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Federal clerkships are the only ones that count in biglaw. State or other local courts won’t get you anywhere in biglaw. But you still need the credentials too. Nothing else is a straight ticket in.
I know people who clerked at Supreme Courts in “less prestigious” states, e.g. Arizona, that were recruited by biglaw firms and given market clerkship bonuses.
I didn’t get big law during law school (came from a tier 4 law school). I graduated with high honors. I did federal clerkship then ended up at big law. I wouldn’t take state court clerkship. Big law firm clients don’t usually appear before a state court.
State law clerking is not at all prestigious unless its the supreme court. It is not a path to anything. It is a backup plan if you cant find a job.
Not all state trial court judges have both a judicial law clerk and a court clerk. In the state i currently practice in, the trial courts in the rural counties merge the roles. The more urban trial court judges sometimes share a judicial clerk but have their own court clerks, and in the big cities sometimes the judges even have 2 judicial clerks and a separate court clerk. In neighboring states it’s much the same. I would guess that’s based on what funding the state gives the courts and what they expect the volume/type of cases to be? But i don’t know if that’s a majority practice or not. Maybe just in my part of the country. But either way, its rare enough for state trial court judges to actually have written opinions vs orders w/findings of fact & conclusions of law. Clerks def do alot of research but as i said before, in my experience it doesn’t translate to practical experience. I get candidates that have never spoken in court before, never written a brief, never answered or propounded discovery, etc. And half the time state trial courts make up their own rules that are different county by county. I’m sure it’s a great learning experience, but it’s not going to get you into biglaw. Prob helpful for criminal law or family law.
No and yes. The only “direct” path into big law is going to a t14 with good employment numbers. If you’re not qualified for big law before hand I doubt a state level clerkship will make that much of a difference.
No and yes.
If you didn’t go to a top tier school, I believe you’ll need to be in the top 10% of your class in order to get the attention of Bg Law. Law review is also highly preferred.
No and yes.
Depends on the state, the Court, the judge.
People don't get that aside from getting top grades at a T-14, there is no for sure way to get into big law.
The reason why is every year what a firm may need changes. If firms need bodies, then a recommendation from a judge who was a former partner may be enough to get you a job. In other instances you may lose our to other laterals.
Cornell grad here. Pretty much everyone who wanted BigLaw got it.
Decent law school (outside T-14) , top 15%, fed district clerkship, struggling to get into big law ☹️
Past 3-4 months (I finish this fall)
Outside of going to the right law schools and landing the right clerkships, I had a friend who got a big law staff attorney role through family connections and another friend who worked in mid-sized firms first, then got a big law job
Interesting- my friend who was a biglaw staff atty went on to be an associate at a boutique firm