Older candidates do stand a chance in getting selected, if any most of my other colleagues who are law clerks were confronted with the question that being a fresher if they would be able to add value to the Judge's office.
In the end the judges want their work to not suffer, so prior experience and good grasp of the work expected to be done; making cohesive briefs, detailed research and judgement notes is the primary concern, with older candidates having a sort of preference over freshers.
In the end the judges want their work to not suffer, so prior experience and good grasp of the work expected to be done; making cohesive briefs, detailed research and judgement notes is the primary concern, with older candidates having a sort of preference over freshers.