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Mozart Lacrimosa

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Value in clerking a different dist. than firm job?

Post by Mozart Lacrimosa » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:34 am

If you land a clerkship in a 6th circuit district but go to a firm in Chicago, would they throw you a bonus and bump your class year? Or not care?

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Re: Value in clerking a different dist. than firm job?

Post by Nomo » Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:16 am

I think pretty much every firm would give you the bonus and start you as a second year. Why don't you ask the specific firm?

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Re: Value in clerking a different dist. than firm job?

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:00 am

Mozart Lacrimosa wrote:If you land a clerkship in a 6th circuit district but go to a firm in Chicago, would they throw you a bonus and bump your class year? Or not care?
The bonus is for the experience and the prestige, not for the connections in the relevant district (though that's an additional plus if its relevant).

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Re: Value in clerking a different dist. than firm job?

Post by CanadianWolf » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:21 am

You'll get the firm bonus.

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Re: Value in clerking a different dist. than firm job?

Post by bruinfan10 » Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:17 am

CanadianWolf wrote:You'll get the firm bonus if you're going to a biglaw firm.
FTFY

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