Brian Antweil has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s Houston office as a partner in its litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice. Previously, Mr. Antweil was a partner in the Houston office of a mid-sized, international law firm where he led the firm’s Business Litigation South Practice Group (more…)
Anthony F. Newton, an experienced corporate transactional attorney with a background in private middle-market energy-related transactions, has moved as a partner to Haynes and Boone, LLP as part of an expansion of the firm’s corporate and energy practices (more…)
Oct 4, 2011 | Moves News | Austin
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that corporate and securities attorney Darrell R. Windham has joined as Co-Managing Shareholder of its Austin office and Chair of its Texas Corporate & Securities Practice (more…)
Oct 4, 2011 | Moves News | Longview
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that former U.S. magistrate judge Chad Everingham has joined as a partner in its intellectual property practice in the firm’s newly established office in Longview, Texas. His arrival coincides with that of partner David M. Stein, who joined the firm’s intellectual property practice today in its Downtown Los Angeles office (more…)
Oct 4, 2011 | Recent Deals | Houston
Noble Energy, Inc. (Noble Energy) announced today that it closed the previously announced agreement to create a joint venture partnership with CONSOL Energy, Inc. (CONSOL Energy) for the development of CONSOL Energy’s Marcellus Shale properties in southwest Pennsylvania and northwest West Virginia (more…)
Oct 4, 2011 | Moves News | San Antonio
Partner Steven A. Waters – San Antonio civic leader, 36-year veteran of Haynes and Boone, LLP, and current head of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group – has accepted a position as general counsel and chief legal officer for USAA Real Estate Company effective Oct. 16 (more…)
Sep 29, 2011 | Moves News | Houston
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Anna Marie Dempsey has rejoined the Firm as a Partner in its Corporate and Securities Practice Group in Houston (more…)
Sep 27, 2011 | Moves News | Houston
Jones Walker announced today that Patrick R. Byrd joined the firm as an associate in the Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Byrd will practice from the firm’s Houston office (more…)
Sep 26, 2011 | Moves News | Dallas
Four months after opening a Dallas office, Polsinelli Shughart continues to expand its legal services in Texas with the addition of two more highly experienced and recognized attorneys. Shareholders John C. Cox and Rick A. Daniel will assist clients with financial services matters. Both previously practiced at a prominent law firm in Dallas and join the attorneys who originally opened the Polsinelli Shughart Dallas office in May (more…)
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The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Rose L. Romero has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Dallas and Fort Worth offices, where she will focus her practice on white-collar criminal litigation, government investigations, SEC regulation and enforcement, and commercial litigation (more…)
Sep 20, 2011 | Moves News | Houston
Scott Chalmers, a construction and procurement specialist, has joined the global transactions practice of King & Spalding as an English law qualified foreign legal consultant in its Houston, Texas, office, the firm announced today. He joined King & Spalding from White & Case LLP (London), where he was a senior associate and specialized in large and complex international infrastructure and construction projects (more…)
Sep 20, 2011 | Associates' Corner | Clerkships
We encounter many candidates who express an interest in pursuing a judicial clerkship. This article is the first in a series of articles about the clerkship experience, intended to provide helpful information for lawyers and law students considering the clerkship (or judicial internship) path. Subsequent articles in this series will cover related topics like whether a clerkship is right for you, the application process, and the important distinctions between a District Court clerkship and a Circuit Court clerkship.
The reasons for seeking this kind of opportunity are as wide-ranging as the kinds of candidates we represent. In many cases, young associates will seek a judicial clerkship one or more years into practice as a way to “reset” their careers, ensure a graceful exit from a firm / practice where they are not fulfilled and to seek a new opportunity – either in the public sector or in a new firm practice. Clerkships allow young lawyers to gain valuable experience under the tutelage of a judge and his / her staff. Furthermore, at the conclusion of the clerkship, a successful and bright clerk may find it useful to have the backing of their respective judge in the subsequent interview process.
The scope of these articles will be limited to United States District Court and United States Court of Appeals term and career clerkships, internships and the associated application processes.
While it’s clear that there is a considerable diversity of applicants for judicial clerkships in this market, it is also true that both historically and currently, the great majority of clerks are new law school graduates who enter and leave those clerkships with the offer of an associate position at a law firm. However, the gyrations in the job market combined with recent, economic market conditions have resulted in a marked increase in clerkship applications from associates with one or more years of experience after law school. This fact, coupled with increased competition from applicants still in law school caused by the contraction of law firm hiring, is a factor to weigh heavily when considering whether pursuing a clerkship is worth your time and effort (more…)
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