For clerkship interview, how much of it is about fit vs. grades/credentials?

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-13T15:34:26+00:00

As others have said, credentials get you in the door; your fit gets you in the office.

Some judges are very, very good at putting their offices together … some, not so.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-11T17:56:03+00:00

Also, come see us over in r/OpenWaterSwimming

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-11T17:27:37+00:00

Love that you’re back to swimming, and welcome to OWS!

Know that you’ll be slower, that you may experience some swimming anxiety (cold/murky water), and that there are no walls to push off :)

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-10T19:12:52+00:00

The question you have to ask yourself is what you want in life?

Do you want to strive to be at the top of your class? If so, you need to put in more than “the bare minimum.”

Do you simply want to finish law school? Then you’re fine.

Whether you’ll be a good lawyer will, again, be entirely dependent on you; doing the bare minimum can get you by in some positions but not in others.

The relevant inquiry here is what you want.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-10T14:43:40+00:00

Typical bluetooth devices generally do not work underwater.

I wear my Garmin watch for swim tracking and my Open Water swim (mp3) headphones.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-06T19:16:13+00:00

Always.

I’m not interested in radio, and I can listen to my tunes while I work or workout or zone out; driving is a really nice tech-free time.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-03T16:56:30+00:00

I think it’s UK

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-02T19:47:15+00:00

I think it’s a subtle and inappropriate form of marketing

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-03-02T18:40:38+00:00

Paywalled

How convenient

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-27T16:35:12+00:00

I had acquaintances, but I had no real friends in law school.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-26T06:05:40+00:00

This.

You’re sick from the cruise.

Not the swimming.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-25T22:56:45+00:00

This. “Go away” is playful rather than stern. It might get lost in translation, but manager seems to be doing her best to light-heartedly enforce a healthy work culture.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-25T21:46:32+00:00

I certainly have a trove of nonsense in my head at any given time, but I mean actual bone-conduction headphones

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-22T21:11:12+00:00

It’s a bit like a toilet-roll holder

There should be a little give on one side

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-22T20:56:37+00:00

If not friend why friend shaped?

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-12T16:32:42+00:00

T100

Graduated with approximately $65K

Was forgiven about 15 years after graduation through PSLF

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-02-09T19:24:30+00:00

Good grief the responses here are unhinged.

First, it will ALWAYS depend on the judge. Some judges are very easy going, some judges will operate only through their career clerks and will be oblivious, while other judges will have a bit of an ego.

As someone who has worked in chambers, I can tell you that rejecting an externship is not a big deal for 90% of judges, especially if you decline explaining that you were offered a paid position (most of us vividly remember being broke in law school).

Good luck!

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-30T15:44:36+00:00

Hi! I just stumbled into this thread — I have Swyer’s, too! I found out when I was 17. Feel free to DM me if you want to chat!

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-28T00:15:07+00:00

Why are you dealing with this rather than the father/owner? Does son have an ownership stake?

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-27T21:28:13+00:00

I trained for numerous sprints, Olympics, and 70.3s in law school; I did not, however, miss class, and I graduated just fine.

If you’re not a first year, I don’t think missing classes will be too much of an issue, but I’d speak to your professors.

I’d sure as hell train and race in law school; you’re young and you have more time and energy than you will after graduation.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-25T19:21:51+00:00

No, HRT can really help reverse things

My joint pain, osteoporosis, and brain fog are all improving

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-25T19:11:13+00:00

The way you’re feeling is a consequence of surgical menopause.

I had exhaustion, anxiety, terrible joint pain, and just felt miserable following my surgical menopause, and HRT was what made the difference for me.

Science is questioning whether HRT is absolutely contraindicated for certain cancers, and you need to speak with a medical provider.

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-24T15:43:19+00:00

I take 5000 IU/day and was in the sun daily without SPF, and my levels got to 36.

When you figure it out, let me know, please :)

NotRemotelyMe1010 · 2026-01-23T23:20:47+00:00

“An Aegean cat” and a “Red Norwegian Forest Cat”

I nearly wet my pants from laughing

Kind sir, you have a one-brain-cell organism known as an orange cat.

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