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Clerkship Bonus for Magistrate
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:39 am
by Anonymous User
What is the general consensus for bonuses for clerkships with magistrate judges?
I assume not every firm treats this the same, but I'm interested in firms in Vault 80-100 range (Fox Rothschild, Davis Wright, Ballard, Cozen). Any information specific to these firms would be great, but info about other firms is helpful too!
Re: Clerkship Bonus for Magistrate
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:45 am
by wwwcol
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Re: Clerkship Bonus for Magistrate
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:32 pm
by Anonymous User
wwwcol wrote:0
OP here. 0 as in there is no bonus? Care to elaborate?
Re: Clerkship Bonus for Magistrate
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:43 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:wwwcol wrote:0
OP here. 0 as in there is no bonus? Care to elaborate?
If you have a firm in mind, you should reach out to them and ask. I know a lot do give for mag.
Re: Clerkship Bonus for Magistrate
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:52 pm
by Anonymous User
This varies from firm to firm and district to district. MJ responsibilities differ widely between districts, and resultingly, so do clerkships. As I understand it, the districts where MJs have the most responsibility are SDNY and NDCA (there are probably others, but these are two MJ clerkships that I know have value). An MJ in a flyover state is far less likely to garner a bonus as opposed to one in the aforementioned districts.
I also assume that there's a regional component to this, so that MJ clerkship might only get you a bonus at a firm in the same district as the MJ (as always, this is probably less true of SDNY).
Anecdotally, I know at least one person who is getting a standard clerkship bonus (commensurate with AIII) at their BL firm for an MJ clerkship in the same district (SDNY/NDCA).