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Splitting Summers
I have a bunch of interviews over the next few weeks for 1L summer positions with small firms and a couple of judges. One judge (federal) asked if I wanted to split summer and I said I wasn't sure but would be willing to do a full summer with the judge.
Assuming I get a judicial internship and a small firm law clerk offer how do I approach asking to split the summer? Or should I just work for the federal judge for the whole summer and forget about the small firm? Would one look better on my resume?
Thanks.
Assuming I get a judicial internship and a small firm law clerk offer how do I approach asking to split the summer? Or should I just work for the federal judge for the whole summer and forget about the small firm? Would one look better on my resume?
Thanks.
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Re: Splitting Summers
bump - also curious about this.
While I'm sure it varies from firm to firm, I'm curious how open smaller firms are to a split in general.
While I'm sure it varies from firm to firm, I'm curious how open smaller firms are to a split in general.
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Re: Splitting Summers
also, is working for a federal magistrate seen the same as working for a federal district judge?
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Re: Splitting Summers
nomaf70 wrote:also, is working for a federal magistrate seen the same as working for a federal district judge?
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Re: Splitting Summers
where does it fit on the spectrum of judicial internships then? about the same, slightly above state court of appeals?Anonymous User wrote:nomaf70 wrote:also, is working for a federal magistrate seen the same as working for a federal district judge?
also, any insight about splitting summers?
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- vamedic03
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Re: Splitting Summers
Re: judicial internship - it's a 1L summer internship so it doesn't matter so long as you gain something from it. A federal magistrate could, potentially, be very interesting for a 1L summer.
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Re: Splitting Summers
Thanks. I thought a federal magistrate might make for an interesting 1L summer. Like I said, the judge was open to splitting. How do you go about asking others? Do you interview and ask afterwards? Before?vamedic03 wrote:Re: judicial internship - it's a 1L summer internship so it doesn't matter so long as you gain something from it. A federal magistrate could, potentially, be very interesting for a 1L summer.
Im new to this and couldnt find much helpful info on splitting summers. I dont know how common it is. The career services at my school had never even heard of it.
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Re: Splitting Summers
No one really cares what you did 1L summer, although it helps to have done something legal. So magistrate judge = district judge if all you are looking at is OCI impact.