Rumor on the clerkship mill is that the rest of the big firms have jumped to $35k to attempt to put themselves in the ballpark of S&C's $50k clerkship bonus. Now for the rest of the DC and NY market to match. Now, if only the firms would match the US Supreme Court clerk bonus of $200k and we'll be okay.
And speaking of Supreme Court clerks and their wacky adventures, I have stumbled across the working pilot for the Supreme Clerkships show, which premiers on June 1, 2007. A brief synopsis follows:
Supreme Courtships is about "the lives and loves of supreme court judges and their randy clerks." It takes place in real time, like 24, but it's October and not June. In the first episode, one of the clerks hits on (and possibly takes home) a lower court judge (or lawyer) in an Adams Morgan bar the night before his interview. This judge happens to be the cousin of the judge this clerk eventually starts clerking for, which this leads to complications by the fifth episode. Another of the clerks is ostracized from the rest of the group for making light of the "Bong Hits for Jesus" case and the "concept" of stare-decisis when she equates it to the theory of communism. Two of the clerks go on a group date with some friends from Georgetown, only to accidentally reveal some inside info to an eavesdropping reporter for the Post. Another clerk opens every episode with a joke about the LSAT and tries to dominate every conversation with how great his summer experience was at a big firm (coincidentally named Sumwell, Badden, and Godshawful). The divorce of one of the judges is finalized and he (or she) enlists the help of some of the more debutant clerks to "get back on the market." Uncomfortable hilarity ensues. Finally, as the end of the first day ends, the clerks create a drinking game relating to the number of pages printed from Westlaw in a given day.
If anyone else has insight into the first episode, feel free to add it via the comment feature.
Monday, April 09, 2007
More firms bump to $35k and the Supreme Courtships pilot spoilers
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Hi, is there a leaked copy of Supreme Courtships readily available to watch? Do you have access to this "working pilot"?
Please let me know and email me at jadafa@gmail.com. Thanks!
KC
I'm pretty sure the pilot will be something completely different from what I've described. At least the part about it being shown in real time like 24.
But, and this is probably even more exciting, I hear that each week, the show will have a guest appearance by one of the members of the Supreme Court. And their clerk. And recruiting coordinators from all the DC firms will routinely send emails to the clerks that will be circulated faster than anyone could ever have imagined.
Very interesting. I was looking for more information about this series and stumbled onto your site. I am following a certain actor, so I was wondering the chances of FOX picking this up. You stated a June 1st premier. Is this accurate? Are they doing a summer program of SC or just airing the pilot episode only?
KC
If the show is a comedy like Scrubs, then it might have a chance. But from everything I've read, it will be a Melrose Place- or The OC-type of show. If that winds up being the case, I think people would be bored out of their mind and it will have no chance of being picked up. Given that Variety has reported that it is directed by the guy who did "The OC", I am not holding my breath that it will be any good. But the disaster that it probably will be makes it all the more fun to watch (at least for the pilot).
According to TV.com, June 1 is the premiere date for Supreme Courtships, so my guess is that Fox will give it the good old 6-episode run before deciding to pull the plug. We'll see if the rest of the Neilson public agrees.
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