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Since there isn't a fresh topic about the CIT, and because the two much earlier threads have one total response, I figured I'd start one.

What do exit options look like coming out of a clerkship?
If I want to do COA afterward, will COA judges view a CIT clerkship less favorably than other Article III clerkships?
Are CIT interviews much different, systemically, than DC and COA interviews (taking into account the usual interview idiosyncrasies)?

Anonymous User wrote:Since there isn't a fresh topic about the CIT, and because the two much earlier threads have one total response, I figured I'd start one.

What do exit options look like coming out of a clerkship?
If I want to do COA afterward, will COA judges view a CIT clerkship less favorably than other Article III clerkships?
Are CIT interviews much different, systemically, than DC and COA interviews (taking into account the usual interview idiosyncrasies)?

I'm looking at CIT, too. From what I've heard, the most common post clerkship work is 1) Commerce (Enforcement & Compliance) / USTR / other trade parts of the gov 2) Private big law or mid size firms, typically in trade or another international area (from a google search a couple seem to be in big law int'l arbitration) or 3) appellate clerkship at Fed Circuit.

There's a bunch of CIT judges who have already posted for 2015 - 2017 term. Anyone hear anything yet? Or know much about interviewing process?

Anonymous User wrote: I'm looking at CIT, too. From what I've heard, the most common post clerkship work is 1) Commerce (Enforcement & Compliance) / USTR / other trade parts of the gov 2) Private big law or mid size firms, typically in trade or another international area (from a google search a couple seem to be in big law int'l arbitration) or 3) appellate clerkship at Fed Circuit.

I recently clerked at the Federal Circuit. Based on what I observed, it's pretty rare for a Fed. Cir. judge to hire a CIT clerk. Of the 40+ Federal Circuit clerks, I believe only one had clerked at CIT. Trade cases make up less than 10% of the court's docket.

Anonymous User wrote:
There's a bunch of CIT judges who have already posted for 2015 - 2017 term. Anyone hear anything yet? Or know much about interviewing process?

Original Anon. At least one CIT judge is already interviewing. Happy to share more by PM if I knew who you are.

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Anonymous User wrote:
There's a bunch of CIT judges who have already posted for 2015 - 2017 term. Anyone hear anything yet? Or know much about interviewing process?

Original Anon. At least one CIT judge is already interviewing. Happy to share more by PM if I knew who you are.

ahh k havent heard anything unfortunately. are there multiple rounds of interviews? or does that mean i'm out for at least 1/3 who are accepting apps? on oscar they all still say 'available' so i assumed everyone was still reviewing.

any gen advice on how this process works.

Anonymous User wrote:
ahh k havent heard anything unfortunately. are there multiple rounds of interviews? or does that mean i'm out for at least 1/3 who are accepting apps? on oscar they all still say 'available' so i assumed everyone was still reviewing.

any gen advice on how this process works.

Original Anon. Given the different patterns of hiring, I assume that the CIT is like most other courts: some judges have hired, some judges are hiring, some judges haven't hired yet. And probably like most other courts, CIT judges hire in different ways.

Again, I'm happy to share more via PM.

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:
ahh k havent heard anything unfortunately. are there multiple rounds of interviews? or does that mean i'm out for at least 1/3 who are accepting apps? on oscar they all still say 'available' so i assumed everyone was still reviewing.

any gen advice on how this process works.

Original Anon. Given the different patterns of hiring, I assume that the CIT is like most other courts: some judges have hired, some judges are hiring, some judges haven't hired yet. And probably like most other courts, CIT judges hire in different ways.

Again, I'm happy to share more via PM.

hey - i'd love to PM a bit more about this. can you message me?

any movement on 2015 term interviews?

Anonymous User wrote:any movement on 2015 term interviews?

Stanceu has been interviewing. Restani interviews in July.