As summer approaches, the annual rotation of judicial clerks is beginning to kick into gear. Recent law graduates who accepted positions as judicial clerks will be preparing to join chambers. Many of those they replace will be moving on to careers as practicing attorneys.

For those attorneys nearing the end of their clerkships, particularly those joining law firms, there is naturally a mix of excitement and nervousness as they prepare to enter private practice. While it is true that judicial clerkships provide tremendous preparatory legal training, soon-to-be-former clerks should be prepared for some of the new and unique challenges they will face as practicing attorneys.

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