2023-2024 Post-Clerkship Hiring Forum

[himi bimi]

Anyone here from Jones Day Boston or DLA Piper (national search)?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone here from Jones Day Boston or DLA Piper (national search)?

I applied to JD Boston a long time ago, accepted a position elsewhere, and withdrew my other applications. I got an email ding (no interview) about a month ago, but idk if that’s because I withdrew. No clue what’s going on there.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone here from Jones Day Boston or DLA Piper (national search)?

I applied to them a long time ago, accepted a position elsewhere, and withdrew my other applications. I got an email ding (no interview) about a month ago, but idk if that’s because I withdrew. No clue what’s going on there.

Thank u is that Jones Day or DLA Piper?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone here from Jones Day Boston or DLA Piper (national search)?

I applied to them a long time ago, accepted a position elsewhere, and withdrew my other applications. I got an email ding (no interview) about a month ago, but idk if that’s because I withdrew. No clue what’s going on there.

Thank u is that Jones Day or DLA Piper?

Jones Day. (I edited the post to reflect this. My bad.)

[Anonymous User]

Anyone here from Jones Day Boston or DLA Piper (national search)?

I applied to them a long time ago, accepted a position elsewhere, and withdrew my other applications. I got an email ding (no interview) about a month ago, but idk if that’s because I withdrew. No clue what’s going on there.

Thank u is that Jones Day or DLA Piper?

Jones Day. (I edited the post to reflect this. My bad.)

No thank you!

[Anonymous User]

Anyone here from Jones Day Boston or DLA Piper (national search)?

I applied to JD Boston a long time ago, accepted a position elsewhere, and withdrew my other applications. I got an email ding (no interview) about a month ago, but idk if that’s because I withdrew. No clue what’s going on there.

Sorry last question, how long after you withdrew did you receive the ding?

[Anonymous User]

DJ clerk checking in...is NYC litigation hiring still very sluggish for everyone? Feels like no one is advertising for post-clerkship positions. Of the ones that are, I haven't gotten a single cold interview from just applying. Every conversation I've had has been the result of a recruiter or a strong reference. Three post-interview rejections (1 after a boutique screener that wasn't a good fit, 1 after final rounds where there was one very specific position open that they wanted more firm experience for, 1 after final rounds where who knows why). I'm currently waiting to hear back from PW after final rounds and am optimistic/still within the normal time window, but if that doesn't pan out I have no leads. I don't really want to go back to my summer firm but if I don't have any other options I may have to. And even then I'm not 100% positive they have a spot for me given that I haven't been in contact since Summer 2021.

My judge is shocked how slow it's been for me and my co-clerk. I reached out to her old firm with the referral of her friend two weeks ago and haven't even heard anything from them. And the firms I talk to seem to think I'm inundated with options. So I don't get what's up. Just not how I saw it going at all and wanted to vent.

[himi bimi]

Litigation has been brutal in Boston and my new York contacts say and said the same thing for last two cycles. It's crazy.

[Anonymous User]

100% agree. I’m a bankruptcy clerk in a major jurisdiction (SDNY/DE/SDTX) and it’s brutal for us too. I’m absolutely shocked

[Anonymous User]

I'm an appellate clerk, and it's been shockingly rough here too. Insane!

[Anonymous User]

SDNY clerk here, received 3 interviews and 2 offers. All of the other SDNY clerks I know have received 1-2 offers as well. Not so bad. Just apply broadly and keep grinding.

[Anonymous User]

I clerk for a DJ in California. Anecdotally, my co-clerks who applied to firms in Cali had much more success than those who applied to firms in other markets like NY/DC/Chicago. It seems logical that it would be more difficult to get a job with an out of market firm, but at the same time it's unexpected.

[Anonymous User]

SDNY clerk here, received 3 interviews and 2 offers. All of the other SDNY clerks I know have received 1-2 offers as well. Not so bad. Just apply broadly and keep grinding.

What were the general stats of you and the people who got offers. You said SDNY so I assume at least top 25% at T14 right or approximate?

[Anonymous User]

DJ clerk checking in...is NYC litigation hiring still very sluggish for everyone? Feels like no one is advertising for post-clerkship positions. Of the ones that are, I haven't gotten a single cold interview from just applying. Every conversation I've had has been the result of a recruiter or a strong reference. Three post-interview rejections (1 after a boutique screener that wasn't a good fit, 1 after final rounds where there was one very specific position open that they wanted more firm experience for, 1 after final rounds where who knows why). I'm currently waiting to hear back from PW after final rounds and am optimistic/still within the normal time window, but if that doesn't pan out I have no leads. I don't really want to go back to my summer firm but if I don't have any other options I may have to. And even then I'm not 100% positive they have a spot for me given that I haven't been in contact since Summer 2021.

My judge is shocked how slow it's been for me and my co-clerk. I reached out to her old firm with the referral of her friend two weeks ago and haven't even heard anything from them. And the firms I talk to seem to think I'm inundated with options. So I don't get what's up. Just not how I saw it going at all and wanted to vent.

Above poster here. Must have manifested something because I found out yesterday I'm getting an offer! Started applying in January and it took this long. Hang in there, everyone.

[Anonymous User]

SDNY clerk here, received 3 interviews and 2 offers. All of the other SDNY clerks I know have received 1-2 offers as well. Not so bad. Just apply broadly and keep grinding.

What were the general stats of you and the people who got offers. You said SDNY so I assume at least top 25% at T14 right or approximate?

I went to a T20 (not a T14) and was in the top 25% and the other clerks I know with multiple offers went to a T40 and were also in the top 25% and I think they were all in law review as well. All of us had between 2-4 years of experience at V50 biglaw firms.