Clerkship Thank You Letter Tips?
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 1:31 am
Just had a district court interview and it went pretty well I thought as far as making good conversation, laughing, etc. I'm drafting a thank you letter now and some of the ones I've seen from various school's CSOs online vary on a few things:
1) Some draft letters explicitly tell the judge the applicant would immediately accept the clerkship if offered or that the clerkship is their first choice job. That is the truth for me. Should I just state that in the letter? There was no moment in our interview where I had the opportunity to say it without it interrupting the flow of our conversation.
2) Should I do a very short letter just saying thanks or should I refer back to specific things we discussed. Understandably, the judge is busy and I don't want to come on too strong, but we did have a very collegial and laid back discussion so I figured I'd highlight some of the more stand-out moments. Is that advisable?
Thanks!
1) Some draft letters explicitly tell the judge the applicant would immediately accept the clerkship if offered or that the clerkship is their first choice job. That is the truth for me. Should I just state that in the letter? There was no moment in our interview where I had the opportunity to say it without it interrupting the flow of our conversation.
2) Should I do a very short letter just saying thanks or should I refer back to specific things we discussed. Understandably, the judge is busy and I don't want to come on too strong, but we did have a very collegial and laid back discussion so I figured I'd highlight some of the more stand-out moments. Is that advisable?
Thanks!