Leaving to clerk after only 7 months Forum

[replevin123]

Many people now clerk a year after law school. But with covid and firm deferrals, that means many first years will be leaving after 6-7 months. For people that found out about their clerkship later in the cycle (after accepting the firm return offer) and especially for those who just recently got a '21 spot, when are you telling your firm?

It seems risky to mention it. I doubt that firms will like the fact that you're leaving after only a few months. On the other hand, the firm deferred and therefore delayed your career start, so in some sense they caused it.

[UnfrozenCaveman]

The few month difference is not going to matter. Are you clerking at the municipal traffic court?

[notinbiglaw]

Unless you’re doing some useless clerkship like municipal court or some limited jurisdiction state courts not applicable to your biglaw job nobody will bat an eye. It’s a year of training the firm doesn’t have to pay for.

[Yea All Right]

Not a litigator but it looks to me like across biglaw there are first-years who leave to clerk after only about 8 months anyway (even pre-COVID).