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No hard data to back this up but I think it might be hard to land a partner-track associate gig at a biglaw firm after 4+ years of clerking, unless maybe you are open to starting as a first or second year or something. There are so many parts of being a firm litigator that clerks get zero exposure/experience in, and I think firms would be unwilling to bring on a mid/senior associate that has no experience doing basic things like drafting discovery, managing discovery, etc.
Smaller/mid sized law firms might be a different story.
I’ve thought about this and have spoken extensively with my judge’s career law clerk. It’s a career move—you don’t become a career law clerk with the expectation of going to private practice after. Generally people are at firms and transition into the clerk position after getting experience and a taste of the private practice life. That being said, I’ve never heard of anyone doing what you’re suggesting so I can’t help you there. My suggestion would be to talk with career clerks in your courthouse and get their views
Nah, people do it in reverse. They get burned out from working at a BL firm and end up settling into a career clerk position. Seems pretty dead end, which is totally fine if you’re just looking for a 9-5