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A place to discuss post-clerkship hiring for those finishing up clerkships in 2024.

Has anyone received interviews from DC firms (either boutiques or big law)?

On that note, have firms starting interviewing yet? Interested in the more boutique-y firms

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Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:50 pm

On that note, have firms starting interviewing yet? Interested in the more boutique-y firms

Susman Godfrey and Holwell Shuster have both began interviewing.

Cravath has made at least 2 offers for clerks looking to start in Fall '24.

Patterson Belknap has began interviewing clerks looking to start in Spring '24, but as far as I know they aren't accepting applications for folks looking to start Fall '24 and won't accept those applications until January.

Don't forget to show some love to non-SDNY, SDTX, and D. Del. bankruptcy clerks! Thanks!

Has anyone applied to and received an interview for Quinn Emmanuel or Kellogg Hansen?

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Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:09 pm

Don't forget to show some love to non-SDNY, SDTX, and D. Del. bankruptcy clerks! Thanks!

Second this. I'm genuinely concerned that I won't have any luck going into a well-paying firm, bankruptcy clerking feels like a huge gamble

Williams & Connolly has started interviewing.

Zuckermam Spaeder has begun interviewing.

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:47 pm

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Applied to the NY office and immediately dinged (like the day after my application). I've heard from others that they are interviewing for next year (positions starting in summer/fall) and have given out offers.

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:49 pm

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:47 pm

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Applied to the NY office and immediately dinged (like the day after my application). I've heard from others that they are interviewing for next year (positions starting in summer/fall) and have given out offers.

Darn. Kimberly didn't even reply to my email application. Oh well.

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Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:26 pm

Has anyone applied to and received an interview for Quinn Emmanuel or Kellogg Hansen?

Kellogg has started interviewing.

I applied to Quinn and haven’t heard anything, though.

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Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:26 am

Williams & Connolly has started interviewing.

Williams & Connolly has also begun sending out post-interview rejections.

Has anyone received a second round interview invite from Zuckerman Spaeder?

I don't know about you guys, but I've been getting rejections left and right for NY firms. Didn't think I was a bad candidate, but is the market just not great for clerks atm?

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Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:28 pm

I don't know about you guys, but I've been getting rejections left and right for NY firms. Didn't think I was a bad candidate, but is the market just not great for clerks atm?

The market is fine, it's just a numbers game. You'll likely get far more rejections than interview offers. This isn't like OCI. Keep on applying and interviewing, something will stick!

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:49 pm

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:47 pm

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Applied to the NY office and immediately dinged (like the day after my application). I've heard from others that they are interviewing for next year (positions starting in summer/fall) and have given out offers.

Darn. Kimberly didn't even reply to my email application. Oh well.

LOL I applied recently to Susman too and received a swift ding. I wonder if I applied too late? I am sure after they sent out their recruitment letter people immediately applied

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Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:15 pm

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Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:53 pm

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:49 pm

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:47 pm

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Applied to the NY office and immediately dinged (like the day after my application). I've heard from others that they are interviewing for next year (positions starting in summer/fall) and have given out offers.

Darn. Kimberly didn't even reply to my email application. Oh well.

LOL I applied recently to Susman too and received a swift ding. I wonder if I applied too late? I am sure after they sent out their recruitment letter people immediately applied

It's not too late--I know many people who applied in January/February last year and got offers. I expect the same to be true this year.

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:49 pm

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:47 pm

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Applied to the NY office and immediately dinged (like the day after my application). I've heard from others that they are interviewing for next year (positions starting in summer/fall) and have given out offers.

Darn. Kimberly didn't even reply to my email application. Oh well.

Who is Kimberly?

I’m not one of the anons you’re replying to, but after a quick Google I figured out that Kimberly is the recruiting contact for Susman.

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Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:41 pm

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Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:53 pm

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Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:49 pm

Anonymous User wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:47 pm

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Applied to the NY office and immediately dinged (like the day after my application). I've heard from others that they are interviewing for next year (positions starting in summer/fall) and have given out offers.

Darn. Kimberly didn't even reply to my email application. Oh well.

Who is Kimberly?

She's the point person who appears to be accepting the documents from emailed applications to Susman. She's on the website.

Applied to susman godfrey about 2-3 weeks ago. Just got my rejection email.

So how good of a candidate do you have to be to actually get a Susman interview? Lol

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Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:40 pm

So how good of a candidate do you have to be to actually get a Susman interview? Lol

I got one. Not sure it went great though, haven’t heard back lol. Clerking on CA2/9/DC. Went to HYS (pretty good grades) and similar UG.