What would you consider a diploma mill?

[SuicideNixon]

Hmmm....maybe. You just need to be in the top half to get a tier-appropriate job and to get into the top decile for a job a tier higher(or to get a SCOTUS clerkship if you are T14). That's what I figure.

you need to be in the top 5 people at harvard to have a shot at SCOTUS and the top 3 everywhere else in the T14

[SuicideNixon]

Top decile at a T14 isn't enough? I would say top 5% @ HaYaStCoChiNY and maybe VaPenn then? So maybe twice as longitudial and latidudially exclusive, T7 5%?

scouts clerks are managing editor or editor in chief of the law review plus being in the top 3 or 5 people in the class plus outstanding recommendations from professors that know the feeder judges and or the scotus justice

[Happy_Weasel]

So basically the top 1% at YHS.

[Actual 1L]

So basically the top 1% at YHS.

Plus extras.  And there are SCOTUS clerks from other schools.  Basically you have to be an absolute rockstar to even have a chance.  And even then, you probably don't have a chance.

[SuicideNixon]

So basically the top 1% at YHS.

Plus extras.  And there are SCOTUS clerks from other schools.  Basically you have to be an absolute rockstar to even have a chance.  And even then, you probably don't have a chance.

chicago is about as good as stanford, and both are a cut below YH. a cut below that is everything else, but you still have a chance from all the top schools

[Happy_Weasel]

So, basically you have to be at a top class, at a top school AND a crony.

[SuicideNixon]

So, basically you have to be at a top class, at a top school AND a crony.

not necesarily a political crony, but they are definitely looking for people with relatively traditional legal perspectives

[Actual 1L]

http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/the_elect_supreme_court_clerks/

There you can read the bios of SCOTUS clerks.

[absy]

Hmmm....maybe. You just need to be in the top half to get a tier-appropriate job and to get into the top decile for a job a tier higher(or to get a SCOTUS clerkship if you are T14). That's what I figure.

you need to be in the top 5 people at harvard to have a shot at SCOTUS and the top 3 everywhere else in the T14

considering that HLS sends about 9 people per year, the number is a little off.  but I agree with the sentiments that it's top school + very high in the class + something else of interest (rhodes, friends with former clerk, etc)

[SuicideNixon]

Hmmm....maybe. You just need to be in the top half to get a tier-appropriate job and to get into the top decile for a job a tier higher(or to get a SCOTUS clerkship if you are T14). That's what I figure.

you need to be in the top 5 people at harvard to have a shot at SCOTUS and the top 3 everywhere else in the T14

considering that HLS sends about 9 people per year, the number is a little off.  but I agree with the sentiments that it's top school + very high in the class + something else of interest (rhodes, friends with former clerk, etc)

realistically its like the top 5 people plus the top editorial positions plus the 1 or 2 people with the best possible recommendations. but being in the top 5 people is probably the easier path