Applying to federal clerkships requiring as minimum qualifications 1 year of experience, but I myself have no post-graduate experience.
Has anyone done this? Any success?
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Applying to fed. clerkships 1 yr of exp required with no exp
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grand inquisitor
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Re: Applying to fed. clerkships 1 yr of exp required with no exp
if the judge specifically requires one year of post-J.D. experience, you are wasting your time applying if you don't have it imo
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Re: Applying to fed. clerkships 1 yr of exp required with no exp
Flame. Next thing OP will tell us is that they are a 0L who hasn't taken the LSAT yet but is PT'ing at 176.
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Re: Applying to fed. clerkships 1 yr of exp required with no exp
100%. If a clerkship posting says that something you lack is "preferred," go for it, but you're usually wasting your time if you lack something that is "required."grand inquisitor wrote:if the judge specifically requires one year of post-J.D. experience, you are wasting your time applying if you don't have it imo
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Re: Applying to fed. clerkships 1 yr of exp required with no exp
^ what he said.
Anecdotally, I've had some success with judges who prefer "minimum of 2 years" of work experience with 1.5 years, but I had to compensate with other factors. The reality is that there are many folks in the application pool with at least 1 year of work experience, some coming from clerkships, others from prestigious public interest organizations or big firms. Do you have anything on your resume to compete with that?
Anecdotally, I've had some success with judges who prefer "minimum of 2 years" of work experience with 1.5 years, but I had to compensate with other factors. The reality is that there are many folks in the application pool with at least 1 year of work experience, some coming from clerkships, others from prestigious public interest organizations or big firms. Do you have anything on your resume to compete with that?
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