2017-2018 Post-Clerkship Hiring Forum

[objctnyrhnr]

Have people been emailing partners, recruiting coordinators, or applying through postings on firm websites? Or some combination of those?

I'm a bankruptcy clerk looking to join a bankruptcy group so I've been emailing partners of those groups with few responses and the few responses I've got are dings. Bankruptcy work is down dramatically so that doesn't help. I'm starting to apply to general lit as well and thinking I should just email the recruiting coordinators from now on.

I have not had success emailing firm recruiting people directly. In my experience, either there is an open position (post clerkship, entry level, or very junior lateral) that you should apply to directly or the recruiter will tell you that they have no open spots now/yet.

I know a lot of firms will have a section saying interested law clerks should just email them but I feel like that’s a lie.

Has anybody had success with a direct firm recruiter email with no open position?

[Anonymous User]

Fried Frank offer! Good luck to everyone that they also receive some good news today

[Anonymous User]

Anyone aware of interviews/offers from DC firms?

[Anonymous User]

Fried Frank offer! Good luck to everyone that they also receive some good news today

Congrats! Phone? Email?

[Anonymous User]

Fried Frank offer! Good luck to everyone that they also receive some good news today

Congrats! Phone? Email?

Seconded! Both as to the congrats and the question of method. Given it's been a while, I assume I am out—but did they give any indication as to timing or if other offers were also going out?

[Anonymous User]

What biglaw firms have been interviewing? The market does not seem to be moving very much...

[Anonymous User]

What biglaw firms have been interviewing? The market does not seem to be moving very much...

In CA I’ve heard of: Gibson, munger, Jones Day, Kirkland, Hueston Hennigan, Farrella Braun, and Morgan Lewis all making varying degrees of movement

[Anonymous User]

So, the real question is when will the FF REJECTIONS come? Maybe FF will wait until the next calendar year to let us know...

[FascinatedWanderer]

What's with all the FF love? Pretty unremarkable place to end up as a post-clerkship litigator no?

[Anonymous User]

Have people been emailing partners, recruiting coordinators, or applying through postings on firm websites? Or some combination of those?

I'm a bankruptcy clerk looking to join a bankruptcy group so I've been emailing partners of those groups with few responses and the few responses I've got are dings. Bankruptcy work is down dramatically so that doesn't help. I'm starting to apply to general lit as well and thinking I should just email the recruiting coordinators from now on.

What market for bankruptcy?

[Anonymous User]

So, the real question is when will the FF REJECTIONS come? Maybe FF will wait until the next calendar year to let us know...

The dumb thing is that if they wouldn’t have been so assertive about their aggressive timeline, no one would really be thinking much of the silence. Not that they care.

[Anonymous User]

What's with all the FF love? Pretty unremarkable place to end up as a post-clerkship litigator no?

From what they told me, they are offering rather competitive bonus/pay and seem to be moving earlier than almost all firms (and we are all probably anxious to have at least one offer). And they interviewed en masse. FWIW they are consistently #1 across the board in vault associate rankings, which may fool some people (I’ve workes in biglaw before so no illusions there).

[Anonymous User]

Have people been emailing partners, recruiting coordinators, or applying through postings on firm websites? Or some combination of those?

I'm a bankruptcy clerk looking to join a bankruptcy group so I've been emailing partners of those groups with few responses and the few responses I've got are dings. Bankruptcy work is down dramatically so that doesn't help. I'm starting to apply to general lit as well and thinking I should just email the recruiting coordinators from now on.

What market for bankruptcy?

Texas

[Anonymous User]

The responses I've gotten from DC firms (the typical ones) is that February is the month.

[BulletTooth]

Anyone interviewed with Quinn yet?

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[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything (interview, email, snail mail, offer) from Boies NY?

[Anonymous User]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

[Anonymous User]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

Original Texas anon here. It’s been my impression from former clerks that January was when you should start sending stuff. I’ve probably gotten about 15 or so dings at this time. Other than that, nothing.

[Anonymous User]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

Original Texas anon here. It’s been my impression from former clerks that January was when you should start sending stuff. I’ve probably gotten about 15 or so dings at this time. Other than that, nothing.

Same.

[Anonymous User]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

Original Texas anon here. It’s been my impression from former clerks that January was when you should start sending stuff. I’ve probably gotten about 15 or so dings at this time. Other than that, nothing.

Same.

Same.

[objctnyrhnr]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

Original Texas anon here. It’s been my impression from former clerks that January was when you should start sending stuff. I’ve probably gotten about 15 or so dings at this time. Other than that, nothing.

Same.

Same.

Are you sending stuff to open lateral posted positions? Or just to firms that say they like former clerks and to submit to recruiting manager?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything (interview, email, snail mail, offer) from Boies NY?

bump (diff anon)

[Anonymous User]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

Original Texas anon here. It’s been my impression from former clerks that January was when you should start sending stuff. I’ve probably gotten about 15 or so dings at this time. Other than that, nothing.

Same.

Same.

Are you sending stuff to open lateral posted positions? Or just to firms that say they like former clerks and to submit to recruiting manager?

Both

[Anonymous User]

Does Texas typically move slow compared to other markets for post-clerkship positions? I’m sure most people are targeting DC/NY but it seems like no movement in Texas yet.

Original Texas anon here. It’s been my impression from former clerks that January was when you should start sending stuff. I’ve probably gotten about 15 or so dings at this time. Other than that, nothing.

Same.

Same.

Are you sending stuff to open lateral posted positions? Or just to firms that say they like former clerks and to submit to recruiting manager?

Both

Same.

[Anonymous User]

Fried Frank offer! Good luck to everyone that they also receive some good news today

Congrats! Phone? Email?

Seconded! Both as to the congrats and the question of method. Given it's been a while, I assume I am out—but did they give any indication as to timing or if other offers were also going out?

Considering how long this got with all the sames, any update by bumping this? And any other offers out there?