We value the knowledge and experience judicial clerks bring to Jones Day. Over 300 of our lawyers served as clerks in federal or state trial and appellate courts, including a significant number of former U.S. Supreme Court clerks. We find that former law clerks appreciate the opportunities Jones Day offers to work on interesting, complex matters that draw on the skills they developed while clerking. While many judicial clerks are interested in our litigation work, including our Issues & Appeals Practice, we also welcome applications from clerks interested in our other practice areas. Incoming clerks are given the option of joining the New Lawyers Group, which allows them the freedom to explore various practices at Jones Day before committing to a specific practice area.
The Firm provides a bonus and gives credit for both compensation and seniority purposes to associates joining the Firm directly from a federal court or state supreme court clerkship. For those associates coming to the Firm from a U.S. Court of Appeals or District Court, or from a state supreme court, the bonus is $50,000. Associates joining the Firm directly from the U. S. Supreme Court receive a competitive bonus. Associates coming off qualifying clerkships also receive credit for each year spent on those clerkships for seniority purposes.
Judicial clerks interested in Jones Day will find information about how to apply at Current Opportunities. We welcome applications directly from judicial clerks. We do not accept judicial clerk resumes from search firms.
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Peter Davids (San Francisco)
Stanford Law School, 2003
Law Clerk to Hon. A. Wallace Tashima, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2003-2004)
Midway through my Ninth Circuit clerkship, I began receiving a surprisingly large number of invitations and offers from law firms across the country...In the end, because I wanted to be an appellate lawyer and had a strong interest in criminal defense, Jones Day was the clear choice.
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Traci Lovitt (New York)
Duke University, 1997
Law Clerk to Judge Ralph K. Winter, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1997-1998); Law Clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, United States Supreme Court (1998-1999)
Choosing Jones Day was easy. In fact, I decided to come to Jones Day twice, once after initially moving to New York, and once after returning from government service. Jones Day was the only firm in New York that offered the opportunity to work with great lawyers on interesting appellate matters and cutting-edge legal questions in trial courts.
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Brian Murray (Chicago)
University of Notre Dame, 2000
Law Clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2001-2002); Law Clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States (2002-2003)
We work in teams, and across offices, on cases that are typically national in scope, often in the news, and always interesting and complex.
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Lee DeJulius, Jr. (Pittsburgh)
University of Notre Dame, 2002
Law Clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2002-2003); Law Clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, United States Supreme Court (2003-2004)
It's the best of both worlds: to live and work in a smaller market, yet have the resources, clients, and sophistication of one of the world’s largest and best law firms.
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