If you get to final round of interviews for a post-clerkship job, would you have the judge call the firm or decision making partners personally after the interview? Anyone have any experience doing so? The career clerk I work with recommended I do since I’m close to the judge and said it’s the norm for clerks for post-clerkship positions.

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I’ve never heard of a judge affirmatively calling a law firm after a clerk is done interviewing. Law firms will usually reach out for the reference check. Maybe in situations where the judge is friends with or close to a law firm partner a call would make sense, but if there’s no connection between the judge and the firm I don’t think that would be appropriate.

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This is close to what I was thinking as well. Thanks!!

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I agree with LC1. Some clerks might do this but I wouldn’t. I think it puts the judge and the partner in a pretty awkward position. At most, I’d consider telling the firm that your judge has offered to serve as a reference if helpful to their decision. Then the firm can decide if they want to have that conversation

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Thank you! I feel like it’s awkward too unless the partner or recruiting team specifically asks to talk to the judge.

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When I left A3 clerking, I put both my judge and the career clerk as references. I knew that most lawyers aren’t going to call an A3 judge for a reference check, but it would look sketchy if I didn’t list the judge. Thus, the career clerk was an easy secondary person who the hiring lawyer could call and talk about me with and who could also give a good reference, and that’s exactly how it played out.

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Do what the career clerk recommends. The career clerk knows the judge and what has worked out well for other former term clerks. Sincerely, a career clerk.

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