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I will soon start clerking for a COA judge in a secondary market that has some biglaw firms (think Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Miami, Seattle). When should I start networking and applying to local biglaw offices? My judge has former clerks working in the area, and I believe they will help if they can. I'm barred in one of DC/Il/NY, but not in my target market. I worked in biglaw for a year and graduated with honors, but have limited ties to the area.

TIA!

(anon because previous posts could identify me and this post is pretty specific)