Jones Day has just hired its sixth former law clerk from the last U.S. Supreme Court term, possibly setting a record for the most clerks hired by a single firm from a single term.
Since the firm acknowledges that it adheres to the prevailing one-time hiring bonus of $280,000 for high court clerks, it means Jones Day has spent $1,680,000 on last term’s clerks, apart from their salaries and benefits. Lawyers at other firms that often hire former high court clerks could not recall any firm reaching the mark set by Jones Day.
