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I cold emailed associates where I wanted to work and that got me four interviews with AmLaw 100 firms. I looked to see if we had anything in common—law school, journal or bae association.
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Just keep trying. You only need one “yes.” If you’re working with a recruiter, do mock interviews and also do some with friends in Big Law, so they can critique you.
If you want to move to a prominent Dallas lit boutique (check vault lists), I can set it up. Lmk
If your judge asked you to stay, he/she definitely liked you a lot. Any of his/her former clerks at firms you’re applying to, even if in other offices? Contact them for a referral and mention that you were asked to stay on even though you really want to ultimately work in private practice. A referral like that will carry a lot of weight, assuming they didn’t dislike the judge they clerked for.
Do you want to stay in the market for where your judge is located? If so, you shouldn’t have a problem.
No, my clerkship was nowhere near my home state and where I’m looking (NYC).
A friend (who my old firm hired) had the same thing happen after finishing a FERC clerkship in 2009. I would speak to classmates, they can tell your story for you, and avoid the “are you sure you don’t want to be a life time 9-5 clerk.” With any sort of referral - you will probably get a job anywhere you interview. Do buy the friend/classmate dinner - they will probably get screwed out of the recruiting bonus so you can get a clerkship bonus.
I appreciate the offer, apparently I can’t DM anyone until I get more “stars.” I think I just need one more but it’s unclear.
You are getting interviews, so it’s not your credentials that is the problem. But you probably lack the skillsets (or at least interviewers think) that a third or fourth year litigation associate typically has vis a vis discovery.
Have you tried getting a job in your current mkt and then moving to nyc?
Doesn’t really matter if you are working remotely or not, just thought that the “current” market would be receptive to your judge’s name than say, nyc and take a chance on you.
If I were you, I would mention it during an interview with a partner, framing that you are not shy to take a class year cut (or two) to get the right kind of experience, etc.