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Labor/Employment

Sep. 13, 2007

Clerkship Chaos: Reforms Help, but Not Enough

Five years ago, federal judges figured out a way to create a level playing field in the competition to hire the best and brightest law students as clerks. But not everyone plays by the rules.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The madness has begun.
      Tuesday, federal judges across the country were burning up the phone lines, setting up interviews with star law-school students eager for coveted clerkship positions. National interviews start next week and will be over within a matter of days.
      The lucky student...

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