Summer Experience: Fonda Pham ’27L
Fonda Pham spent the summer as an intern for a federal judge in a U.S. District Court in Texas.
Clerkships Archive (57 Stories)
Summer Experience: Lilian Sampson ’26L
This summer, Lilian Sampson interned at the Virginia State Corporation Commission Financial Services Division in Richmond, Virginia.
Alumni Spotlight: Hector Quesada ’21L
Hector Quesada is an associate at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
W&L Law Releases 2024 Graduate Employment Report
According to the report, 95 percent of the class of 2024 secured a job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.
Career Paths: Dillon Ebner ’25L
After graduation, Dillon Ebner will clerk for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia.
A Collaborative Partnership
This fall, Ana Laura Gonzalez Coria ‘25L was as an extern at Scognamiglio Law Firm in Naples, Italy.
Meet Natalie Beers ’25L: Rachford Fellow
Natalie Beers lends her previous experience as a legal recruiter to students as they navigate their job searches.
Committed to Service
Olivia Scheidt ‘25L discusses her experience as a student attorney in the Community Legal Practice Center.
Achieving Just Outcomes
Spencer Thomas '25L discusses his externship with the Commonwealth's Attorney in Roanoke.
Alumni Spotlight: Kate Thompson ’21L
Kate Thompson is a clerk for the Honorable Ronald L. Buch of the United States Tax Court.
Summer Experience: Ben Wood ’26L
Ben Wood spent his summer as an intern in D.C. Superior Court.
$236,800 in Grants Awarded to Students and Alumni Working in Public Interest Positions
83 students and recent graduates received grants this summer to support their work in public interest positions.
Alumni Spotlight: Matt Kaminer ’18, ’22L
Matt Kaminer is clerking for Judge Julio Fuentes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Career Paths: Scott Koven ’24L
After graduation, Scott Koven will clerk for Judge Daniel Ortiz on the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Alumni Spotlight: Tomi Akinmola ’21L
Tomi Akinmola is a judicial clerk for the Hon. Jamar K. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Career Paths: Sara Lee ’24L
After graduation, Sara Lee will clerk for a federal district court judge and then join the general litigation group at Kirkland & Ellis in their New York office.
Alumni Spotlight: Gretchen Panchik ’17L
Following a clerkship and working as a prosecutor, Gretchen Panchik now practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance recovery.
Gaining Insight at Juvenile and Domestic Court
Lexi Acosta '24L spent the fall semester as a judicial extern in the Roanoke City Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
Summer Experience: Alexis Smith ’24L
Alexis Smith spent her summer working in the litigation department of the AARP Foundation.
Summer Experience: Barbara Merryman ’24L
Barbara Merryman spent her summer clerking with the Juvenile Litigation Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore.
Summer Experience: Arianna Kiaei ‘25L
Arianna Kiaei spent her summer as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.
$323,000 in Grants Awarded to Students and Alumni Working in Public Interest
105 students and recent graduates received grants to support their work in public interest positions.
W&L Law Releases 2022 Graduate Employment Report
According to the report, 96.6 percent of the class of 2022 secured a job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.
With the Delaware Court of the Chancery
Melissa May ’23L spent the fall semester as an extern in the Delaware Court of Chancery under Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will.
Career Paths: Sica Matsuda ’23L
After graduation, Sica Matsuda will be a litigation associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C and then a clerk at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Clerking for the EEOC
Nikolaus Smith '23L spent the fall semester as a judicial extern for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Summer Experience: Ella Bishop ’24L
Ella Bishop spent her summer as a judicial intern for Judge Lucy Inman at the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Justice Samuel Ervin IV at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Summer Experience: Maeve Harris ’24L
Maeve Harris spent her summer working for Judge Richard G. Latin of the Supreme Court of New York.
Career Paths: Georgi Pisano Goetz ’20L
Although clerking after law school was not part of her plan, Georgi Pisano Goetz '20L is about to start her third after stops in Baltimore and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Career Paths: Elena Schiefele ’22L
After graduation, Elena Schiefele will work for a law firm for a year and then clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Career Paths: Katie Pauly ’22L
Katie Pauly will be working as a clerk on the Montana Supreme Court after graduation.
Career Paths: Rebecca Mitchell ’21L
Rebecca Mitchell will be clerking on the Vermont Supreme Court for two years.
2L Reflects on Tax Court Externship
Andrew Dagen '22L got the chance to work in the United States Tax Court in Washington D.C. after it reopened virtually this fall.
Interest in Patent Law Leads to an Externship with Federal Circuit Appeals Court
Sheena Wang '21L, says that professors, alumni and older law students helped her secure a position with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Career Paths: Kim Blasey ’20L
After graduation, Kim Blasey has two clerkships lined up, first in Maryland Circuit Court and then in U.S. District Court in New Mexico.
Career Paths: Kat Phillips ’20L
After graduation, Kat Phillips '20L will be serving a two-year judicial law clerkship with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in Falls Church, Virginia through the Department of Justice Honors Program.
W&L Law Releases 2019 Graduate Employment Report
According to the report, 92.7% of the class of 2019 secured a full-time, long-term job that either requires bar passage or for which a J.D. degree is an advantage.
Career Paths: Randall Miller ’14L
Miller is currently clerking for Judge Lawrence VanDyke on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Career Paths: Kelly Cunningham ’19L
After graduation, Cunningham will be clerking for Judge Hugh Lawson at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Career Paths: Benton Morton ’19L
Morton is headed to a clerkship with the United States Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters.
Career Paths: Stefani Evans ’19L
After graduation, Evans will clerk for Judge Steven S. Smith on the Thirty-First Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia.
Judicial Clerkships a Top Destination for W&L Law Graduates
W&L Law is perennially ranked in the top 20 for federal clerkship placement and also sends a significant number of students into state clerkships.
W&L Law Releases 2018 Graduate Employment Report
Employment up again. Strong law firm and clerkship placements highlight W&L Law ABA report.
A View of the Court
Kate Murphy '20L spent her summer on both sides of the bench, working for the Supreme Court of Virginia and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Career Paths: Fiorella Herrera ’18L
After graduation, Fiorella will work for the York, Pennsylvania Immigration Court as part of the Department of Justice Honors Program.
Career Paths: Peter Askin ’18L
Peter Askin will clerk for the Supreme Court of Virginia after graduation.
Strong JAG Placement, 10 Month Employment Highlight W&L Law Graduate Report
Washington and Lee University School of Law has released a report on employment rates for its class of 2017.
Career Paths: Jess Winn ’17L
Following graduation, Jess will be clerking for U.S. District Judge Rosanna Peterson in the Eastern District of Washington.
Career Paths: Mitchell Diles ’17L
After graduation, Mitch will serve as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Robert J. Humphreys of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Career Paths: Aria Allan ’16L
Aria Allan '12, '16L grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and attended Washington and Lee University for her undergraduate studies in Spanish and English Literature.
Career Paths: Brooke Weedon ’16L
Brooke Weedon '16L, from Richmond, Virginia, is a 2013 graduate of the University of Virginia. Brooke is an Executive Editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.
Career Paths: Paul Judge ’16L
Paul Judge '16L went to the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant out of ROTC.
Career Paths: Stephen Halpin ’15L
Stephen Halpin '15L, from Rockville, MD, is a graduate of the University of Virginia. For the past year Steve has served as a judicial extern and Editor in Chief of the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Career Paths: Risa Katz ’15L
Risa Katz grew up in Denver, Colorado. She attended Colorado College for her undergraduate degree, where she majored in anthropology and minored in art history.
Career Paths: Garrett Rice ’15L
Garrett Rice is a 2012 graduate of Lafayette College and is originally from Mercersburg, PA. He is involved in the law school as a Law Review editor and as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.
Career Paths: Hernandez Stroud ’15L
An alumnus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University Pennsylvania, and Teach for America, Hernandez Stroud is currently an extern for the Honorable Robert S. Ballou of the Western District of Virginia.
Career Paths: Krystal Swendsboe ’15L
Krystal served as one of the first Managing Online Editors to the Washington and Lee Law Review, a Davis Appellate Advocacy Competition Administrator, and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.
