<p>Have to disagree somewhat regarding clerkships at the major Circuit Courts and the USSC. It’s anecdotal of course but places such as Washington & Lee have done fairly well in sending its alumni to the storied halls of the federal circuits and the Supreme Court, and Wall Street firms for that matter. I know one W&L friend who clerked at the USSC. And going back further, let’s not forget that Mr. Justice Lewis Powell was a W&L Law alumnus. My point? You don’t have to go to Yale or Harvard to get a prestigious clerkship. Getting nominated to a federal circuit judgeship or even the USSC? Now that’s another matter altogether.</p>