SCOTUS clerkships
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Supreme Court Clerks Showcase The Only Diversity That Doesn’t Matter
SCOTUS clerkships may be elite, but they're also mighty white. -
Courts
We Told You Being A Supreme Court Clerk Was Good For Your Career
It's great experience -- if you can get it. - Sponsored
New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
In this new report of more than 100 professionals at small and smaller midsize law firms, iManage and Above the Law shed new light on… -
Courts
It's Not Who You Know, It's Who You Clerk For
Clerking is a great way to advance your legal career.
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Courts, Politics, Supreme Court
Will Justice Breyer Retire? Reading The Clerk Hiring Tea Leaves
Law clerk hiring can offer hints into a justice's retirement plans; what does Justice Breyer's tell us? -
Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Complete Clerk Roster For October Term 2020
With Justice Barrett's first set of clerks, plus the destinations of the late Justice Ginsburg's clerks. -
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. -
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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. - Sponsored
Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
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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. -
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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? -
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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. -
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. -
Clerkships, Old People, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
The 40-Year-Old SCOTUS Clerk
Who's the oldest person ever to serve as a Supreme Court clerk?
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Clerkships, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: To Know A Judge, Know Her Clerks
At least three of the nine justices are done hiring clerks for October Term 2018 (2018-2019). -
Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
No, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Is Not Retiring Tomorrow
Based on this weekend's reunion of his law clerks, reports of AMK's retirement are greatly exaggerated. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.26.17
* The Russia investigation now turns to President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — proud holder of a law degree from NYU (and a really great set of abs). [Washington Post]
* Former Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), currently senior counsel at Kasowitz Benson, has withdrawn from consideration as FBI Director (as my colleague Staci Zaretsky predicted, after Marc Kasowitz got hired by President Trump to represent him in the Russia probe). [New York Times]
* Congratulations to Judge Amul Thapar, President Trump’s first lower-court nominee, on his confirmation to the Sixth Circuit — although it’s disappointing that no Democrats voted in favor of this eminently qualified (and diverse) candidate. [How Appealing]
* Despite allegedly roughing up a reporter (for which he’s apologized), Republican Greg Gianforte won the race for Montana’s sole seat in the House of Representatives (as my colleague Joe Patrice predicted he would). [New York Times]
* How did Michelle Obama react when Barack Obama declined to pursue a coveted Supreme Court clerkship? Tony Mauro tells the tale. [Law.com]
* The ABA continues to fight the good (or not so good?) fight in defense of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. [ABA Journal]
* It seems that some folks on Capitol Hill like my proposed solution to the use of “blue slips” in the judicial confirmation process. [Washington Post via How Appealing]
* The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office concludes that a slew of murder convictions based on dubious evidence from embattled detective Louis Scarcella must be thrown out — and yet Scarcella engaged in no wrongdoing. [New York Times]
* Biglaw firms are suffering from an oversupply of lawyers, and a quarter of respondents to a recent survey said their associates don’t have enough work — which might explain why at least one firm has turned to laying off first-year associates. Yikes. [ABA Journal]
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Clerkships, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
A Closer Look At Justice Neil Gorsuch's Current Clerks
Let's learn more about this formidable foursome. -
Clerkships, Feeder Judges, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet Justice Neil Gorsuch's Clerks
These clerks are like their boss: brilliant, well-credentialed, and (seemingly) conservative. -
Clerkships, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Next Generation (Of Feeder Judges)
These emerging feeder judges are a high-powered and diverse group. -
Clerkships, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: October Term 2017 Is Done; Let's Turn To 2018
Don't count on any justice retiring before the end of next Term.