Hey I'm a lawyer who has a few years of experience. Do people hire guys like me for clerkships

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It is becoming the norm for federal district judges to only hire clerks with 2-3+ years of experience.

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My judge (federal district) only hires folks with experience.

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My judge does. State appellate. I’ve also known an attorney to get a job as a federal appellate clerk after several years of practice.

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Yes, it is actually pretty frequent these days to clerk after a few years of experience. Many judges prefer a few years experience too

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My federal district judge also prefers a least a couple years of experience.

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I’ll be clerking later this year as a c/o 2018, lots of judges nowadays require their clerks to have a few years of experience, makes sense given the work that clerks do

I'm currently clerking for a District Judge in Brooklyn who prefers a couple years of experience before a clerkship.

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