Publishing during a clerkship? Forum

[Laserguy213]

Apologies if the answer to this question is obvious, but I wanted to cross my Ts and solicit the collective knowledge of this forum.

If I am publishing during a clerkship, is that okay to the extent I clear the subject matter/tone/etc. with my judge? I think that is probably all I need to do, and i expect my judge to probably be fine with it, but I just want to ensure that it would not be completely taboo to be publishing during a clerkship/make sure I am not missing any considerations.

I won't be publishing on anything hot-button. It's financial regulation related so I don't think there is anything to worry about as far as subject matter goes.

Thanks!

[Anonymous User]

Apologies if the answer to this question is obvious, but I wanted to cross my Ts and solicit the collective knowledge of this forum.

If I am publishing during a clerkship, is that okay to the extent I clear the subject matter/tone/etc. with my judge? I think that is probably all I need to do, and i expect my judge to probably be fine with it, but I just want to ensure that it would not be completely taboo to be publishing during a clerkship/make sure I am not missing any considerations.

I won't be publishing on anything hot-button. It's financial regulation related so I don't think there is anything to worry about as far as subject matter goes.

Thanks!

It's not generally taboo; I also did this. Usually you would want to ask the judge before submitting the paper, because some judges do have a hard ban on publications during your clerkship. Assuming your judge doesn't, I would not list your clerkship in your author bio or would ask your judge for their preferred disclaimer language to distance the judge from the views expressed in your article.

[Laserguy213]

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for! Much appreciated.