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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is about to graduate from a Top 6 law school (CCN) with honors (Order of Coif is up in the air, leaning toward not getting it) and no debt thanks to a full scholarship, then moving onto a COA clerkship

After that, wants to be in NYC for at least 1 year as their partner finishes law school. Didn't do OCI as the idea of BigLaw was a total turnoff at the time. Is going to apply for DOJ Honors in NYC, as well as federal district clerkships, but is now coming around to the idea of NYC BigLaw for a year or two, to secure a clerkship bonus and make as much $ as possible before moving on to a more personally rewarding career track.

Does this sound like a reasonable path? It does to me - particularly since they're committed to being in NYC for at least one post-clerkship year - but I have zero knowledge of this world [/quote]

DOJ Honors through the US Attorney’s Office of SDNY should really be the top option, but it’s very hard to get.  NYC BigLaw would be okay too for a year or two, and may be preferable to government if your child wants a transactional practice or to be a private sector in-house lawyer. I’d also encourage them to cast a wider net and apply to AG Honor’s Program components in DC. A year of DC-NY long distance is very doable, and they will get excellent early experience in DOJ Honors. [/quote]

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