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U Chicago Clerkship Chances
There's a thread like this for Stanford, and I'm curious what TLS has to say for Chicago, particularly because of our unique grading scale. What grades are needed to clerk for CoA? Are journals absolutely required for most clerkships still?
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
I would be interested in this as well.
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
Journals are definitely helpful, but not necessary at all. It will probably exclude you from the most competitive judges, though.
The funky grading system is somewhat ameliorated by letters of recommendation; many professors calculate your GPA and say your approximate class rank in their letter if they think it would be useful for you.
The funky grading system is somewhat ameliorated by letters of recommendation; many professors calculate your GPA and say your approximate class rank in their letter if they think it would be useful for you.
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
I had just over a 179 and a secondary journal. I got a handful of district court interviews (one led to offer), but no CoA interviews.
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
Top 10% is going to give you a good shot at a CoA gig. For judges like D. Wood and Posner you'll probably need to be K&E.
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WheninLaw
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
It depends a lot on where you are from. If you don't have great ties and want a sexy appellate gig, top 10% is credited.
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
Given that feeder judges are now moving early summer, before Chicago grades come out, are Chicago students at a disadvantage for those clerkships?
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runinthefront
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
Wouldn't your school's clerkship office be able to provide much better data? I mean, It's Chicago: it has to be someone's job.
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Re: U Chicago Clerkship Chances
are you new or something?runinthefront wrote:Wouldn't your school's clerkship office be able to provide much better data? I mean, It's Chicago: it has to be someone's job.
