Did you know that 75% of our Litigation Partners are former law clerks?

Many lawyers join Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP after gaining experience as federal or state judicial clerks for one or more years following law school. We believe that these experiences greatly add to the continued professional development and success of lawyers entering private practice. We welcome applications from current and recent judicial clerks who are now in a position to seek law firm employment.

Judicial clerks joining Kramer Levin can be considered for placement directly into a specific practice area. While many judicial clerks join our diverse Litigation Department, they regularly express interest and enter all of our practice areas.

Insider Bonus

An associate joining the Firm directly from a one-year judicial clerkship for a judge of a federal court or the highest court of any state will receive a bonus of $50,000. An associate joining the Firm directly from a two-year judicial clerkship for a judge of a federal court or the highest court of any state (or two successive one-year clerkships for judges of such courts) will receive a bonus of $70,000. An associate who has intervening employment between his or her judicial clerkship and commencement of employment with the Firm is not eligible to receive any clerkship bonus.