Most firm websites say clerks can apply a year in advance. A partner told me once that firms really don't know their staffing needs until 3-6 months out. If my clerkship is over Aug. 2025, when should I apply? Should I ask internal recruiters what each firm's preferred timeline is?

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Just keep applying. The market is not what it used to be. If it is too early, they will sit on it and you can check in later on.

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I would apply in January 2025, right after Christmas. I went through the same process this year and by the time I applied in March, several firms had already done their clerk hiring / didn’t have room in the fall.

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as someone who started applying too late, I’ve probably applied to nearly 70 firms at this point (term ends in Sept) and am only getting traction with the few I have contacts with

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Most of the lit specialists near me started recruiting early December, so I would start reaching out then.

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