Clerkships
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Stephen Reinhardt
Freshly Baked Crack for the Clerkship Addicts Among You
For the limited but passionate segment of the ATL readership that avidly follows the federal judiciary and clerkship news, the past week has been a good one. First, there was this very interesting Legal Times article by Joe Palazzolo, about the debacle known as the law clerk hiring process. Executive summary: “As in most family […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Shearman & Sterling Joins the $50K/$70K Club
Sometimes it takes a while. But we usually get results, eventually. Back in July, we published a post entitled Clerkship Bonus Watch: What’s Up With Shearman? Today, at 12:32 p.m., this email went around at Shearman & Sterling: At the last meeting of the Associates Committee in New York, the committee representatives noted that we […] - Sponsored
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Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: More Details About Recent Changes
Following up on our recent coverage of changes to the salary and benefit schemes for federal law clerks, here’s an interesting article from the Daily Business Review: Federal judges around the country will feel the belt-tightening that has cut into other areas of the judiciary in a rule change that limits their ability to hire […]
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Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Law Schools
The Clerkship Application Process: What's Going On?
Many judges are done hiring their law clerks for next year. We’re happy to report that several of our friends, whom we were informally advising on the process, landed clerkships with their top picks. For those of you who are still going through the process, this gossip might be of interest: Rumor check: word on […] -
Clerkships, Fashion, Media and Journalism, Reader Polls, Roy Pearson
Ambiguous Headline of the Day
We noted this development in passing yesterday. Now here’s an AP article with a great title: And then she headed off to a clerkship interview? P.S. Results of our recent fashion poll after the jump. Dry Cleaner in Pants Suit Closes [AP] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: ALJ Clerks and Staff Attorneys
After we did a post about foreign clerkships, we received a number of follow-up inquiries. Readers wanted to know whether any firms pay clerkship bonuses to (1) staff attorneys and (2) administrative law judge clerks: “I was wondering if there are bonuses offered for ALJ clerkships – you can clerk in D.C. for, among others, […] -
Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: Thus Spake the Judicial Conference
Last week we asked, “What’s going on with clerkship salaries and benefits?” Now we have some answers. Yesterday the Judicial Conference issued a press release that discussed law clerk salaries, among many other subjects. Here are the money (haha) quotes: The Conference today also voted to continue implementing its cost-containment program by adopting a series […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Foreign Clerkships?
Here’s a twist on clerkship bonus news, from a reader: With all the talk about rising bonuses for domestic clerkships, I was wondering if any firms were extending bonuses for foreign clerkships. I am clerking at a major foreign supreme court in a common law country and my BigLaw firm says it only offers bonuses […] - Sponsored
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Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money, Skaddenfreude
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: What's Going On?
Since we’re smack dab in the middle of clerkship application season, let’s turn the spotlight to clerkly compensation and benefits. We hear that some changes may be in the works. From a tipster: [H]ave you heard anything about progress on a proposal to end/limit/change the salary “matching” program for federal clerks with private sector experience? […] -
Announcements, Clerkships, Deaths, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine
ATL Public Service Announcement: Avoid the David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse
As noted yesterday, we’re smack in the middle of clerkship hiring season. Perhaps some of you are applying to judges based in Miami. Clerking in a tropical paradise — what’s not to like? Possibly deadly toxic mold, that’s what. From an article by Julie Kay in the Daily Business Review (via SDFLA Blog): Two studies […] -
Blogging, Clerkships, Fashion, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Clerkship Hiring: Today's the Day
It’s September, which means that it’s clerkship application season. According to the law clerk hiring plan — which some judges follow, and some judges don’t — today’s the first day federal judges can call to set up clerkship interviews with current law students. You can find out where various courts and judges are in the […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Dechert Joins the $50K Club
From a little bird, er, law clerk: A friend going to Dechert in Philly informed me that this year’s incoming class is receiving a $50k clerkship bonus. Hearsay? Sure. But we then checked the Dechert website, which provides official confirmation: Judicial Clerkship Bonus Effective September 2007, we will pay a $50,000 clerkship bonus to incoming […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Brett Kavanaugh, Clerkships, Federalist Society, Hotties, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, John Roberts, Kids, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, You Go Girl
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #5)
Not too long ago, we said we had a “gut feeling” that some Supreme Court clerk hiring was going on (despite the Court being in recess). We were right. Meet Porter Wilkinson. And don’t hate her because she’s beautiful. Or brilliant. Or rich. Or the daughter of a top feeder judge and frequent Supreme Court […]
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Clerkships, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #4)
We realize that it’s still summer. Many of the justices are still traipsing around Europe (or hanging out in the Hampshire, as in the case of Justice David Souter). It’s also the last week of August, leading into the Labor Day holiday weekend – traditionally one of the slowest, most dead weeks of the year. […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Open Thread
A week has passed since our last bit of clerkship bonus news. Have you heard anything on this subject that we haven’t previously reported? If so, please note it in the comments, or email us (subject line: “Clerkship Bonus Watch”). Bonus question: With respect to the Dewey Ballantine / LeBoeuf Lamb merger, whose clerkship bonus […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Latham Joins the $50K/$70K Club (For Real)
To all of you who have been complaining about the clerkship bonus policy of Latham & Watkins, the firm has heard your pleas. And it has taken action. But if you’re starting at the firm in 2007, you might not reap the benefits of your whining advocacy. An LW offeree passed along this information to […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Sidley Austin to $50K
Some good news, from a very happy tipster: Sidley has just announced that they have raised clerkship bonuses to $50k! YES! We’ve confirmed this raise with sources at the firm. So you can treat it as confirmed. Update (2:55 PM): In response to some follow-up questions from us, the firm’s D.C. hiring partner, Joseph Guerra, […] -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Troutman Sanders
The dominoes are falling in Atlanta. Last night, Troutman Sanders made its associate pay raise announcement. From the Fulton County Daily Report: Troutman Sanders raised associate pay $15,000 across the board in its Atlanta, Washington, Virginia and North Carolina offices Thursday, with the starting salary going from $130,000 to $145,000. The firm’s managing partner, Robert […] -
Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Running, Shameless Plugs, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Quinn Emanuel
Clerkship bonus announcements continue to roll in. Here’s the latest: Quinn Emanuel’s website confirms that they have finally increased their clerkship bonus to $50,000. My understanding is that other prestigious California litigation shops, like Keker and Munger, are still stuck at $35,000. You would make my day if you called them to confirm this (and […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
Chambermaid: 'Cause We Know You Want Another Post About This
(And if you’re REALLY good, we’ll reward you with more Nina Totenberg stories. Ask and you shall receive!) Another day, another blog post about Chambermaid, the controversial clerkship novel by lawyer-turned-writer Saira Rao. The latest post is by Professor Scott Burris, who clerked for Third Circuit Judge Dolores K. Sloviter — Rao’s former boss, widely […]