What is Alston & Bird’s policy for the hiring of associates who plan to do a judicial clerkship?
A summer associate who has accepted a judicial clerkship receives an offer of employment for the fall immediately following the conclusion of the clerkship; a summer associate who will seek, but has not secured, a clerkship receives an offer in the alternative — for the following fall if the clerkship does not materialize, and for the fall following completion of the clerkship if the clerkship does materialize. New associates joining the firm following a judicial clerkship receive one year of credit for both compensation and partnership consideration purposes (regardless of the length of the clerkship). In addition, an associate joining the firm immediately following a judicial clerkship receives a clerkship bonus, payable upon commencement of employment and subject to normal deductions.
