Withdrawing from State Court Application Post-Interview Forum
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Withdrawing from State Court Application Post-Interview
A couple of weeks ago I interviewed for a clerkship on a state court; I am still waiting to hear back. For a few reasons (none of which are related to the court or the judge), I've decided I would rather take a law firm position I was offered rather than clerking. I am considering calling the judge to withdraw my application before she makes a decision; is it poor form to withdraw after the interview? I feel that it would be worse if I declined a potential offer if made one.
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Anonymous User
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Re: Withdrawing from State Court Application Post-Interview
You can call and gracefully say you decided to accept an offer elsewhere. Agreed that it would be worse to decline an offer, if it were made.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:33 pmA couple of weeks ago I interviewed for a clerkship on a state court; I am still waiting to hear back. For a few reasons (none of which are related to the court or the judge), I've decided I would rather take a law firm position I was offered rather than clerking. I am considering calling the judge to withdraw my application before she makes a decision; is it poor form to withdraw after the interview? I feel that it would be worse if I declined a potential offer if made one.
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nixy
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Re: Withdrawing from State Court Application Post-Interview
Yeah, just call and politely withdraw. Definitely better to do it now than if they call up to make an offer.
