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BennyBeaver
BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
edited May 2022 in Tug Tavern
@creepycoug @HHusky @kjstoph @weiser

What should a 2022 law school grad do between these two options?

1. Clerk for judge, I believe these are 2-3 year jerbs and sponsored by your hiring firm

B. Go to work for your hiring firm

I guess the question is; are clerkships worth missing out on getting straight into with a firm?
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  • animate
    animate Member Posts: 4,245
    Follow the money ...
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,184 Founders Club
    Pics?
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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,515 Founders Club
    BennyBeaver said:

    @creepycoug @HHusky @kjstoph @weiser

    What should a 2022 law school grad do between these two options?

    1. Clerk for judge, I believe these are 2-3 year jerbs and sponsored by your hiring firm

    B. Go to work for your hiring firm

    I guess the question is; are clerkships worth missing out on getting straight into with a firm?

    Going from 1 to B ... it probably best if you just kill yourself before trying to explain how you and HH got through law school.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    pawz said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    @creepycoug @HHusky @kjstoph @weiser

    What should a 2022 law school grad do between these two options?

    1. Clerk for judge, I believe these are 2-3 year jerbs and sponsored by your hiring firm

    B. Go to work for your hiring firm

    I guess the question is; are clerkships worth missing out on getting straight into with a firm?

    Going from 1 to B ... it probably best if you just kill yourself before trying to explain how you and HH got through law school.

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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,227
    Clerking. Is a feather in your cap. If you’re going to be a litigator it’s actually relevant, especially fed district court.

    I did an appellate clerkship and wound up being a Corp fin lawyer. Still I had a great experience, wrote some precedent, and it comes up at cocktail parties that I don’t attend.

    It was a year. At 28 who cares? Your firm will
    Wait for you. Mine did.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    I probably missed a few in my tags. Still looking to get @weisers advice. 🤔
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    creepycoug said:

    Clerking. Is a feather in your cap. If you’re going to be a litigator it’s actually relevant, especially fed district court.

    I did an appellate clerkship and wound up being a Corp fin lawyer. Still I had a great experience, wrote some precedent, and it comes up at cocktail parties that I don’t attend.

    It was a year. At 28 who cares? Your firm will
    Wait for you. Mine did.

    I will pass this sage advice along. TYFYS
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,396 Standard Supporter
    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,227
    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    Hurtful. We are the left tackles of life.
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  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 24,200
    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    It was one of Shakespeare's villains who wanted to do that. Lawyers are a real nuisance to tyrants.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,396 Standard Supporter
    creepycoug said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    Hurtful. We are the left tackles of life.
    Except everyone else is playing hoops.

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  • Doog_de_Jour
    Doog_de_Jour Member Posts: 8,042 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    It was one of Shakespeare's villains who wanted to do that. Lawyers are a real nuisance to tyrants.
    Everybody hates lawyers until they need one.
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  • NorthwestFresh
    NorthwestFresh Member Posts: 7,972
    edited January 2021
    HHusky said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    It was one of Shakespeare's villains who wanted to do that. Lawyers are a real nuisance to tyrants.
    Except when they prosecute based on political beliefs. Such as sentencing some FBI lackey to probation and community service for literally altering official documents.

    That’s called fascism.
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  • Sources
    Sources Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 4,377 Founders Club
    BennyBeaver said:

    @creepycoug @HHusky @kjstoph @weiser

    What should a 2022 law school grad do between these two options?

    1. Clerk for judge, I believe these are 2-3 year jerbs and sponsored by your hiring firm

    B. Go to work for your hiring firm

    I guess the question is; are clerkships worth missing out on getting straight into with a firm?

    Agree that it's worth clerking, especially if you plan to litigate. If you clerk, make sure to negotiate for a bigger signing bonus when you join private practice. When I worked at MoFo, clerks also got seniority bumps (not sure about my current firm), so worth asking about that too. YMMV.
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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,227
    Sources said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    @creepycoug @HHusky @kjstoph @weiser

    What should a 2022 law school grad do between these two options?

    1. Clerk for judge, I believe these are 2-3 year jerbs and sponsored by your hiring firm

    B. Go to work for your hiring firm

    I guess the question is; are clerkships worth missing out on getting straight into with a firm?

    Agree that it's worth clerking, especially if you plan to litigate. If you clerk, make sure to negotiate for a bigger signing bonus when you join private practice. When I worked at MoFo, clerks also got seniority bumps (not sure about my current firm), so worth asking about that too. YMMV.
    My firm told me that it was nice that I did it but since I wasn't going to be a litigator not to expect anything.
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  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 6,008
    creepycoug said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    Hurtful. We are the left tacklesPac12 refs of life.
    Fixed...


    Sorry...couldn't resist...
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  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 24,200
    HoustonHusky said:



    creepycoug said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    Swaye said:

    You can't swing a dead cat at HH without hitting three lawyers. We are lousy with them.

    Shakespeare was the only one who got it right with regards to the lawyers.

    Hurtful. We are the left tacklesPac12 refs of life.
    Fixed...


    Sorry...couldn't resist...
    Those lawyers are judges.
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