I’m a c/o 2019 grad finishing up a district clerkship in a few months. I really want to do a COA clerkship after this but I’ve been told I would be too senior to be marketable to firms after. Thoughts?

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That’s a fair concern. I’m a 2020 grad finishing up 2 years of clerking from district court and COA, and when I was recruiting for post-clerkship positions, I was told I was too senior/asked to take 1-2 year class cuts. I found that the firms that have more of a culture of hiring clerks were less likely to mind.

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Good luck!

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Keep us posted -- I'm pretty much you shifted a year. C/o 2020, just finished a year in D.Ct. and started a yearlong COA. Went to biglaw straight out of school before that. Getting anxious that I'll be almost a 6th year when it's time to rejoin private practice...

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2020 grad. Spent two years on a district court and 18 months on COA. I was given full class credit by my current firm. Offers varied from 1 year of class credit to 4. Agree with above that it depends a lot on whether the firm regularly hires clerks but no where DIDNT offer me because I had a lot of clerkship experience.

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