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A place to discuss post-clerkship hiring for those finishing up clerkships in 2022. The bulk of post-clerkship biglaw hiring will start in January 2022

Previous threads:
-2020-2021: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=307216
-2019-2020: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=303246
-2018-2019: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=297592
-2017-2018: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=281662
-2016-2017: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=268847

See also:

-COVID-19's impact on post-clerkship hiring:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=304910
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=305373
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=308867

-Non-biglaw post clerkship:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=310654
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=306708
-viewtopic.php?f=23&t=310636

-Application Timing:
-viewtopic.php?f=23&t=307010
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=297905

-General Questions:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=306932
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=229071
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=306185
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=287810
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=279247
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=297068

-Biglaw Grade Selectivity:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=307884
-viewtopic.php?f=23&t=277688

-Clerkship Portability:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=304783

-Recruiters for biglaw:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=299568

-Biglaw Class Credit:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=304305

-Writing Sample & Cover Letter:
-viewtopic.php?f=23&t=309206
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=284634
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=278091

-Biglaw Interview Questions:
-viewtopic.php?f=34&t=277502

What do people think of the market this year? Also curious whether there will be in person interviews.

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Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:23 am

What do people think of the market this year? Also curious whether there will be in person interviews.

Good question. I'd be curious to hear from anyone involved in biglaw hiring, e.g., how has the timeline shifted, if at all, from last year's cycle.

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:46 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:23 am

What do people think of the market this year? Also curious whether there will be in person interviews.

Good question. I'd be curious to hear from anyone involved in biglaw hiring, e.g., how has the timeline shifted, if at all, from last year's cycle.

I've had post clerkship interviews (clerking in a district court in a major market non-nyc) as early as august of this year. I already accepted an offer. I think it's worth applying early because a lot of firms seems to have hired less litigation folks for the fall 2022 class.

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:25 am

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:46 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:23 am

What do people think of the market this year? Also curious whether there will be in person interviews.

Good question. I'd be curious to hear from anyone involved in biglaw hiring, e.g., how has the timeline shifted, if at all, from last year's cycle.

I've had post clerkship interviews (clerking in a district court in a major market non-nyc) as early as august of this year. I already accepted an offer. I think it's worth applying early because a lot of firms seems to have hired less litigation folks for the fall 2022 class.

Were these with big laws in New York? Non-nyc? Boutique?

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:10 pm

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:25 am

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:46 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:23 am

What do people think of the market this year? Also curious whether there will be in person interviews.

Good question. I'd be curious to hear from anyone involved in biglaw hiring, e.g., how has the timeline shifted, if at all, from last year's cycle.

I've had post clerkship interviews (clerking in a district court in a major market non-nyc) as early as august of this year. I already accepted an offer. I think it's worth applying early because a lot of firms seems to have hired less litigation folks for the fall 2022 class.

Were these with big laws in New York? Non-nyc? Boutique?

big law non-nyc

Anyone have information about the LA market?

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Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:50 pm

Anyone have information about the LA market?

I saw Greenberg traurig LA was specifically hiring for entry level/post clerk lit

Anyone know about the DC market?

Anyone have a sense on Boston?

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Curious what people's thoughts are. Have people, other than the earlier poster, actually started applying? If so, in what markets?

My SDNY chambers has gotten a couple of letters from NYC boutiques—e.g. from Wigdor, the high-end plaintiff’s employment boutique—but nothing else so far.

My clerkship ends in in January 2023. Should I apply on the normal clerkship timeline or do I push my applications back a few months from the normal timeline?

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Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:03 pm

My clerkship ends in in January 2023. Should I apply on the normal clerkship timeline or do I push my applications back a few months from the normal timeline?

I'd probably reach out to recruitment contacts at firms and see what they suggest. Might make sense to hold off doing so until Jan. 2022.

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Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:56 pm

My SDNY chambers has gotten a couple of letters from NYC boutiques—e.g. from Wigdor, the high-end plaintiff’s employment boutique—but nothing else so far.

My COA received letters from Kellogg but nothing else.

Hey y'all -- I have a question about this. Do firms generally post specific "post-clerkship" listings, or do we just apply to junior associate positions? Or email recruiting contacts directly? I'm clueless.

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Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:13 am

Hey y'all -- I have a question about this. Do firms generally post specific "post-clerkship" listings, or do we just apply to junior associate positions? Or email recruiting contacts directly? I'm clueless.

Some firms post specific post-clerkship listings. If there's not one, it's probably best to email the recruitment contact to figure out how to proceed.

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Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:12 am

Anyone know about the DC market?

Skadden DC not hiring clerks for lit positions at the moment.

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Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:37 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:12 am

Anyone know about the DC market?

Skadden DC not hiring clerks for lit positions at the moment.

Same with Akin DC

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Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:49 am

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Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:37 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:12 am

Anyone know about the DC market?

Skadden DC not hiring clerks for lit positions at the moment.

Same with Akin DC

Paul comma Weiss DC has started screeners

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Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:34 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:49 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:37 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:12 am

Anyone know about the DC market?

Skadden DC not hiring clerks for lit positions at the moment.

Same with Akin DC

Paul comma Weiss DC has started screeners

I chuckled.

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Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:34 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:49 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:37 am

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:12 am

Anyone know about the DC market?

Skadden DC not hiring clerks for lit positions at the moment.

Same with Akin DC

Paul comma Weiss DC has started screeners

Jenner DC will begin post-clerkship hiring in February.

Does anyone have any sense of when the NYC firms will be hiring clerks? I've not found a lot of intel yet, so my presumption was something like January/February, but any insight would really be appreciated.

Is it too early to begin mass applying to firms? I see a few of them have posted openings, but others have simply said to email the recruitment contact without any word as to the timeline of their application process.