Interesting article in the Washington Post: Former Clerks’ Signing Bonuses Rival Salaries on the High Court, by Charles Lane:
Finishing a year as a law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the summer of 2005, Joshua Klein had his pick of high-powered jobs. The firm he settled on, Baker & Botts, offered him a congenial atmosphere and an opportunity to get trial experience. It didn’t hurt that there was a hefty signing bonus, too. "Around $200,000" was considered "market rate," Klein says.
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