Sights set on a prestigious federal court clerkship, Boalt Hall School of Law third-year student Heather Elliott thought she was well ahead of the game when she mailed off about 80 applications in January.

But she soon found she’d almost been beaten to the punch in some chambers. And yet, other judges told her she’d applied too early and would have to try again later.

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