Judicial Clerkships Becoming More Scarce and More Difficult to Attain
New law grads who think they can find refuge in a government job in a tight employment market may be in for disappointment, according to a career services official at the University of Kansas School of Law.
Todd Rogers, assistant dean of career services, told the Kansas City Star that experience is increasingly a requirement for government agencies hiring lawyers. “I’ve had government employers comment that they haven’t seen application pools this deep in 10 years,” Rogers said. “It’s definitely a buyer’s market.”
Even some federal judges who once hired law clerks right out of law school now want lawyers with experience, the story says. The news is also bad for lawyers seeking judicial clerkships in the state courts. Fewer clerkships are available on the state level because those who hold the jobs now are staying put, according to the article.
