Kramer Levin: Out by 7:00.

IS LATHAM KIDDING?
Kramer Levin now has a higher Clerkship Bonus than a V-10 firm????

This is seriously outrageous.

LATHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAM

(& Watkins)

Come on! You can do it!

IS LATHAM KIDDING?
Kramer Levin now has a higher Clerkship Bonus than a V-10 firm????

This is seriously outrageous.

And the silence is deafening from Gibson and Latham...

Alright -- Who's calling Gibson and Latham. They should be appalled.

David, pretty please put your clout into action ...

come up with something better than "the silence is deafening," douchebag.

Can someone please e-mail Latham's Head of Recruiting and see if they are even considering raising??

which firms are paying 70k for two years?

who is Kramer Levin?

11:38, click through to the Law Clerk Addict's list, which shows who pays $70K for two years of clerking.

Thank you Kirkland. I love you even more now.

Kramer Levin --- Vault #92

I CAN"T BELIEVE IT'S A LAW FIRM is paying $100k for two years!!!

Why is Milbank $15k? I thought they weren't cheap anymore?

Kramer Levin rocks!! Just accepted my post-clerkship offer from them.

Kramer Levin rocks!! Just accepted my post-clerkship offer from them.

Clerkship Bonuses (as of 8/8/07)

The $50k Club (* = $50k/$70k):
2. Cravath*
3. SullCrom*
4. Skadden*
5. Davis Polk
6. STB
7. Cleary
9. Weil*
10. Covington (NY only)
11. Kirkland
12. Debevoise*
13. Paul Weiss*
19. OMM
20. White & Case
23. MoFo
29. Fried Frank
30. Ropes & Gray (NY only)*
31. Paul Hastings*
32. Wilkie Farr
33. Akin Gump (NY only)
35. Dewey Ballantine
52. LeBoeuf*
55. Cahill
92. Kramer Levin*
NR. Patterson Belknap

The Vault 20 LIST OF SHAME:
1. Wachtell ($0)
8. Latham ($35k)
14. Shearman ($15k)
15. Wilmer ($35k)
16. Williams & Connolly ($35k)
17. Sidley ($35k)
18. Gibson ($35k)

Pathetic.

Not Kramer, but all the other so-called "top" firms who haven't matched the $50k clerkship bonus. Latham, Shearman, Gibson, etc. But Latham is the most glaring.

When is Wilmer going to step up? Or do they just enjoy nickel-and-diming their associates in every possible manner?

does anyone know whether any firms pay any sort of bonus (or time credit) for state court clerkships that arent with the highest court in the state?

and no, i didnt quite have the credentials for a fed/state sup ct clerkship so save the harsh comments, please

thanks

What level clerk do you have to be to get the bonuses?

Any federal/state superior court? What about federal magistrate judges; do they have clerks?

Magistrate Judges don't have clerks, they have trained gerbils that spew out orders and opinions on pretrial, non-dispositive motions.

I know, I was one such trained gerbil.

I left the job one day in September after pooping in the water dish.

According to Quinn Emanuel's website:

"The firm offers judicial clerks a $50,000 signing bonus."

12:14 -- To answer your question more substantively than the poster at 12:36 -- who is obviously bitter at his/her lack of success in procuring any clerkship, and has written an entertaining (although completely misleading) account of MJ clerks' work -- most biglaw shops, at least in NYC, will give MJ clerks the same bonus as District Court clerks.

UPDATED TO INCLUDE QUINN (it is indeed on its website):

Clerkship Bonuses (as of 8/9/07)

The $50k Club (* = $50k/$70k):
2. Cravath*
3. SullCrom*
4. Skadden*
5. Davis Polk
6. STB
7. Cleary
9. Weil*
10. Covington (NY only)
11. Kirkland
12. Debevoise*
13. Paul Weiss*
19. OMM
20. White & Case
23. MoFo
29. Fried Frank
30. Ropes & Gray (NY only)*
31. Paul Hastings*
32. Wilkie Farr
33. Akin Gump (NY only)
35. Dewey Ballantine
43. Quinn Emanuel
52. LeBoeuf*
55. Cahill
92. Kramer Levin*
NR. Patterson Belknap

The Vault 20 LIST OF SHAME:
1. Wachtell ($0)
8. Latham ($35k)
14. Shearman ($15k)
15. Wilmer ($35k)
16. Williams & Connolly ($35k)
17. Sidley ($35k)
18. Gibson ($35k)

So let me get this right: 12 firms outside the Vault 20 are paying more than firms like Gibson and Sidley?

Offering $50K clerkship bonus:

80% of V10
60% of V20
54% of V35

MJ Clerk:

I believe I recognize you from the cedar chip pile.

"Lack of success in procurring any clerkship?"

Nonsense. I was there.

actually, "It Is I" has it right, MJ clerks are trained gerbils. I was going to disagree and say that mj clerks were "guinea pigs," But I realized that that would give them too much credit. I'm glad to see that gerbils still get the bonuses though. all for figuring out how to find the water bottle.

LATHAM?!?

I Can't Believe MJ Clerks Are Gerbils!

I was Roy Pearson's clerk and all I got was a free pair of pants that I stole when I dropped off his dry cleaning one day.

MJclerk - why is the account misleading? What are some pros and cons of clerking for a MJ judge?

I can't speak for all districts, but in the EDNY, Magistrate Judges handle numerous dispositive motions on referral (i.e., summary judgement, motions to dismiss), and have a steady diet of civil trials (more than many DJs do in, say, Oklahoma). They also handle discovery from the filing of a complaint to the start of trial.

A district court clerkship is more prestigious, no doubt. And sometimes dealing with discovery issues can be vexing. However, clerking for an MJ is an incredibly valuable experience and is great preparation for biglaw, where you'll probably be working on discovery issues for a few years anyway. All the MJ clerks I know got jobs at top firms in NYC if they wanted them (along with the bonus).

People who refer to MJ clerks as "gerbils," while mildly amusing, are quite obviously not familiar with the way the federal judiciary works. I have never found DJ clerks to be rude or disrespectful about the difference between our respective jobs, and people who claim to be district court clerks (1:16) while disparaging the valuable work MJ clerks perform are simply not credible. DJ clerks are smarter than that by far (and really not at all that bitter).

Whoever is posting such vitriolic and insulting comments about a whole class of people is most likely a pre-law student (or perhaps a disgruntled attorney without a clerkship?) who has grown tired of XOXO. I would suggest they either go back to posting on that board or do more research before attempting to pose as an employee of the federal judiciary.

Lat, can you do a separate post regarding Quinn's raising to $50k? Every time a non-NY-based firm raises, it's relevant to all other such firms that have yet to raise. And by "relevant," I mean a kick in the butt.

Thanks.

I second the call for a post on Quinn's raise to $50k, if in fact Quinn has raised.

Quinn has raised. It's on their website.

2:22:

I agree with you. I am a circuit court clerk. Though, personally, I have no respect for magistrate judge clerkships, I have no respect for district court clerkships, either.

2:48

i hope you get hit by a car

MJclerk:

The "federal judiciary" has no employees. The US Courts, on the other hand, is the entity that paid my salary while I was a trained gerbil.

Look, I get it, you take yourself and your job seriously. I chose, and continue to choose, to do neither.

2:50:

Hope away, my friend. You still aren't clerking on a circuit court. You are lesser in the eyes of the legal community. It's that simple. I don't make the rules.

Did I hear someone talking about Gerbils?

Did I hear someone talking about Gerbils?

I wish I was a clerk...I wish I was a clerk...I wish I was a clerk...

Engelica:

It's "I wish I *WERE* a clerk."

Explains why you're not.

3:53-54: Yes, yes you did.

Unless they've raised recently, Covington (non-NY offices) should be added to the Vault List of Shame.