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Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:17 am
by Anonymous User
1L Summer, outside of a primary market:
Federal District judge externship
USAO speaks for itself
Boutique firm is in your practice area and pays
Corporate in-house is closely related to your practice area and pays
You can afford not to get paid, but not by a lot.
There is potential to split the summer.
What would you choose and why?
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:11 am
by prezidentv8
Anonymous User wrote:1L Summer, outside of a primary market:
Federal District judge externship
USAO speaks for itself
Boutique firm is in your practice area and pays
Corporate in-house is closely related to your practice area and pays
You can afford not to get paid, but not by a lot.
There is potential to split the summer.
What would you choose and why?
I'd like to hear more details on the bolded, and also any preferences for post-grad employment.
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:16 am
by lawloser22
Anonymous User wrote:1L Summer, outside of a primary market:
Federal District judge externship
USAO speaks for itself
Boutique firm is in your practice area and pays
Corporate in-house is closely related to your practice area and pays
You can afford not to get paid, but not by a lot.
There is potential to split the summer.
What would you choose and why?
I can't see any way the cr is not split bw externship and boutique firm (assuming it pays better than corporate in-house)
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:25 am
by Anonymous User
prezidentv8 wrote:Anonymous User wrote:1L Summer, outside of a primary market:
Federal District judge externship
USAO speaks for itself
Boutique firm is in your practice area and pays
Corporate in-house is closely related to your practice area and pays
You can afford not to get paid, but not by a lot.
There is potential to split the summer.
What would you choose and why?
I'd like to hear more details on the bolded, and also any preferences for post-grad employment.
Enough money to make it til COA loans come through again, but only if you spend pretty wisely.
District judge most likely would not oppose a split summer
USAO is only half summer or part time whole summer
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:43 pm
by Anonymous User
OP here:
For those of you posting split summer, which two things are you splitting time with?
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:51 pm
by Renzo
Are you keeping a judge waiting while you consider this? Because that's a no-no.
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:06 pm
by Julio_El_Chavo
if you have that many options for a 1L summer job, you're probably not going to have any problems getting whatever kind of job you want during 2L OCI. just do whichever job is the most interesting/convenient for you. it won't make a difference which you choose in the long run
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:11 pm
by A'nold
Paying boutique.
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:14 pm
by Grizz
A'nold wrote:Paying boutique.
Regardless of whom you split with, this must be part of your summer.
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:45 pm
by prezidentv8
rad law wrote:A'nold wrote:Paying boutique.
Regardless of whom you split with, this must be part of your summer.
Was thinking same.
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:55 pm
by Anonymous User
OP here:
Don't worry, I am not keeping the judge waiting. I have an interview coming up, but one of my professors said to be prepared to decide when I get there for the interview, as many federal judges offer internships on the spot when you walk in for the interview.
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:23 pm
by Sup Kid
lawloser22 wrote:I can't see any way the cr is not split bw externship and boutique firm (assuming it pays better than corporate in-house)
Re: Fed Judge Internship v. USAO v. Boutique SA v. Corporate
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:00 pm
by Anonymous User
If you are interested in a clerkship post-grad, there is a benefit for working for a Fed judge during the summer.
For instance, my judge (why anon) introduced me to every judge on the district where I worked, and at the local COA. He also has a standing offer to write a letter/make a phone call on my behalf when clerkship app time comes around. That sort of recommendation is hard to find anywhere else.