Post clerkship hiring recently Forum

[timmyd]

How is post clerkship hiring recently? I read posts on here previously about issues with post-clerkship employment. I'm looking to break into big law, or at least a larger regional firm. I currently have a fed dist clerkship. To the extent it matters, I'm not sdny or anything "prestigious". No biglaw summer of 2l.

[Anonymous User]

Litigation hiring is still pretty bad. Your best bet is to look at firms local to where your clerkship is. Are you looking for jobs out of state/region?

[timmyd]

I'm open to most places. I graduated from UT; so I'm heavily targeting Texas. I had one interview for a v10-corp ironically-in Texas. Doubt it'll pan out but who knows. As far as my district: I'm not super excited about working here. But I do have an offer from a smallish firm in the district. I'd be more interested the more populated districts in my state. Sucks lit is still down.

[jimmythecatdied6]

The general rule for post clerkship hiring is that you won't be competitive for big law if you weren't competitive during your OCI. However, I know people who struck out during OCI but then landed big law positions after clerkships, so there is definitely hope... I would be very surprised if you couldn't find something in TX as a UT grad with a DC clerkship. Good luck!

[timmyd]

Thanks! I graduated between top 11-15% but, and I have to add this, I did 1l at a ttt where I was ranked top 6%. I've previously secured interviews with high ranking vault firms outside of the oci process that didnt lead to offers. So I don't think my stats are prohibitive. It's more a matter of finding a firm looking for a clerk.