Jones Day High Court Clerks Easily Make Partner (Or Maybe Not)

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we ask how often Jones Day’s Supreme Court clerks make partner—and talk about why that matters now. Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings.

Sure, Big Law firms look alike, but they usually have one or two things that separate them from the pack.

Some of Jones Day’s special attributes are that it hires more U.S. Supreme Court clerks—with their accompanying six-figure bonuses—than any other law firm and it has a “black box” compensation system ...