Would it be the end of biglaw for me if I clerked for an intermediate NY court as a fourth year? I clerked fed district my first year. It would be out of genuine interest and also my firm does a decent amount of work in this court. Would want to return to biglaw and wouldn’t do it if return is impossible

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It would be pretty random. If you were to return, I wouldn’t expect to receive a clerkship bonus or class year credit. Have you talked to any trusted mentors at your firm about it?

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Assuming you’re referring to AD1, a conversation with your practice group leader before making the move would be helpful. The workload is not light but depends on the judge you’re with, and they have court attorneys handling cases. If the firm agrees to take you back after the clerkship, I see no downside in doing it.

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Depends what your current practice area is. Are you otherwise a very strong associate with good credentials?

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General lit, good credentials, not very strong. To the last point also wondering what a lateral market would look like that at that time after clerking but I suppose I can’t predict what the hiring market will look like then

Granted I don’t work in BigLaw, but I don’t see how an appellate clerkship at any level would not be an asset to any law firm. I would think your current firm would give you a leave of absence to do it.

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I think the challenge might be that it doesn’t help much with trial work, and it’s not fancy enough to qualify you for big law appellate groups.

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