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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis
Why is it federal judge clerkships or nothing?
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It's not. I've already applied to the Oregon state courts as well, but have not heard anything back. Federal courts have the centralized nifty/evil OSCAR online application system (they're not all on it, but many are) so those are the applications I'm prepping right now. For state courts, there seems to be a bigger preference for locals, which is just another obstacle.
But, today I received the form letter from the Dean begging me to apply for clerkships (her mission in life it to raise our rankings) and inviting me to contact her to discuss her experience clerking in the 7th circuit. So, that's what I'm going to do. I've been looking for a reason to get "known" by the Dean anyhow. And maybe she's got come connections and will think I'm nifty.