Fed MJ to SSC?
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:00 pm
Hey all:
Background: I'm a non-HYS 2014 T14 grad. I start a MJ clerkship this fall in a western state. Thereafter, I'm moving to a major market and hope to use the clerkship to get into a firm (I skipped OCI because I had PI plans at the time--it wasn't grades-motivated). I had hoped to get a second clerkship with a DJ in or near my target market to help get into a firm, but it hasn't yet panned out (largely because my school lacks strong ties to that market).
Last year, I applied to the CJ of an SSC that neighbors the market, and the CJ called to ask me to interview one month after I was offered and accepted the MJ gig. She understood and said I should apply again this year if I remained interested. Without divulging too many details, this judge is better known and more influential than most SSC judges (though I don't know whether that matters). As nothing else has yet panned out, I'm wondering whether I should pursue the position.
Advice? It's a paycheck, and I'd get LRAP help from the law school. But I think I'd pass on it if I were more confident in landing a firm job next fall. I don't know whether my MJ clerkship will have pull over 1,000 miles from this particular city (hence, why I'm entertaining the SSC).
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Background: I'm a non-HYS 2014 T14 grad. I start a MJ clerkship this fall in a western state. Thereafter, I'm moving to a major market and hope to use the clerkship to get into a firm (I skipped OCI because I had PI plans at the time--it wasn't grades-motivated). I had hoped to get a second clerkship with a DJ in or near my target market to help get into a firm, but it hasn't yet panned out (largely because my school lacks strong ties to that market).
Last year, I applied to the CJ of an SSC that neighbors the market, and the CJ called to ask me to interview one month after I was offered and accepted the MJ gig. She understood and said I should apply again this year if I remained interested. Without divulging too many details, this judge is better known and more influential than most SSC judges (though I don't know whether that matters). As nothing else has yet panned out, I'm wondering whether I should pursue the position.
Advice? It's a paycheck, and I'd get LRAP help from the law school. But I think I'd pass on it if I were more confident in landing a firm job next fall. I don't know whether my MJ clerkship will have pull over 1,000 miles from this particular city (hence, why I'm entertaining the SSC).
Thanks in advance for the advice.