Is biglaw possible for me? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I have a somewhat interesting career path at this point. I graduated from a school like UT/Vandy/UCLA with pretty good grades. I clerked for a fed dist judge in a flyover district right out of school, practiced insurance defense/municipality law for two years, and am now clerking for a mag judge in another area of the country. I’m a 2015 grad and I’m licensed in a Deep South state where big law does not really exist.

I don’t even know if I want to go into biglaw. I honestly hated private practice. I just need money and don’t know what else to do. I’m looking for additional clerkships, as I like the work, but I’m striking out at the moment.

[objctnyrhnr]

I have a somewhat interesting career path at this point. I graduated from a school like UT/Vandy/UCLA with pretty good grades. I clerked for a fed dist judge in a flyover district right out of school, practiced insurance defense/municipality law for two years, and am now clerking for a mag judge in another area of the country. I’m a 2015 grad and I’m licensed in a Deep South state where big law does not really exist.

I don’t even know if I want to go into biglaw. I honestly hated private practice. I just need money and don’t know what else to do. I’m looking for additional clerkships, as I like the work, but I’m striking out at the moment.

I feel like you are asking two different questions here:

Could you do biglaw?—if you’re geographically flexible and the market is decent, then probably if you apply broadly and use recruiters.

Should you do biglaw?—maybe not

[Wild Card]

My firm would probably give you just two years of credit and have you start as a third-year.