What are some post-clerkship paths other than big law?

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

All of them?

likefunny

Nice thanks!

funny

Literally any other job as a lawyer

like

What are you interested in?

AUSAs tend to prefer clerks is my district. Especially if you’ve already had firm experience. Depending on the district, you may be working equal hours to BigLaw

likehelpful

Private public interest firm, apply for a fellowship, govt work—options are endless

likehelpful

For context, worked a year in big law before clerking, enjoying clerking and not looking forward to going back

Related Posts

What is the market like for entry level data scientists/ data analyst. I have a graduate certificate in data science and have spent the last 27 years as a mainframe dev so I have great SQL skills.

like

Hi Team,
I have worked in a project for more than 1.5 years now for a non scripting tool. Feel no learning and skill enhancement here.Can I get my project changed. QA Automation. Will there be any consequences if I do so?

I am engineering manager(have MBA) and I want to get P&L experience. What have you done to get into P&L roles when you didn’t have P&L experience to begin with?

like

Almost 4YOE at Big 4 TAS. Seen high turnovers this year. Thoughts on the following options: FPA vs. CorpDev vs. MM IB vs. MBA to BB/EB or MBB?

like

I have over 12 years in B2B sales/sales management experience along with a graduate degree. I am wanting to shift gears and I am at a point where I can invest time in myself to learn through practical experience. The new industry I am wanting to pursue is real estate investment. I have read all the books but want some hands on experience on the property management side. How could I best leverage my skills for a role in this, and what should my expectations be for negotiation in compensation?

Hi sharks and fishes , Is the lwc in salesforce domain mandatory ? I heard it is mandatory now 10 out 9 jobs are of lwc Can anyone tell me the best and easiest way to learn lwc?? Thanks in advance

like

Hi folks need your suggestion here it would help me i guess . I have been working as manual tester for 3.5 years. I tried learning coding and felt difficult so gave up on that. Right now i feel i should switch to a customer facing role because i think it's a good fit for me and also it seems quite interesting and engaging. Have on offer in hand with a better company for the role customer support specialist L3 . Should I take up this offer ? Or i can stay in Manual Testing my whole life ?

like

Hi Everyone

My younger brother is in final year BE,
He wants to pursue data science, please suggest any best place to learn n do internship.

Thanks in advance

like

Has anyone with a CPA from IT Audit roles been able to make their way into a financial consulting role without referrals/MBA?

like

Hello Fishes ...
Please help me

I'm looking for a entry-level role in finance domain and I would appreciate your support.

Recent MBA-FINANCE graduate with a focus in Investment banking, Financial markets, Financial analysis and reporting

If anyone knows of a job opening where I would be a good fit, I'd appreciate if you could send them my way! Of course, if you have any suggestions for where to start my career, or anyone you'd recommend I speak to, I would be very grateful.

like

Is it true that less than 20% of engineers are women, even when there are so many programs specifically focused on getting females into STEM fields? It seems like it should be more evenly distributed

like

Hey looking to shift to healthcare consulting from pharma/academia and wanted to see if anyone had any advice

like

I have been a .Net backend dev for the past 6 years now with good enough exposure and experience in flutter and python. I was just wondering is it worth it to learn Xamarin now?
I recently read somewhere that even Microsoft has deprecated Xamarin.
Was just wondering if it would add an advantage to my learning and resume?

like

Highest paying audit exit ops?

like

Interested in pivoting to Venture Capital from Fintech Sales. Anyone willing to offer advice and insight?

likehelpful

Is it worth pursuing a management position coming from being an engineer? What is your opinion on trying to go this route?

like

Hi All, I’m thinking about getting certified in change management but not sure if I should go the Prosci route or CCMP route. CCMP is a lot cheaper compared to Prosci but would it measure up just the same?

I guess it would be similar to the discussion of the SHRM-SCP vs SPHR.

like

I tried out a career and I'm currently miserable in it and want to figure out how to use the degrees I have to find something I find fulfilling. I don't want to go back to school and start over with that process. If anyone has any advice on what websites or resources to explore to figure out what careers and jobs are comparable with my degrees or if anyone has any information or experience with this please hit me up. I have a degree in biology and teaching credential

like

Any recs for insightful and well written books on entrepreneurship? Friend is trying to launch his own startup so I’m thinking of sending him a relevant book as part of a thank you gift

like

I have 2 offers : EY India

EY INDIA - 15 LPA FIXED + 2.2 L BONUS + 50K JB
LTI - 18 LPA FIXED + 1 L retirals + 75k JB

Which one should I join in terms of WLB, growth etc.

YOE - 3.2
Tech - Servicenow

Please suggest, it's URGENT!!!!

like

More Posts

How to register for nxttrans for transport

like

Hi ME 🐠s! Would like to know a bit regarding Business Analyst roles in MBB, T2 / B4 firms in UAE. I come from a target school in India (say MBB / T2 hires from my college every year) with ~1 YOE in consulting - based in Dubai. Would the stated firms consider me for a BA role (lateral hire as an experienced BA)?

like

What salary to expect at a Director level at PwC in Saudi Arabia? I am a brit with over 15 years experience in transformation consulting, and never worked in the ME!

like

How’s it like being gay in Singapore?

like

Initially I asked HR not to release the offer letter. Only received the salary breakup. It has been more than 1 week since I asked not to release the offer letter. Can I ask again for releasing the offer letter? Or I will need to wait for another 6 months to apply ?

like

Any insights/opinions on living in Toluca Lake?

like

Hey Guys, I am a data science associate at ZS. Let me know if anyone wants a referral in any of the below profiles. 😊

Post Photo
like

Hey everyone! I’m struggling to decide whether I should pursue a full time MBA or a Part Time MBA. Truly, what scares me about a full time one is the fact that I won’t work for two years. I know it’s a big investment and I’ll be rewarded for ir later on, but the thought of it still scares me. I would love to get someone’s thoughts on this! Is the experience very different? Will I be exhausted if I do the part time? Is there something I’m not considering when it comes to the Full Time?

like

Has anyone done the GARP Financial Risk and Regulation course? Was it educational? Did you do the FRM after?

Hi ,
What is the package mindtree offers to a servicenow developer having 3.10 yoe.

like

How is your dating life? Are you open and crazy about it?

Hi All,
I'm around 8 yr experienced in RPA(Technical). What designation they will give me and what salary should I expect? Is there fixed + variable pay system too? If yes, what's the split?
Total exp - 7.9 yrs
CCTC - 18 LPA

Saturday’s for chillinnn ❤️

Post Photo
likeuplifting

Who does the Director of Product Marketing typically report to (besides the CEO in tiny startups) ? VP of Marketing? I can't imagine it would be housed under Product/Engineering...

like

Anyone from MBB here? Have you heard anything about Salesforce B2B Commerce work within your firm?

Anyone worked for BPI group in Chicago? What’s their bread and butter?

like

How many locations does Tiger Analytics have?

like

Deloitte India vs Deloitte USI.
Please answer if you have worked for both and have significant first hand experience about the difference in WLB, annual hikes, work culture, any other observations.
I see a lot in of this same discussion but very confusing and repetitive answers.
So would like people with personal experience to answer.
Thanks in advance 😃

How do you know if you're being passed over because you're "overqualified"? I'm not taking about people who apply to jobs that they're clearly not qualified for

like

Additional Posts in Law

I’m a defense attorney looking to make the switch to the plaintiff side. I’m in Los Angeles and I’m wondering what a reasonable compensation package would be. What percentage should I be making off of the cases?

like

What’s the most unethical thing you’ve seen OC get away with?

like

Work is an emotional rollercoaster - change my mind.

like

Anyone work for Rivkin Radler? How is the pay/WLB?

like

What amount of money would it take for your current firm to retain you?

I’ll start - the balance of my student loans.

X-post

like

Constantly worried I’m going to get fired because I don’t know where I stand at my mid sized law firm (second year associate).

like

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

likehelpful

So I feel a combination of relief and guilt as a bankruptcy/restructuring attorney. I think I’ll be ok since it’s going to be a very busy time soon. But at the same time nobody else is going to be ok

like

I joined fishbowl a month ago and while I’ve seen a couple contentious debates but I must say I’m pleasantly surprised at how respectfully ppl comment on this app even when disagreeing. Usually anonymity on the internet brings out the absolute worst in ppl; they type things anonymously that they would NEVER say in person smh. But I really haven’t seen horrible comments here. I wonder what makes this app diff frm others?

like

How long after you start a new job is it appropriate to take a vacation? And for what length of time?

like

Does anyone just wanna drink wine after work every night 😔

like

Ngl this crisis just affirmed my decision about not wanting to have kids. Serious props to the parents attempting to simultaneously bill and homeschool their kids.

like

Anyone want to give me retroactive FOMO by sharing stories from their summer associate programs? Mine is entirely virtual, and needless to say we are less than enthused by what we’re missing out on

like

Any firms adopted a remote/hybrid system permanently???? We’re back in office full time and omg I hate it so much.

like

Has anyone here worked (or does anyone currently work) for Bernstein Litowitz (aka BLBG)? Very interested to learn what inside associates feel about the firm, its culture, work-life balance, billable hours, etc.

like

At a midsize am law 200 firm with subpar salary and bonus structure. Just became an attorney in September 2019. So I feel that it’s too soon to leave. See more below...

like

Billables are low this month. Like I have 65 billable hours in so far. I’ve messaged partners over the last week to try and get more cases but there are tons of new associates who were just onboarded and were at a low point for business. I’m freaking out

like

Is there anyway to tell if your work product isn’t measuring up? Would the partner straight up tell you that your work sucks? This is me running on the assumption that some comments are normal...

like

Any other first year associates feel like their firms don’t really appreciate how much COVID/WFH has stunted their development? I’ve been working at a biglaw firm for 5 months and don’t feel at all like a part of the team, and am extremely stressed out by the isolation of WFH most days. I’m not really sure that anyone at the firm realizes this is happening.

likesmart
like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal