Well, this whole SC clerk business has gotten out of hand. I remember when it was a niche thing that one or two people did every year (like SidC) while they mulled about after graduating. Back then, those who wanted to do an LLM abroad just did so out of Law School, now its becoming a way stop for a lot of people just hoping to get a Letter of Recommendation from a judge. There are so many people doing this now. It is absurd. You should know that both the Bar and the Bench are laughing at this influx of clerks.
Well well well, if the Bar and the Bench are 'laughing at this influx', toh phir vacancy kyu hi nikalte hai ckerkship k liye. It's not as if Courts have to employ judicial clerks under duress.
They want and need judicial clerks. So they advertise for that post. Simple.
That's true they need clerks, makes judges lives a lot easier. But then they also need drivers, cleaners and so on. Does that mean its something a top NLU-grad should do?
Terrible analogy there. Is there some unwritten rule of what a top NLU should do after graduation? Join the famed T1 rat trap? SC clerkship is a lucrative option for students not inclined towards corp firms or even litigation. The exposure would be invaluable.
If SidC does it, then it's great and classy. If a normal graduate from a mediocre college does it, then it's dilution of quality?
You guys want to keep every career niche? Reserved only for top NLU grads?
How about getting off that high horse? It is not about NLU or "ordinary college". Its about hard-working, ambitious law graduates. There was a time when being a SC-clerk was a unique thing that added valuable experience to profiles. Now it has descended to a run-of-the-mill finishing school to pad foreign lallum apps through an LoR from an SC judge. The critique applies equally to top NLU grads who are now chasing this clerkship like its a mandatory pit-stop post graduation.
Anyway unlike 2021, when the dates of interview of the candidates were published publicly, it hasn't happened this year. The interviews have been going on but on the discretion of the judges disregarding the ranks and marks obtained by the candidates.
Moreover, the candidates are being informed of the interview personally, so others are not aware how many are actually done with their interview.
Some have joined also, while others are still waiting for an interview call. All of which is being notified personally.
Candidates are left in an uncertain lurch not knowing who to reach out to for answers and accountability..
Do have a look at this short article. However, it was written by Sid.C who clerked in the SCI between 2008-2010. The Selection system has changed since then because the applicant pool is much larger now. The SCI first holds a written test and then calls shortlisted applicants for interviews before allotting them to the Justices. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3295959
There is also this law review article by Abhinav Chandrachud which criticised the working of the SC clerkship system, arguing that most law graduates were only doing it to improve their prospects for postgraduate admissions in Western Universities: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2413576
I remember reading that Justice Rajeev Shakhder of the Delhi High Court gave a judgment, which forced the SCI to open up the clerkship positions to all Indian law schools.
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Isn't there anything more to it than Letter of Recommendation?
They want and need judicial clerks. So they advertise for that post. Simple.
Is there some unwritten rule of what a top NLU should do after graduation? Join the famed T1 rat trap?
SC clerkship is a lucrative option for students not inclined towards corp firms or even litigation. The exposure would be invaluable.
If SidC does it, then it's great and classy. If a normal graduate from a mediocre college does it, then it's dilution of quality?
You guys want to keep every career niche? Reserved only for top NLU grads?
God you sound so out of touch and full of air
Anyway unlike 2021, when the dates of interview of the candidates were published publicly, it hasn't happened this year. The interviews have been going on but on the discretion of the judges disregarding the ranks and marks obtained by the candidates.
Moreover, the candidates are being informed of the interview personally, so others are not aware how many are actually done with their interview.
Some have joined also, while others are still waiting for an interview call. All of which is being notified personally.
Candidates are left in an uncertain lurch not knowing who to reach out to for answers and accountability..
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3295959
There is also this law review article by Abhinav Chandrachud which criticised the working of the SC clerkship system, arguing that most law graduates were only doing it to improve their prospects for postgraduate admissions in Western Universities:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2413576
I remember reading that Justice Rajeev Shakhder of the Delhi High Court gave a judgment, which forced the SCI to open up the clerkship positions to all Indian law schools.