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Is there a difference between summer law clerk positions and SAs?

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:06 am

Not sure if firms use the term interchangeably on job apps/postings

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Re: Is there a difference between summer law clerk positions and SAs?

Post by lawschoolftw » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:41 am

There's no hard and fast rule, but generally speaking, a law clerk is someone who is likely paid hourly and there is not promise (or sometimes hope) of future full-time employment. You generally find smaller to mid-size firms using law clerks. A SA, however, generally is someone the firm plans on integrating as a full-time associate upon graduation and is more often than not associates with a larger firm.

Again, these are not universally true as law clerks are often hired as full-time associates, exspecially if they do exceptional work

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