What are my chances? Forum

[Anonymous User]

What are my odds at getting a district court clerkship?


2L

Top 15% at lower TT

Law Review, but not published

Summering at V75

Willing to go anywhere & sending apps to around 100 judges

[jimmythecatdied6]

Very poor.

[WheninLaw]

What are my odds at getting a district court clerkship?


2L

Top 15% at lower TT

Law Review, but not published

Summering at V75

Willing to go anywhere & sending apps to around 100 judges

Very poor. You'll need the right combination of (1) ties; (2) excellent LOR's; (3) judge and/or clerk graduates of your school; (4) luck.

[JusticeJackson]

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[Anonymous User]

OP here

Would applying again during my 3L help my chances at all?

[transferror]

Where (state/region) is your school?

[JusticeJackson]

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[Anonymous User]

Where (state/region) is your school?

California

[Anonymous User]

Very poor like 10%? 5%? Less than 1%?

Thanks

[wwwcol]

Very poor like 10%? 5%? Less than 1%?

Thanks

this is an imperfect science, man. your chances are bad, but trying to quantify them makes no sense since there's so much randomness in the process. whether you get an interview with a particular chambers could literally depend on whether the clerk spilled his coffee on your resume (and thus felt compelled to throw it out instead of recommending a dirty resume to the judge).

if you want to clerk, you should apply broadly since it's costless on OSCAR and near-costless via mail.

[WheninLaw]

Very poor like 10%? 5%? Less than 1%?

Thanks

Impossible to quantify and depends on who you apply to. I'd guess much less than 1% in California.

[JusticeJackson]

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[wwwcol]

Very poor like 10%? 5%? Less than 1%?

Thanks

0.2738%

Don't hold back details from OP. Please provide answer to at least 7 sig figs