Bancroft Forum

[JDJohnP21]

What do you guys know about Bancroft? I don't see it discussed nearly as much as other boutiques.

[Mad Hatter]

It's so rarely discussed because it's so small and exclusive. As I understand it, you basically need to be a post-prestigious-A3-clerkship, SC-clerkship-competitive conservative to have a shot. I'm fairly certain the normal OCI/comp/etc. rules don't apply to them.

[JDJohnP21]

That sounds like a place I would love|( small, conservative firm)

[smaug]

Teach me how to be a job effort troll. Thanks.

[JDJohnP21]

Smug
You are a troll.

[smaug]

But not a good one.

Teach me your ways.

[legends159]

Troll on buddy

You should get into law school first before you ask about a firm that hires 1-2 people a year with credentials you'll never have.

[JDJohnP21]

TLS is so dumb. I ask these questions, because the things I ask are RARELY discussed. You guys bash people for asking a fair question. I'm not saying I'm good enough to go there ( I have a LONG way to go) I'm just saying, I think I'd love the firm. By the way, you don't know a DAMN thing about what my credentials will be like in the future. I have overcome challenges caused by my sight, who's to say I can't overcome the Biglaw hurdle? I know I have a long way to go(you guys don't have to remind me)

[WheatThins]

It's a firm with like 15 lawyers, who all have the credentials that resemble this guy:

Good luck!


Zachary Hudson
D. Zachary Hudson is counsel at bancroft pllc. Mr. Hudson previously served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., in the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Mr. Hudson’s practice focuses on appellate litigation and strategic counseling, and spans a wide range of legal fields. Since joining Bancroft, he has argued cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Seventh, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits and briefed cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, D.C., and Federal Circuits. He has also drafted submissions to the Department of Treasury, Patent and Trademark Office, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, and to the Office of the Solicitor General. Mr. Hudson also has experience coordinating complex litigation in the federal district courts and negotiating with domestic and foreign government entities.

Mr. Hudson graduated from Yale Law School, where he served as the Managing Editor of The Yale Law Journal and an Articles Editor on the Yale Law and Policy Review. He received his bachelor of science with honors from the United States Naval Academy, where he was selected as a Truman Scholar and Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Scholar, and his master of public policy from Georgetown University.

Before attending Yale, Mr. Hudson served as an engineering officer on the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine. He oversaw the training and management of a department of more than 60 personnel in charge of the safe operation of the submarine’s nuclear reactor. He also served in tactical positions on the submarine where he completed duties integral to the success of several missions vital to national security and briefed at the presidential level. Mr. Hudson received numerous awards for his military service, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

Mr. Hudson has published several scholarly works addressing issues of constitutional law and statutory interpretation. Those works include Eminent Domain Due Process, 119 Yale L.J. 1280, A Case for Varying Interpretive Deference at the State Level, 119 Yale L.J. 373, and Interpreting the Products of Direct Democracy, 28 Yale L. & Pol’y Rev. 223.

An Ohio native, Mr. Hudson is admitted to the bar of the State of Ohio and the District of Columbia.

[JDJohnP21]

I know it is hard. You guys don't have to tell me this. ALL I said was that I think I'd love the firm. Chill out guys.

[ResolutePear]

I know it is hard. You guys don't have to tell me this. ALL I said was that I think I'd love the firm. Chill out guys.

I, for one, would love to fly to the moon.

[JDJohnP21]

ResolutePear
By all means, continue to mock me. I may not make Bancroft, but whatever happens I KNOW I will succeed in life. People have mocked me before ( stupid public school teachers told me I'd never get into private school because of my sight) Well not only did I get in, but I also got a half tuition scholarship. The public schools were wrong, and I laugh whenever I think about it.

[A. Nony Mouse]

No one has said you won't succeed. You need to not flip out when people here yank your chain, because it just encourages them to do it even more.

[bearsfan23]

In all seriousness, to work at Bancroft you need two things:

1. Insane legal/other prior work qualifications. Look at their website, elite appellate and Supreme Court clerkships are essentially a requirement. Everyone who gets hired there has tremendous accomplishments.

2. A Christian fundamentalist/deeply conservative point of view. Bancroft is definitely a firm with an agenda. If you're a normal, tolerant person who doesn't live and breathe conservative politics, chances are you won't fit in there, and they won't be interested in hiring you

[JDJohnP21]

Bearsfan23
Qualification 1 will be the hurdle. Qualification 2 will be a breeze( I am as far to the right as you can get, and as I have said I am a conservative High Anglican)
If you guys want to understand my political views, look up the Constitution Party, and look at thier platform.

[WheatThins]

In all seriousness, you're really young and you shouldn't be worrying about any of this yet. Just go enjoy life and maybe work on broadening your view of the world.

Go to a normal college, meet people with all sorts of views and experiences. Work for a bit, travel, then think about law school. Hell, even Supreme Leader studied in Switzerland before being a dictator.

[smaug]

No one has said you won't succeed. You need to not flip out when people here yank your chain, because it just encourages them to do it even more.

Nony...

[chuckbass]

Bearsfan23
Qualification 1 will be the hurdle. Qualification 2 will be a breeze( I am as far to the right as you can get, and as I have said I am a conservative High Anglican)
If you guys want to understand my political views, look up the Constitution Party, and look at thier platform.

thier

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Ding.

[runinthefront]

It's a firm with like 15 lawyers, who all have the credentials that resemble this guy:

Good luck!


Zachary Hudson
D. Zachary Hudson is counsel at Bancroft PLLC. Mr. Hudson previously served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., in the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Mr. Hudson’s practice focuses on appellate litigation and strategic counseling, and spans a wide range of legal fields. Since joining Bancroft, he has argued cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Seventh, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits and briefed cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, D.C., and Federal Circuits. He has also drafted submissions to the Department of Treasury, Patent and Trademark Office, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, and to the Office of the Solicitor General. Mr. Hudson also has experience coordinating complex litigation in the federal district courts and negotiating with domestic and foreign government entities.

Mr. Hudson graduated from Yale Law School, where he served as the Managing Editor of The Yale Law Journal and an Articles Editor on the Yale Law and Policy Review. He received his bachelor of science with honors from the United States Naval Academy, where he was selected as a Truman Scholar and Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Scholar, and his master of public policy from Georgetown University.

Before attending Yale, Mr. Hudson served as an engineering officer on the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine. He oversaw the training and management of a department of more than 60 personnel in charge of the safe operation of the submarine’s nuclear reactor. He also served in tactical positions on the submarine where he completed duties integral to the success of several missions vital to national security and briefed at the presidential level. Mr. Hudson received numerous awards for his military service, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

Mr. Hudson has published several scholarly works addressing issues of constitutional law and statutory interpretation. Those works include Eminent Domain Due Process, 119 Yale L.J. 1280, A Case for Varying Interpretive Deference at the State Level, 119 Yale L.J. 373, and Interpreting the Products of Direct Democracy, 28 Yale L. & Pol’y Rev. 223.

An Ohio native, Mr. Hudson is admitted to the bar of the State of Ohio and the District of Columbia.

wow.

[JDJohnP21]

Chuck bass
You are a snobbish loser.

[chuckbass]

Chuck bass
You are a snobbish loser.

Don't worry you can still land a good firm just look at DF.

[Mack.Hambleton]

They literally have 12 attorneys

[jbagelboy]

Troll on buddy

You should get into collegelaw schoolfirst before you ask about a firm that hires 1-2 people a year with credentials you'll never have.

[JDJohnP21]

Guys, Does HYS respect good UK universities? Along with my US options, I am very interested in Durham and St. Andrews.

[hairbear7]

Wait have you not even started undergrad?