On June 18, the Bay Area Chapter held a panel discussion primarily aimed at law students interested in pursuing judicial clerkships.
Howard Rice hosted the panel and provided hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, and other drinks. The panel consisted of Jahan Sagafi (a partner at Lieff Cabraser and former clerk in the Northern District of California), Rose Ring (an associate at Munger Tolles & Olson and a former clerk in the 9th Circuit), Erin Bernstein (an attorney with the City Attorney's Office and a former clerk in the Central District of California and California Supreme Court), Vince Chhabria (an attorney with the City Attorney's Office and a former clerk in the Northern District of California, 9th Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court), and Rebecca Kahan (an associate at Howard Rice and former clerk in the 3d Circuit). The panelists shared thoughts on the differences between trial-level and appellate clerkships, state and federal clerkships, the application process, selecting courts and judges to apply to, and stories of their clerking days. Around 70 students from law schools around the country attended.