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Sep. 16, 2003
Majority of High-Court Clerks Take Indirect Routes to Posts
WASHINGTON - For the second straight term, a majority of the Supreme Court law clerks have taken a nontraditional route to their jobs. Rather than joining the court immediately after a yearlong clerkship with a federal appellate judge, a growing number of young lawyers are finding that a brief detour doesn't hurt their chances of landing a high-court clerkship that is a sure ticket to partnership in a prestigious law firm or a teaching post at a top-ranked law school. And it may even help.
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