GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:48 pm
What's the likelihood of a GWU grad clerking for a 2nd Circuit judge?
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Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:05 pm
GWU had a Scalia clerk recently
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:24 am
Top-10%, and a good district court clerkship first, and you have an ok chance. Getting it straight from law school is unlikely though.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:18 am
Yeah but doesn't that go against the whole "sow's ear" philosophy that he espouses?Lawl Shcool wrote:GWU had a Scalia clerk recently
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:34 pm
You're going to need to be very nearly #1 in your class and on law review, and even then it's not a lock.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:34 pm
SBL wrote:You're going to need to be very nearly #1 in your class and on law review, and even then it's not a lock or even much of a likelihood.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:27 pm
Maybe not #1, but SBL is right - you'll want to be probably top 5 in your class, LR Ed Board, etc.SBL wrote:SBL wrote:You're going to need to be very nearly #1 in your class and on law review, and even then it's not a lock or even much of a likelihood.
The top-10% suggestion above is way off - you probably wouldn't get a 2/9/DC from a T10 school without top 5% / Law Review, especially ITE.
Edit: Prestigious Ed Board positions of secondaries will still have a shot from these schools, but not having LR will make it an uphill battle.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:47 pm
Not to thread-jack, but I'd assume WashU would be in about the same position?
What's the reason for the competitiveness of 2/9/DC? Is it because they have the most feeder judges, or location, or both?
*If there is a better place to ask this stuff as a n00b, kindly let me know.
What's the reason for the competitiveness of 2/9/DC? Is it because they have the most feeder judges, or location, or both?
*If there is a better place to ask this stuff as a n00b, kindly let me know.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:51 pm
This is probably your best bet: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/s ... 4&sr=posts0LNewbie wrote:*If there is a better place to ask this stuff as a n00b, kindly let me know.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:53 pm
Believe it or not, I've actually done thatfatduck wrote:This is probably your best bet: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/s ... 4&sr=posts0LNewbie wrote:*If there is a better place to ask this stuff as a n00b, kindly let me know.
. GTL is a great resource, for sure. Sometimes, the basics of the process are taken for granted in answers, though.
Re: GWU grad clerking for 2nd Circuit?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:55 pm
I'm a 2L and I don't think your question was "noobish" fwiw.0LNewbie wrote:Believe it or not, I've actually done thatfatduck wrote:This is probably your best bet: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/s ... 4&sr=posts0LNewbie wrote:*If there is a better place to ask this stuff as a n00b, kindly let me know.
Sometimes, the basics of the process are taken for granted in answers, though.