Reed Smith actively recruits judicial clerks to join our new associate class. We believe that the judicial clerkship experience helps talented students develop into exceptional attorneys.
We offer competitive bonuses to lawyers who join the firm following clerkships. Our general policy is to provide class credit plus $15,000 to those who clerk at federal District Courts, class credit plus $20,000 to those who clerk on the United States Court of Appeals and class credit plus $50,000 to Supreme Court clerks. Reed Smith also provides class year credit and $10,000 to those who clerk at the highest court in any state or the District of Columbia.
Judicial clerks have been particularly successful at Reed Smith. We believe the reason for this success is our focus on delivering what most judicial clerks really want in private practice – a hands-on, advocacy oriented practice.
If you are currently a judicial clerk and would like to pursue opportunities with Reed Smith, we encourage you to submit an online application to the office in which you are interested.