Federal Clerks
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Biglaw
Biglaw Attorney Learns Hard Lesson About When *Not* To Recruit New Lawyers
The judge was tough but fair about this 'inappropriate' behavior. -
Courts
Federal Judge Hires Just ONE Woman Law Clerk In 30+ Years... Insists THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE
The impact has been felt across the circuit. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Courts
Supreme Court Frontrunner's Former Clerk Takes Devotion To New Heights
Biglaw associate takes the battle to be the next Supreme Court justice to the pages of Wikipedia.
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Courts
Federal Judges Firing Clerks For Not Wanting To Work In Person
There's no good reason for this. -
Law Schools
Donald Trump's Devaluation Of The Federal Clerkship
Clerkships are forever. Don't apply for them lightly. -
Law Schools
Harvard Law School Gives Terrible Sexual Harassment Advice
The law school probably has good intentions, but the advice they give leaves a lot to be desired. -
Courts
Outspoken Federal Judge Launches Amazingly Dumb Twitter Tirade
When it comes to maturity, these clerks are showing a lot more than this senior status judge. -
Career Center, Career Files, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Job Searches, Law Students
From the Career Files: The Perfect Federal Clerkship - The Inside Scoop
Sunny Choi of Ms. JD interviews a judicial clerkship veteran with some helpful advice for law students who need guidance through the clerkship application process. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Clerkships, Federal Judges, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Supreme Court Clerks
The Top Five Law Schools for Jobs, Cost, Clerkships, and More
Another look at the ATL Top 50 Law Schools, broken out by individual data points. Is your law school on any of these top five lists? -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Vanderbilt
Which Law Schools Had the Most Clerkship Placements?
Believe it or not, there are some surprises in the top 10 of this list! -
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What Would a More Relevant Law School Ranking Look Like? You Told Us
What does the ATL readership believe should matter when it comes to ranking law schools? -
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.07.13
* Here’s the answer to the question everyone’s been asking since December: the Supreme Court will be hearing the gay-marriage cases on March 26 (Prop 8) and March 27 (Windsor). No extra time for args? [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * Wherein Scott Greenfield responds to Mark Herrmann’s thoughts on bench memos — or, in Greenfield’s words, why our important appellate decisions shouldn’t be left “in the hands of children” (aka law clerks). [Simple Justice] * Will the latest massive mortgage settlements lead to lawyer layoffs? [Going Concern] * Cy Vance’s ears must’ve been ringing when this opinion came out, because the judges on this appellate panel said the prosecution’s case was based on “pure conjecture bolstered by empty rhetoric.” [WiseLawNY] * Apparently a Santa Clara law professor is getting pummeled in the comments on various law blogs because of his thoughts on law school. As Rihanna would say, “Shine bright like Steve Diamond.” [Constitutional Daily] * Meditation and mindfulness are more mainstream than ever in the practice of law, but given all the tales of stressed out lawyers’ alleged misconduct we hear about, you certainly wouldn’t know it. [Underdog] * And from our friends at RollOnFriday, you can see what the folks at Norton Rose do in their spare time…. Thanks to the Norton Rose / Fulbright & Jaworski merger, lawyers at Fulbright will soon be working Gangnam Style with all of this fabulosity. Aren’t you excited to be joining them in doing the hallway horsey dance? -
Clerkships, Federal Judges
Inside Straight: Reforming The Bench Memo Process
Wherein Mark Herrmann makes a plea to the federal courts as to law clerks and the drafting of bench memos.
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2nd Circuit, Clerkships, Politics, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Quote of the Day: Quite Possibly the Worst Co-Clerk Ever?
A former Second Circuit clerk speaks quite highly of his co-clerk after her reelection as a New York senator. We mean that sarcastically, of course. -
2nd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Brett Kavanaugh, Clerkships, D.C. Circuit, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Holidays and Seasons, Judicial Nominations, Munger Tolles & Olson, Parties, Pictures, Pierre Leval
Some Federal Judicial Congratulations -- and a Bit of Trivia
Which circuit judge has the most former clerks who are now judges themselves? And how is Judge Kozinski spending the Memorial Day weekend? -
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Morning Docket: 05.03.12
* With the SNR Denton merger talks dead, partners waiting only to be paid before they leave, and sad, empty tables at events, LeBoeuf seems to be cooked. [DealBook / New York Times; Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* A gem from the Eleventh Circuit: if you believe it’s newsworthy, it is. Even naked pictures of dead girls. Now stop hoping a hot girl dies, sickos. [CNN]
* If there’s one thing federal judges are good at, it’s keeping their law clerks white. They’ve made zero progress in increasing diversity. [National Law Journal]
* Some law school grads bitch and moan about the “student loan scam,” but others just do what they went to school for, and sue about it. [ABC News]
* The social media machine that is Mark O’Mara can’t be stopped — judge’s orders. And George Zimmerman is going to like and retweet that until the cows come home. [Boston Herald]
* Here’s infringing on you, kid. British fashion house Burberry insists that a California company stop Bogarting its rights to Humphrey’s trademark and likeness, all for the sake of promotional materials. [Bloomberg]
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Career Center: Making the Judicial Clerkship Work for You
While the writing and researching experience is invaluable, there are additional opportunities law clerks should look into before their clerkship ends. Here are some helpful tips.... -
Clerkships, Federal Government, Money, Salary Freeze
All Rise: Promotion and Pay Freeze on Federal Law Clerks Has Been Lifted
Oh yes, it's time federal clerks got back to the good life. A memo went out yesterday from Senior Judge Thomas Hogan who heads the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Hogan informed the system that the freeze on promotions, step increases, and cash awards for federal clerks has been lifted for this year. It's cool to be a federal clerk again! Well, it's cool to be a federal clerk on a two-year or long term clerkship, again. But maybe only for this moment. Austerity could rear her ugly head right around the corner....