u/Fantastic_Being_7471

hearing horror stories abt how competitive clerkships are.

does shooting for a bankruptcy/tax judge make it any easier to get the clerkship? im assuming id have to apply only to those practice areas afterwards but thats fine.

what i know now is that certain districts are more desirable than others for big-law related practice (nyc, Delaware, texas). is there any disadvantage/things to think abt before/during a non-article III clerkship? is being in a more consumer based district a waste and wont help me land a big law job? any thoughts appreciated.

doing PI work as a 2L this summer at a solid mid sized firm, not rotating departments.

work is fine, i like the firm, wouldnt be upset working here long term if i get a return offer, feel like i can develop an interest and liking to whatever work i spend enough time developing expertise in. love money though and do have interest in finance/commercial adjacent practice areas. would love to make it to biglaw somehow either through rare 3L recruitment or post-grad offer or eventually lateral.

first, is it like a betrayal if i potentially ask to go to a different practice group within the firm in the future since they are training me for PI stuff right now.

second, if i do end up getting stuck in PI work, is getting a LLM in a finance/commercial area part time a good way to pivot?

probably thinking way too far ahead and should just focus on getting general legal experience right now but would love to know peoples thoughts. trying to get a clerkship is also an option, grades are high enough, but like probably should have asked profs for letters of rec at this point, think the applications open in a few weeks.

feel like law school attracts a lot of unlikable and sucky people.

just not fun to speak to or hangout with at all. idk how one of the most sociable professions is flooded with people without any basic social skills or likability. speak about literally anything other than internships, jobs, grades, classes.