‘Do Your Research,’ ‘Stick It Out,’ And Other Things Law Schools Should Stop Telling Students About Clerkships
The messaging around clerkships matters.
The Current State Of Clerkship Hiring: 5 Points Worth Noting
If you're interested in clerking or in helping someone else land a coveted clerkship, here's some information you should know.
The Law Firm’s Guide To Trust Accounting And Three-Way Reconciliation
Proper trust accounting and three-way reconciliation are essential for protecting client funds and avoiding serious compliance risks. In this guide, we break down these critical processes and show how legal-specific software can help your firm stay accurate, efficient, and audit-ready.
Should 1Ls Start Applying For Clerkships?
Who are the winners and losers from clerkship chaos?
Morning Docket: 11.18.13
* The rocky relationship between McKenna Long & Aldridge and Dentons is being doubted by everyone, and it looks like Dentons may be on the verge of receiving the “it’s not you, it’s me” speech. [Daily Report] * Stephen DiCarmine, Dewey & LeBoeuf’s former executive director and resident fashionista, just hired a criminal defense attorney. We trust this man — jailhouse stripes must be so hot right now! [Am Law Daily] * Skadden cares about its people. The firm is trying to prevent a man who allegedly killed one of its legal secretaries, got high, and then ate six waffles from collecting funds from her 401(k). [New York Daily News] * Just imagine if this article were written in true BuzzFeed listicle style. It’d probably be called something like “3,742 Words on Why Mary Bonauto Is the Most Awesome Marriage Equality Lawyer Ever.” [BuzzFeed] * “I think it’s fair to say the hiring plan is kaput.” As we previously reported, the Law Clerk Hiring Plan is dead, and the heat is on to figure out a way to lure federal judges back to OSCAR. [National Law Journal]
Clerkship-Seeking 2Ls, Start Your Engines
What do you think of the latest change to the law clerk hiring process?
A Quick Update on Law Clerk Hiring
The Southern District of New York provides a model for other courts to follow.
What’s the Latest News in Law Clerk Hiring?
Some S.D.N.Y. judges have made a sensible tweak to (what remains of) the Law Clerk Hiring Plan.
Clerkship Hiring Is Getting Earlier and Earlier
So how early can law students apply for clerkships under the just revised Law Clerk Hiring Plan? Pretty darn early....
Clerkship Application Season: Open Thread
We’re smack dab in the middle of the clerkship application season. What's the word on the street?
Clerkship Application Season: Open Thread
Today is Friday, September 9, 2011. Do you know why today is special? Here’s the answer: Yes, that’s right — we’re smack dab in the middle of the clerkship application season. Today was the first date and time (10 a.m. Eastern) when judges could contact applicants to schedule interviews, pursuant to the official law clerk […]
