percentage-of-clerks-by-school.html
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