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COA worth it?
Current district court clerk interested in applying for elite litigation boutiques. From what I've seen on firm bios, a fair number of associates also seem to have a COA clerkship under their belts. Looks like I've missed the boat for 2019 hiring, so any COA clerkship would have to start in 2020, by which time, I'll be around 5-6 years out of law school. I don't have any particular interest in appellate work, but can't tell if a COA clerkship is a de facto requirement. If I don't do one, would that significantly affect my chances at a lit boutique? And if I do end up doing one, would the fact that I'll have been out of law school for that long also affect my chances one way or the other? Thanks all.
- daedalus2309
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Re: COA worth it?
Can't answer other questions, but I think positions starting in summer 2019 are still out there. 2L's won't apply to most of those until their fall 2017 grades are out. Feeders are done though.
I would think your seniority is probably a more important factor at this point, for better and for worse.
Disclaimer: I'm a dumbass
I would think your seniority is probably a more important factor at this point, for better and for worse.
Disclaimer: I'm a dumbass
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Re: COA worth it?
Also I would think your stats would be determinative. If you don't have stats for the top shops, adding a CoA isn't really going to help.
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Re: COA worth it?
The "elite litigation boutiques" generally don't hire applicants who are 5-6 years out of law school.Anonymous User wrote:Current district court clerk interested in applying for elite litigation boutiques. From what I've seen on firm bios, a fair number of associates also seem to have a COA clerkship under their belts. Looks like I've missed the boat for 2019 hiring, so any COA clerkship would have to start in 2020, by which time, I'll be around 5-6 years out of law school.
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Re: COA worth it?
In your situation, it's not worth it.
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Re: COA worth it?
OP here. Responses were helpful -- thanks!
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Re: COA worth it?
This. Although, if you aren't getting interviews with the most commonly named TLS "elite litigation boutiques" that generally don't hire applicants 5-6 years out of law school, it could be worth doing the COA clerkship and applying to other "elite litigation boutiques" that aren't quite as well-known around TLS, and which prefer (or even require) actual litigation experience. I suspect by that time, a COA clerkship really isn't going to bump your chances, though.rpupkin wrote:The "elite litigation boutiques" generally don't hire applicants who are 5-6 years out of law school.Anonymous User wrote:Current district court clerk interested in applying for elite litigation boutiques. From what I've seen on firm bios, a fair number of associates also seem to have a COA clerkship under their belts. Looks like I've missed the boat for 2019 hiring, so any COA clerkship would have to start in 2020, by which time, I'll be around 5-6 years out of law school.