Law Clerks
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Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Clerks
Following precedent, Justice Barrett has hired clerks with either prior SCOTUS clerkship experience or prior experience clerking for her. -
Courts, Supreme Court
What Will Happen To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Law Clerks?
They'll find homes with other justices -- most likely, justices close to RBG on the ideological spectrum. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Courts
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: A Closer Look At The Clerk Class Of October Term 2020
Here are some interesting trends worth noting in the world of SCOTUS clerk hiring.
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Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: A Term Like No Other
Feast your eyes on the complete roster of Supreme Court law clerks for October Term 2020. -
Government
Congratulations To The 2020 Bristow Fellows
Plus the 10 most recent classes of Bristow Fellows, and the law schools and lower-court clerkships from whence they came. -
Courts
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Complete Clerk Roster For October Term 2019
Which law schools and lower-court judges produced the most SCOTUS clerks for this Term? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.09.19
* In the two years or so that Justice Neil Gorsuch has served on the Supreme Court, he’s become “everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared,” having voted to overturn or suggested revisiting 11 of the court’s precedents thus far. [Washington Post]
* Speaking of Justice Gorsuch, here are the two rules he tells each of his law clerks to follow: “Rule number one: Don’t make it up — follow the law. Rule number two: when everybody else around you is yelling at you, asking you to make it up and condemning you for not making it up, refer to rule number one.” [Fox News]
* “I’m indebted to have his help and advice. He truly is a great American.” Frequent Trump critic George Conway, the Wachtell of counsel married to Kellyanne Conway, is informally advising former Rep. Joe Walsh’s 2020 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. [CNN]
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector added around 4,100 jobs in August, outpacing U.S. job growth. This seems like exciting news, but it capped off a summer where overall growth for law jobs was mostly flat. [American Lawyer]
* A Housewife Desperate to stay out of jail: Federal prosecutors say probation isn’t enough for Felicity Huffman’s participation in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and want her to serve at least one month in jail, but her lawyers don’t agree. [TODAY]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.16.19
* According to a new report, “personal attacks and language that politicizes or otherwise casts doubt on the judicial branch as a whole has the potential to cause significant damage to our democracy.” Thanks, Trump. [Big Law Business]
* Why are there so few minority law clerks?
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu and Federal Judicial Center director Jeremy Fogel are trying to solve this “mystery” in conjunction with the ABA. [National Law Journal]* A former IRS staffer has pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing Michael Cohen’s confidential financial information and distributing it to Michael Avenatti, who once represented Stormy Daniels. He faces up to five years in prison and up to $250K in fines. [New York Post]
* With hundreds of flights canceled, Hong Kong’s airport had been at a complete standstill due to protestors clashing with police until this Biglaw firm managed to intervene. Be sure to thank Hogan Lovells for getting an injunction on airport protests. [American Lawyer]
* In case you’ve been wondering about what bar pass rates and law school debt have looked like for the past decade or so, you can see it in some stunning graphics right here. [Law.com]
* Thanks to the Lousiana Supreme Court, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won’t have to testify just yet in the Rams-Saints NFC Championship game lawsuit. Everything is on pause while the state’s high court decides whether the case should be allowed to continue at all. [NBC Sports]
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Courts
This Supreme Court Clerk Was Drafted By 2 Major League Baseball Teams
Hopefully he'll enjoy his time playing with his new team. -
Courts
Justice John Paul Stevens Stood Up For Female Clerks At The Supreme Court
The late justice always treated people with respect. -
Courts
T14 Law School Dean Remembers Justice John Paul Stevens As A 'Judge's Judge'
He may not have been a hero of the right or the left, but he was a kind man who 'strove for fairness' on the bench. -
Courts
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Return Of The Tiger Cub
Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, daughter of Amy ‘Tiger Mother’ Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, will clerk at the Supreme Court this coming Term -- along with these other impressive young legal minds. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Retires, Then Decides To Become A Law Clerk
He’s likely the oldest law clerk in the country.
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Government
Congratulations To The 2019 Bristow Fellows
This time around, there's an interesting little twist. -
Boutique Law Firms
Law Firm Wows With Mega Clerkship Bonuses That Beat The Market
This elite firm is coming over the top of the market on clerkship bonuses. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.13.19
* Former Attorney General Eric Holder headed to Iowa earlier this week, but claims that he’s still deciding whether or not he’s going to throw his hat into the already crowded ring for the 2020 Democractic presidential nomination. [NPR]
* Michael Cohen was supposed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday, but his testimony was postponed for the third time this month, this time “due to post surgery medical needs.” What’s he getting done before jail? [CNN]
* In the “mommy track” class-action lawsuit that was filed against Morrison & Foerster, the firm isn’t now claiming that its positive track record for supporting women and working parents contradicts claims that MoFo is actually discriminating against mothers and pregnant women behind closed doors. [The Recorder]
* It is possible to survive — and even thrive — in Biglaw while living with depression and other mental health disabilities. Mark Goldstein, counsel at Reed Smith, tells the tale of how his firm supported him through it all with open arms. [American Lawyer]
* Jones Day has once again been named by Acritas as the best law firm brand in the country. The firm was “proud” to take the top spot, but other firms like Skadden, which came in second place this year, are busy “catching up.” [Big Law Business]
* Carmel Prashker Ebb, the first woman to clerk for a federal appellate judge, RIP. [ABA Journal]
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Courts
A Concrete Proposal For Improving Diversity In Law Clerk Hiring
Here's an excellent idea, from Judge Vince Chhabria (N.D. Cal.). -
Courts
Creepy Thinktank Offers Creepy Clerkship Training Course If You Pledge Undying Loyalty
Heritage Foundation wants a covert army of loyalists. -
Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Kavanaugh's History-Making Class Of Clerks
All four are women, a first at One First Street, and thanks to them, women constitute a majority of this Term's clerks -- the first time this has happened in SCOTUS history. -
Law Schools
More From Professor Amy Chua About Her Clerkship Counseling
And an update on the Tiger Mother's health as well: she has been released from the hospital.