2016-2017 Clerkship Application Thread Forum

[Anonymous User]

2Ls, are you listing your SA for next summer on your résumé?

[Anonymous User]

2Ls, are you listing your SA for next summer on your résumé?

Yes

[Anonymous User]

2Ls, are you listing your SA for next summer on your résumé?

You absolutely should do this.

[Anonymous User]

2Ls, are you listing your SA for next summer on your résumé?

You absolutely should do this.

I presume just a header line (ie, don't list any responsibilities because we haven't done any work yet)? And list both if we're splitting?

[Elston Gunn]

2Ls, are you listing your SA for next summer on your résumé?

You absolutely should do this.

I presume just a header line (ie, don't list any responsibilities because we haven't done any work yet)? And list both if we're splitting?

Even after you've done the SA, I wouldn't list your responsibilities unless you've got an empty resume. Everyone knows what SAs do.

Also, there are no feeders on the 3d.

S/he must mean Chagares and...I don't know.

[name of user]

2Ls, are you listing your SA for next summer on your résumé?

You absolutely should do this.

I presume just a header line (ie, don't list any responsibilities because we haven't done any work yet)? And list both if we're splitting?

Even after you've done the SA, I wouldn't list your responsibilities unless you've got an empty resume. Everyone knows what SAs do.

Also, there are no feeders on the 3d.

S/he must mean Chagares and...I don't know.

Scirica has had six...

[CvilleRunner]

Hey all,

I have what might be a dumb question. I know that things are kind of crazy right now with the application cycle getting earlier and earlier (one of the judges I was hoping would be on the table, has already hired up for 2016-2017). I am wondering about judges who have things like "I am hiring 1 clerk for 2015-2016" on their OSCAR profiles. Should I be sending out to all COA judges now on the off chance that they are moving early? Should I wait until they have an official posting for 2016-2017? I don't want to miss the boat, but I also don't want my application to get lost in a rabbit hole.

Any advice welcome!
Thanks

[Anonymous User]

Any news on the Fifth Circuit judges based in Houston for the 2016-2017 term? E.g. Jones, Costa.

[Anonymous User]

Whhyyyy do I not have a clerkship yettttttt???!?!?

[Anonymous User]

^this.

[bk1]

^this.

Don't sock puppet and pretend to be more than one person.

[test]

^this.

Don't sock puppet and pretend to be more than one person.

^this

user outed and banned for doing what a mod had just warned them not to do

[Anonymous User]

Wardlaw is done for 2016 and has hired one for 2017.

[Anonymous User]

Niemeyer is done for 2016.

[Anonymous User]

Has there been any movement on Chutkan, Boasberg, or Cooper in DC?

[ResIpsa21]

Has there been any movement on Chutkan, Boasberg, or Cooper in DC?

Chutkan posted specific dates for contacting interviewees (10/20) and conducting interviews (11/5 to 11/7) on OSCAR.

[Anonymous User]

Has there been any movement on Chutkan, Boasberg, or Cooper in DC?

Chutkan posted specific dates for contacting interviewees (10/20) and conducting interviews (11/5 to 11/7) on OSCAR.

Saw that, thanks! Just wondering if anyone had heard from her yet (it says will be notified by 10/20).

[Anonymous User]

Has there been any movement on Chutkan, Boasberg, or Cooper in DC?

Boasberg hired ages ago. I can't say with certainty whether he's full, but I would astonished if he weren't.

[Anonymous User]

Has there been any movement on Chutkan, Boasberg, or Cooper in DC?

Boasberg hired ages ago. I can't say with certainty whether he's full, but I would astonished if he weren't.

Okay, thanks! Damn these judges and their outdated OSCAR listings.

[Anonymous User]

Has there been any movement on Chutkan, Boasberg, or Cooper in DC?

I can't speak to Cooper's 2016-17 timeline, but I hear the bar is very, very high. Like Boasbergian.

[Anonymous User]

Do you know anything about Chutkan's hiring practices?

[andythefir]

Can anyone speak to the number and quality of applicants for he 16-17 term? With the legal market getting substantially better for graduates of top schools and the smaller classes it would make sense that the game would become more applicant-friendly.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Can anyone speak to the number and quality of applicants for he 16-17 term? With the legal market getting substantially better for graduates of top schools and the smaller classes it would make sense that the game would become more applicant-friendly.

I don't know any specifics about the 16-17 term, but I think this is still a little overoptimistic. Given how many applications judges get, even knocking off a couple hundred applications (which there's no evidence is happening) isn't going to help much. And the pool of applicants isn't limited to one graduating class.

[minnbills]

Can anyone speak to the number and quality of applicants for he 16-17 term? With the legal market getting substantially better for graduates of top schools and the smaller classes it would make sense that the game would become more applicant-friendly.

The legal market is actually getting worse. We lost jobs last month.

[Anonymous User]

Can anyone speak to the number and quality of applicants for he 16-17 term? With the legal market getting substantially better for graduates of top schools and the smaller classes it would make sense that the game would become more applicant-friendly.

There seems to be an increase in folks interested in two clerkships, which is only making the applicant pool more competitive. When in the past someone might be content with doing a CoA as their only clerkship, many CoA clerks are now looking to follow up their first clerkship with a district court. And whereas clerkships used to be something that many people would only consider if they were planning on certain career paths, they now seem to have become very much a brass ring that any top law student applies for, even if their end goal is corporate work.

In sum, I certainly don't think the game is becoming more applicant-friendly. I suspect it is the reverse.