Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.

This week, I’m looking at the new Federal Clerk Hiring Plan and getting University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias’ take on whether it will have more lasting power than its predecessor. Next up, I’m checking in on a 71-year-old University of Virginia law grad who retired from Big Law and is now a … judicial clerk. Read on!