Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2025 1:42 am
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
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:44 am
Are there any firms that do a 1 year clawback with that bonus?
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:49 pm
is that for 1 federal clerkship? what's the bonus for 2 federal clerkships?
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:01 pm
DPWs is still 75/100 lol. They might be the lowest in the V10 at this point?
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:24 pm
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?
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:16 am
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?
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:50 am
gibson dunn is allegedly still 50/70k
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:04 pm
As of 2024 K&E was 50/75. Not sure if since updated.
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:00 pm
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.
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 11:28 am
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.
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 5:12 pm
confirmed
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 11:47 pm
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.
Re: Clerkship bonus update
Posted: Mon May 12, 2025 10:23 am
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.