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This is particularly for current clerks, but I'm wondering whether anyone has had trouble finding jobs after their clerkship. I've heard anecdotal evidence, but it would be good to confirm it.

I don't clerk there but I had a friend who interned there and it was one of the main reasons she got hired at V100 firm that has a strong government contract practice. From what I hear it is a very lucrative and federal claims ct clerks are in demand if that is your thing, you want to practice in D.C., and you search for firm's with heavy government contract practice group.

-Just thought I chime in.

Former CFC clerk here.

One thing I've noticed about the judges at the CFC is that their hiring preferences are all over the place. Some only hire the T14/LR/coif types, some mostly hire from local schools/former interns, some hire only career clerks with extensive experience in the court's jurisdiction, etc. So it makes it hard to make any good prediction as to whether clerking there makes finding a job afterward easier. Also, I would say the majority of CFC clerks already have something lined up post-clerkship so they're just doing their 1-2 years before heading off to their big law jobs.

But the court's docket is so heavily weighted toward gov't Ks (upwards of 70% of the cases) that you're unlikely to get much of a bump except from firms with heavy gov't Ks practices. If you want to do that kind of work, it seems really easy to get into the field after the CFC. I do know, however, that some clerks feel that they were kind of pigeon holed into pursuing gov't Ks work.

That said, I would very strongly recommend anyone take a clerkship at the CFC if offered. It is a fantastic place to work and every clerk I met there loved it. The work is fascinating, the court itself is incredible, and (almost) everyone I met there was really great.

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How does one go about getting admitted to practice in the federal court of claims? Any special requirements?

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How does one go about getting admitted to practice in the federal court of claims? Any special requirements?

Let me google that for you: http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/def ... ules_1.pdf