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Clerkship bonus update
Posting for transparency and to help with bargaining/assessing offers. 2025 L&W clerkship bonus $125k, 2 year clawback.
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
Are there any firms that do a 1 year clawback with that bonus?
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
is that for 1 federal clerkship? what's the bonus for 2 federal clerkships?
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
DPWs is still 75/100 lol. They might be the lowest in the V10 at this point?
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As far as I know S&C is still at 50Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:01 pmDPWs is still 75/100 lol. They might be the lowest in the V10 at this point?
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
At my smaller “boutique” that is for one federal clerkship. I don’t know the bonus for two.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:49 pmis that for 1 federal clerkship? what's the bonus for 2 federal clerkships?
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
gibson dunn is allegedly still 50/70k
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
As of 2024 K&E was 50/75. Not sure if since updated.
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I couldn't get Kirkland to budge from 75 for DCt and COA, although there are a lot of anecdotes out there of ad hoc negotiations up to 150.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:04 pmAs of 2024 K&E was 50/75. Not sure if since updated.
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
Word was that a Chancery clerk got them to match 125 but can't personally verify. Doubt they'd do that for run of the mill DCt/COA.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:00 pmI couldn't get Kirkland to budge from 75 for DCt and COA, although there are a lot of anecdotes out there of ad hoc negotiations up to 150.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:04 pmAs of 2024 K&E was 50/75. Not sure if since updated.
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
confirmed
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
Can confirm that a friend had a COA clerkship, but nothing particularly amazing, and got Kirkland to 125Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 03, 2025 11:28 amWord was that a Chancery clerk got them to match 125 but can't personally verify. Doubt they'd do that for run of the mill DCt/COA.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:00 pmI couldn't get Kirkland to budge from 75 for DCt and COA, although there are a lot of anecdotes out there of ad hoc negotiations up to 150.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:04 pmAs of 2024 K&E was 50/75. Not sure if since updated.
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Re: Clerkship bonus update
Also know of someone who got 125 from Kirkland with a COA clerkship.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 11:47 pmCan confirm that a friend had a COA clerkship, but nothing particularly amazing, and got Kirkland to 125Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 03, 2025 11:28 amWord was that a Chancery clerk got them to match 125 but can't personally verify. Doubt they'd do that for run of the mill DCt/COA.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:00 pmI couldn't get Kirkland to budge from 75 for DCt and COA, although there are a lot of anecdotes out there of ad hoc negotiations up to 150.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:04 pmAs of 2024 K&E was 50/75. Not sure if since updated.
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