I was just offered a position with a non-profit organization. It’ll be a great transition from my current fellowship, and I’m super excited about the offer. Now here’s the catch, I haven’t accepted yet, but I am also applying for clerkship with a federal judge. If offered the judicial clerkship, I’d want to happily and eagerly accept. What is the professional way to accept the current offer and possibly leave if offered the clerkship? If it helps, this will be my second post-graduate position.

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Tell them it's your dream to clerk. Also, all lawyers know that it is rude to decline a clerkship.

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I should have been more clear. Accept the position at the non-profit. And if you get the clerkship, leave the non-profit. A clerkship will do more for your career.

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It’s my experience it’s best to decline what you don’t want and accept what you do. Waiting on an offer you don’t want can lead to ....no job.

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