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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:54 pm

Are any firms in NY/NJ still hiring/have open applications? Or am I officially unemployed

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:02 pm

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Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:54 pm
Are any firms in NY/NJ still hiring/have open applications? Or am I officially unemployed
Coming off a COA clerkship and have had no luck in NYC but have had a couple bites in DC. Can't tell if a bad year or just me (I don't have much prior NYC experience).

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:55 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:02 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:54 pm
Are any firms in NY/NJ still hiring/have open applications? Or am I officially unemployed
Coming off a COA clerkship and have had no luck in NYC but have had a couple bites in DC. Can't tell if a bad year or just me (I don't have much prior NYC experience).
I don't want to be alarmist, but it is such a bad spring for clerk hiring that it is probably more comparable to the better periods of 2008-2013 to anything more recent. So don't feel like it's a reflection on your candidacy.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:06 pm

Any news from MoloLamken NY? Went through two rounds of interviews and haven't heard anything in a while.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:26 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:02 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:54 pm
Are any firms in NY/NJ still hiring/have open applications? Or am I officially unemployed
Coming off a COA clerkship and have had no luck in NYC but have had a couple bites in DC. Can't tell if a bad year or just me (I don't have much prior NYC experience).
Also coming off of a COA clerkship (was at the district court just before). No luck with NYC; I’ve had a couple interviews, but then it seems like things went south right after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:26 am

Wishing the best to everyone here. I am logging off this thread after having accepted an offer.

If I could give advice to those struggling -- don't hustle for a position you do not want. I had several offers at the end, many of which I chased only for their prestige. At the end of the day, you are going to be doing a job. Make sure it is one you actually want to do, not one that looks good. Life is short.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:38 pm

Will the economy still be this bad in 2024? Panicking internally about having to search post-COA (I didn’t go to a good law school)

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:42 pm

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Will the economy still be this bad in 2024? Panicking internally about having to search post-COA (I didn’t go to a good law school)
I'm not an expert, but this seems more like a long-delayed reaction to overhiring, and maybe minor layoffs for firms exposed to tech, rather than a fundamental problem with the firms. So it was going to happen eventually, just a question of how long the firms wait to do the inevitable.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:24 pm

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Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:54 pm
Are any firms in NY/NJ still hiring/have open applications? Or am I officially unemployed
Recently got a contact from a big firm in NY on an old application so seems like some firms are still looking.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:58 am

Anyone else struggling to get any bites? Had a bunch of interviews but they all seem to have peetered out. Coming off a COA clerkship this fall and very worried.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:10 am

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Anyone else struggling to get any bites? Had a bunch of interviews but they all seem to have peetered out. Coming off a COA clerkship this fall and very worried.
what market?

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:31 am

NYC

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by himi bimi » Mon Apr 10, 2023 1:21 pm

Screener at Jones Day Boston completed last week. No word yet about callback but hopeful

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:29 pm

Don't mind me, spiraling into an unemployed depression. :)

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:40 pm

Don't lose hope. Honestly, I would spam all the firms. I applied for more than 30 places and only a handful actually had an application open for clerks. The rest was just me sending my application materials to the firm's recruiter. Thankfully, I got a bunch of offers. This is in LA for context and I clerked outside Cali in a smaller district.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:55 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:24 pm
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Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:54 pm
Are any firms in NY/NJ still hiring/have open applications? Or am I officially unemployed
Recently got a contact from a big firm in NY on an old application so seems like some firms are still looking.
Wondering what firm if you wouldn't mind sharing. Have received a fair share of cold rejection but maybe there's hope for some of my apps I haven't heard back from

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:06 pm

Is it this bad for everyone, or is it just me? D. Ct. + COA clerk with 1 year big law WE. No luck so far. Feeling disappointed in myself.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:36 am

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Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:06 pm
Is it this bad for everyone, or is it just me? D. Ct. + COA clerk with 1 year big law WE. No luck so far. Feeling disappointed in myself.
What market, what school/rank?

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:36 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:06 pm
Is it this bad for everyone, or is it just me? D. Ct. + COA clerk with 1 year big law WE. No luck so far. Feeling disappointed in myself.
What market, what school/rank?

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:00 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:36 am
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:06 pm
Is it this bad for everyone, or is it just me? D. Ct. + COA clerk with 1 year big law WE. No luck so far. Feeling disappointed in myself.
What market, what school/rank?
NYC / T8 / Top 25%

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:54 am

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Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:00 am
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:36 am
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:06 pm
Is it this bad for everyone, or is it just me? D. Ct. + COA clerk with 1 year big law WE. No luck so far. Feeling disappointed in myself.
What market, what school/rank?
NYC / T8 / Top 25%
Also Dct + COA from T6 and had little luck in NYC. Got an offer in DC about a month ago though. Best of luck! keep applying and maybe follow up with firms if you have a reason for doing so and reiterate your interest.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by himi bimi » Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:29 pm

Anyone hear either way from Boston Sidley?

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:29 am

What is the typical start date for folks coming from clerkships? I'd like to take a couple months off in between, so asking for a late Oct/early Nov start date. Is that pretty common?

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:14 am

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What is the typical start date for folks coming from clerkships? I'd like to take a couple months off in between, so asking for a late Oct/early Nov start date. Is that pretty common?
You'll be fine. I view this period as an excellent opportunity to travel, and asked for a date later than that. My firm responded in 5 minutes that they had no problem with me taking months off, and wished me well.

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Re: 2022-2023 Post-Clerkship Hiring

Post by panda11011 » Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:20 am

I am slowly feeling more and more hopeless about my post-clerkship prospects and I would love any advice/insight. I graduated from a low T14 in 2020, top 1/3 GPA, and worked as a litigation associate at a Vault 80 firm in NYC before leaving to start my current federal district court clerkship in a Deep South, flyover city, with a judge who has ties to my law school. I want to return to a big firm in NYC and I have applied to nearly 40 biglaw firms. These include cold emails seeking general lit positions, applying through clerk-specific application portals, and applying online and by email to posted litigation openings. I had a few friends forward my resume, but these did not yield any results. I’ve received 10 rejections, and total silence on everything else. Is there anything I can do improve my prospects? Should I follow up on applications/emails sent in January-March? I sent some cold emails to alums and former clerks at firms I’m interested in to “pick their brains” and see if they would refer me, but not a single person has answered. I hated my old firm and I don’t want to go back. I also have not reached out to them or kept in touch, so I fear they wouldn’t even take me back if I did reach out at this point, because it would be clear they are my last resort. When I left to begin clerking, several partners told me they expect/would love to have me back. I’m so upset that I was SO excited to clerk, I feel like I clawed my way into a federal clerkship, and it’s been an overwhelmingly positive experience in every way, but that I may have fucked my career by doing it.

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