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how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
just wondering how much a forthcoming publication in a top 100 flagship law review as a full article (not a note) would help for circuit court apps. i know that judges vary but generally speaking is there an answer to this question? is it comparable to law review for example?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
It helps at the margins and would be a good tie-breaker in your favor, but it won't make up for deficiencies in the traditional metrics (grades, recommendations, school pedigree, etc.)
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
Relatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
That would certainly help get your application noticed and selected from the large pile of worthy applicants. If you managed to publish an article in the Harvard Law Review, you probably were already a strong applicant to begin with.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:57 pmRelatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
The real answer is it's going to 100% depend on the judge. Ones who value academia and perhaps take pride in have historically sent some of their clerks off into law teaching positions may weigh a publication more heavily than your average judge.
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
anyone happen to know any judges who particularly value publications?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 1:54 pmThe real answer is it's going to 100% depend on the judge. Ones who value academia and perhaps take pride in have historically sent some of their clerks off into law teaching positions may weigh a publication more heavily than your average judge.
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
It's not a perfect proxy, but I would assume judges who themselves have been professors or at least have published articles of their own would give greater weight to an applicant having published. Some judges really love thinking and talking about the law; a published article is a good indicator that you feel the same.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 4:53 pmanyone happen to know any judges who particularly value publications?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 1:54 pmThe real answer is it's going to 100% depend on the judge. Ones who value academia and perhaps take pride in have historically sent some of their clerks off into law teaching positions may weigh a publication more heavily than your average judge.
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
An article placement in HLR or a similar journal by a JD student who is not simultaneously doing a PhD would be basically unheard of. It just doesn’t happen.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:57 pmRelatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
So this person is probably not a student.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 2:05 amAn article placement in HLR or a similar journal by a JD student who is not simultaneously doing a PhD would be basically unheard of. It just doesn’t happen.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:57 pmRelatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
OP here. I'm also not a student if that makes any difference. thank you for the suggestions so far too!Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 1:19 pmSo this person is probably not a student.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 2:05 amAn article placement in HLR or a similar journal by a JD student who is not simultaneously doing a PhD would be basically unheard of. It just doesn’t happen.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:57 pmRelatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
I mean, I don’t think anyone but like a 1L would need to be told that an HLR *article* hit would be a plus on the clerkship market.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 1:19 pmSo this person is probably not a student.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 2:05 amAn article placement in HLR or a similar journal by a JD student who is not simultaneously doing a PhD would be basically unheard of. It just doesn’t happen.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:57 pmRelatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
if you *personally* published an article in HLR that's incredibly impressive (co-authoring with a judge or current professor or w/e is still impressive but sort of a 'was XYZ throwing a favorite a bone' thing; you see it occasionally)
not sure why you'd want to clerk though, vs doing a top-tier academic fellowship or associate professorship or w/e?
not sure why you'd want to clerk though, vs doing a top-tier academic fellowship or associate professorship or w/e?
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Re: how much does a flagship publication help for circuit court apps
Indeed - such a publication is almost certainly precluded by the journal's authorship policy.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 2:05 amAn article placement in HLR or a similar journal by a JD student who is not simultaneously doing a PhD would be basically unheard of. It just doesn’t happen.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:57 pmRelatedly, what about an article publication in the Harvard Law Review?
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